Denise Akason has been working in the real estate industry for over 20 years. She began her career as a commercial office broker. She was then a commercial real estate lending officer for Mitsubishi Trust. After receiving her masters degree, she spent eight years in real estate and litigation consulting with PricewaterhouseCoopers and Arthur Andersen. Denise’s experience has given her the opportunity to deal with a wide variety of property types and financial and market conditions. She has recently been active in residential brokerage and development in the Chicago area.

Denise is a member of the Urban Land Institute, the US Green Building Council, and has served on various boards and committees of educational and philanthropic institutions.

Denise received her Bachelor of Arts degree in economics and psychology from the University of Michigan, and her MBA from the Kellogg school.