As the real estate industry is faced with continually changing market conditions, an evolving economic landscape, and new regulatory horizons, the Graaskamp Center Board of Advisors is a hub of critical information-sharing and networking. Through the generous financial support of our members, the Graaskamp Center delivers the world-class experience that is expected from the global leader in real estate research and education.
Membership to the Board of Advisors is available at four levels:
- Patron - $3,500 annual gift. One official representative to serve on the Board. Plus one additional corporate staff invited to attend select events.
- Sustaining - $6,000 annual gift. Up to two official representatives at the corporate level to serve on the Board. Plus up to two additional corporate staff invited to attend select events.
- Sponsor - Annual gifts to the Graaskamp Center of $10,000 or more. Up to two official representatives at the corporate level to serve on the Board. Plus up to four additional corporate staff invited to attend select events.
- Non-Profit
- Honorary and Emeritus
Contributions, or some portion thereof, may be tax deductible – consult your tax advisor.
Board membership is by invitation only. Please contact Irgens Executive Director Michael Brennan at michael.brennan@wisc.edu if you would like to recommend a prospective member.
Board Members
Patron
Lifetime
Sponsors
Sustaining
AREIT
Honorary and Emeritus
Patron
Richard AaronsonBiographyCEOAtlantic Realty Partners, Inc.
Alissa AdlerBiographySenior Vice PresidentColliers International
Matthew AstrachanBiographyVice ChairmanJones Lang LaSalle Brokerage, Inc.
Brian BanaszynskiBiographyRegional Partner - Logistics GroupTranswestern Development Company
Jacqueline BarlowBiographyManaging DirectorCIBC
Michael BarrBiographyManaging PartnerCross Lake Partners
Matthew BertramBiographyFounder & CEOCapital Slack
Arun I. BhatiaBiographyPresidentArun Bhatia Development Organization
Robert BollhofferBiographyManaging Partner29th Street Company
Robert J. BondBiographyCo-Founder and PresidentBond Companies
Pamela BonehamBiography Managing DirectorBarings Real Estate Advisers
Kent BornBiographySenior Managing DirectorPPM America
Jim BorrisBiographyPresident and Chief Executive OfficerZilber Ltd.
Jonathan BrownBiographyExecutive Director, Real Estate Banking-Central RegionJP Morgan Chase
Joel CarlinsBiographyCo-CEOMagellan Investment Partners, LLC
Laura CathlinaBiographyManaging DirectorBerkadia Commercial Mortgage LLC
Todd CegelskiBiographySVP-Commercial Real EstateJohnson Bank
Corey ChisnellBiographyPartnerArtis Advisors, LLC
Dave CocagneBiographyPresident and CEOVermilion Development
Vincent CozziBiographyFormer President & CIONorthwest Healthcare Properties REIT
Kevin A. CrummyBiographyChief Investment OfficerDouglas Emmett, Inc.
Jeffery DavisBiographyPresident and Chief Executive OfficerCambridge Realty Capital Companies
Jeffrey DinkinBiographyManaging Director and FounderRegent Properties, LLC
Steven C. DisseBiographyPrincipalColliers International
Brian EisendrathBiographyVice Chairman & Managing DirectorCBRE, Inc.
Steven FifieldBiographyChairman & CEOFifield Companies
Robert E. GoeckelBiographySenior Vice President, Commercial Real Estate BankingBBVA Compass
Randall GuentherBiographyChief Executive Officer and Chief Financial OfficerVanta Commercial Properties
Brian L. HappBiographyPresident and Chief Executive OfficerErdman Company
Kevin C. HarriganBiographySenior Vice PresidentNTrust Infotech
Ryan HeschBiographyPresident & CEOML Realty Partners
John HoffmanBiographyMiller Cooper & Co., Ltd.
Ron HubbardBiographyVice PresidentDuke Realty Corp.
Rick HurdBiographyChief Investment OfficerWaterton Associates LLC
Peter JungbackerBiographyManaging MemberAlexander & Bishop
Robert M. KarnerBiographyManaging DirectorAnnaly Commercial Real Estate Group, Inc.
Lisa KonieczkaBiographyExecutive Vice PresidentCBRE, Inc.
Christopher LeffBiographyManaging DirectorCIBC
David A. LenzBiographyFounder and ChairmanNorth Central Group
Anthony LeopardoBiographyDirector, Strategic RelationsLeopardo Companies, Inc.
Daniel R. LevittBiographySenior Vice President, Capital MarketsRyan Companies US, Inc.
Nicholas LilligBiographyManaging DirectorPacific Life Insurance
Brian ListonBiographyPrincipalValue Industrial Partners, LLC
Duane H. LundBiographyPresidentExchange Realty, Inc. 
Ryan MalleryBiographyChief Executive Officer and Fund ManagerBig River Real Estate, LLC
Craig ManskeBiographyManaging PrincipalDevelopment Solutions, Inc.
James MartellBiographyCEOLogistics Property Co., LLC
John MaurerSenior Vice President - Portfolio ManagementEverWest Real Estate Partners, LLC
John McLindenBiographyPartnerCentrum Properties, LLC
Charles MurphyBiographySenior Vice President of DevelopmentHammes Company
Will MurphyBiographyCEO & Managing PartnerCEDARst
David NankinBiographyManaging MemberLegacy Varin Property Management, LLC
David J. NeithercutBiographyFormer President and CEOEquity Residential
Charles K. Nulsen IIIBiographyFounderWashington Property Company
John OharenkoBiographyPrincipalReal Estate CAPITAL Investors
Michael OrsakBiographySVP - InvestmentsCampus Advantage, Inc.
James OrthBiographyManaging PrincipalWHI Real Estate Partners
George A. PandaleonBiographyPresidentInland Institutional Capital, LLC
Dean E. ParkerBiographyPartnerHinshaw & Culbertson LLP
Tim PodboyBiographySenior Vice PresidentHeitman, LLC
Anthony PriccoBiographyPresidentBridge Development Partners, LLC
Daniel RosenbloomBiographyManaging DirectorCadre
Andrew SachsBiographyExecutive Managing DirectorNewmark Knight Frank
Katie SakachSenior Vice PresidentTranswestern Realty Finance Partners, LLC
Katie SakachBiographyKatie SakachTranswestern Realty Finance Partners, LLC
Brian SchmidtBiographyPartner, Head of MortgagesVärde Partners
Hermann SchneiderBiographyChief Executive Officerx10 Consulting
Rajen ShastriBiographyFounder & CEOAkara Partners
Steve SosnowskiBiographySenior Vice President-Commercial Real Estate DivisionAssociated Bank
Jeffrey StaffeldtBiographyDirector of Midwest/Southeast Region Commercial Mortgage InvestmentsPacific Life Insurance
Michael A. ToolisBiographyVice PresidentStantec
Brian TownsendBiographyChief Executive OfficerTalos Capital
Gregory VorwallerBiographyPresidentTrez Capital
Robert VrchotaBiographyManaging DirectorFitch Ratings
Leonard WalkerBiographyManaging DirectorDL3 Realty Advisor, LLC
Keith WetzelBiographyManaging PartnerInSite Property Group
Johannson YapBiographyChief Investment Officer and Co-FounderFirst Industrial Realty Trust, Inc.
Ray YoungBiographySenior Vice PresidentCohen Asset Management
Thomas ZaleBiographyVice PresidentNorthwestern MutualLifetime
Michael D. ArnesonBiographyManaging Principal, RetiredTOLD Development Company
James J. Curtis IIIBiographyManaging Partner and Co-FounderBristol Group, Inc.
Jim G. HaftBiographyPrincipalHaft Holdings, Inc.
Charles V. HeathBiographyFounder and Principal EmeritusHorizon Development Group, Inc.
Fred Petri (Emeritus)BiographyPresidentHousing Capital Co.
Andrew E. PleskoBiographyPresident and General CounselE.J. Plesko & Associates, Inc.
Bryant J. WangardPartnerWangard PropertiesSponsors
Jim CopeBiographyExecutive Vice President & Managing DirectorWalker & Dunlop
Patrick DempseyBiographyManaging DirectorWalker & Dunlop
John GatesBiographyChairman & CEOPortaeco, LLC
Scott McKibbenBiographyChief Investment OfficerBrennan Investment Group, LLC
Brad O'HalloranBiographyExecutive Director of Investor RelationsBrennan Investment Group, LLC
Jay H. ShidlerBiographyFounder and Managing PartnerThe Shidler Group
Robert G. VaneckoBiographyManaging PrincipalBrennan Investment Group, LLCSustaining
Stephen P. BaileyBiographyManaging DirectorPGIM
John BesseBiographyExecutive Vice President and Head of Midwest RegionU.S. Bancorp
Derek M. ChenBiographyChief Executive OfficerChenco Holdings Company, LLC
Michael DurstBiographyManaging Principal, Real Estate EquityAllstate Investments
A. Brad FeineBiographySenior Vice President, Commerical Real EstateBank of America Merill Lynch
Joseph GessnerBiographyManaging DirectorBMO Harris Bank
Patrick G. HalterBiographyChief Executive OfficerPrincipal Real Estate Investors, LLC
Christine HaskinsBiographyManaging DirectorPGIM Real Estate
Vincent LaughlinBiographyReal Estate Group PresidentMB Financial Bank
Justin L. LeonardBiographyPrincipalWalton Street Capital, LLC
Christy LockridgeBiographyPrincipalPGIM Real Estate
Daniel J. MinahanBiographyPresident and Chief Operating OfficerContinental Properties Company, Inc.
Michael MoranBiographyManaging DirectorAllstate Investments
Don PaffordBiographyCentral Markets Manager - REIT Banking GroupU.S. Bank
Arthur P. PasquarellaBiographyExecutive Vice President and Chief Operating OfficerEquus Capital Partners, Ltd.
Don PescaraBiographyManaging Director, AcquisitionsGriffin Capital Company, LLC
Michael PeterBiographyPresident and CEOCampus Advantage, Inc.
David RaffBiographyManaging DirectorBMO Capital Markets Real Estate Group
Daniel M. SchulteBiographyPresidentPrincipal Enterprise Capital, LLC
Patrick WaiteBiographyExecutive Vice President & Chief Operating OfficerEquity Lifestyle PropertiesAREIT
Joseph R. BetlejBiographyVice President & Portfolio ManagerSecurian Asset Management
Steven BullerBiographyPortfolio ManagerFidelity Management & Research Company
Michael H. CaseyBiographySenior Managing DirectorThe Blackstone Group L.P.
Lee ChristensenBiographyDevelopment ManagerGebhardt Development
Adam CibikBiographyManaging DirectorNordic Realty Partners
Randall J. EggertBiographySenior Investment OfficerState of Wisconsin Investment Board
Brandon GoetzmanBiographySenior Vice PresidentBlue Vista Capital Management, LLC
Michael GrupeBiographyEVP, Research & Investment AffairsNAREIT
Stephanie M. Krewson-KellyBiographyVice President of Investor RelationsCorporate Office Properties Trust
Chad NeumannBiographySenior Portfolio Manager State of Wisconsin Investment Board
Seth SingermanBiographyPresident and Managing PrincipalSingerman Real Estate, LLC
Kenneth D. StatzBiographyManaging Director and Senior Market StrategistSecurity Capital Research & Management, Inc.Honorary and Emeritus
Zeb BradfordBiographyChief Investment OfficerMetzler Real Estate
Charles R. CarpenterBiographyManaging DirectorState of Wisconsin Investment Board
Frederick CooperBiographySenior Vice President Finance, International Development, and Investor RelationsToll Brothers, Inc.
Christine DicksBiographyDirectorWisconsin Real Estate Alumni Association, Inc.
Norman D. FlynnBiographyPresidentNorman D. Flynn Associates, Inc.
David S. GeversBiographyVice President and Director of DevelopmentE.J. Plesko & Associates, Inc.
Jon D. HammesBiographyFounder and Managing PartnerHammes Company
James R. ImhoffBiographyChairman and Chief Executive OfficerFirst Weber, Inc.
Mark IrgensBiographyChief Executive Officer and ManagerIrgens Partners, LLC
Michael KomppaBiographyPresident and FounderCorum Real Estate Group
Dan LeeBiographyVice President and OwnerFirst Weber, Inc.Frank MacdougalBiographyChairman and Chief Executive Officer, RetiredPrudential Realty Group 
Brad OlsenBiographyPresidentAtlantic Partners Corporation
Fred W. PrassasBiographyPrincipal and FounderPMC Management Group
Michael TheoBiographyPresident and Chief Executive OfficerWisconsin Realtors Association
Andrew WeirBiographySenior Managing DirectorHFF
Goldie B. Wolfe MillerBiographyFounder & PresidentThe Goldie Initiative