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Real Estate Advisory Council
Mission and Goals
The mission of the Kellogg School of Management’s Real Estate Advisory Council is to enhance the Kellogg School’s impact on the field of real estate through Council efforts to support quality teaching, research, and curriculum development; to promote student recruitment and placement; and to advance relations with alumni and other leaders in the real estate industry.Current Board Members
- Frank Cohen
Senior Managing Director and
Global Head Core + Real Estate
Blackstone
Chairman and CEO
Blackstone Real Estate Income Trust - Kimberly A. Adams ’01
Managing Director
Clarion Partners - Erwin K. Aulis ’82
Retired - Chief Operating Officer
Northwood Investors LLC - Bruce R. Cohen
CEO
Temerity Strategic Partners
Senior Advisor
Sterling Bay - Franklin Cohen ’16
Co-Founder and Managing Partner
Sheridan Road Properties
- Gerald Cohen ’79
Founder and Manager
SF Properties - Adam Falk ’07
Managing Director
Criterion Real Estate Capital - Scott Goodman ’84
Founding Principal
Farpoint - David Helfand
Co-President
Equity Group Investments - Jeffrey L. Johnson ’83
Managing Principal
Lakeshore Holdings, LLC - Robert P. Karnes ’89
Managing Director/BlackRock Real Assets
Global Head of Real Assets Debt
BlackRock - Douglas A. Kiersey, Jr. ’02
President
Dermody Properties - Barry Malkin ’88
Senior Managing Partner
GEM Realty Capital - Richard Mandel ’87
President
Ramsfield Hospitality Finance - Suzanne Martinez ’08
Managing Director
Affinius Capital - Molly McShane ’07
Chief Executive Officer
The McShane Companies - Adam S. Metz ’90
Non Executive Director
Hammerson - Eric Mogentale '84
Managing Principal
Walton Street Capital - David E. Moore ’08
Managing Principal
Palisade Group - Mark Oei ’96
Founding Partner
Redwood Coast Capital - Allie Palma
Senior Associate
Northwestern University Investment Office - Scott Peterson ’87
Global Internet Infrastructure Investor
Global Compute Infrastructure - Stephen D. Plavin ’84
Senior Managing Director
Blackstone - Jonathan Pollack
Chief Investment Officer, Debt Strategies
Blackstone - Tony Pricco ’02
Chief Investment Officer, Partner
Bridge Industrial - Julie Robinson ’09
Senior Vice President,
Investments
Ventas, Inc. - Daniel B. Rosenbloom ’02
Managing Director/Co-Head Investments
Cadre - Frank Schmitz
Senior Advisor
PJT Park Hill - Ian Sanders
Founder and Principal
Fifteen Group - Robert W. Schoder ’82
Retired - Partner
PJT Park Hill - Seth Singerman ’05
Managing Principal
Singerman Real Estate - Craig H. Solomon
Vice Chairman & CIO
Affinius Capital - Robert Underhill ’84
Executive Vice President
Shorenstein - K. Jay Weaver ’95
Managing Principal
Quartz Lake Capital - Earl E. Webb ’81
Founder and Managing Partner
9th Green Advisors LLC - Benjamin Weprin ’10
Founder & CEO
AJ Capital Partners - Dan Witte ’99
Chief Investment Officer
LaSalle Global Partner Solutions