Board Membership

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 three 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.
• Corporate - At the corporate ($10,000) level, your organization has the option to choose between two great benefits:
  • Student Scholarship: Designate your $10,000 gift to fund an MBA student scholarship.
  • Corporate Sponsorship: Receive recognition as a sponsor at one of the Graaskamp Center board conferences or events, including extensive online marketing and recognition that highlights your affiliation with the Graaskamp Center and the Wisconsin School of Business at the University of Wisconsin–Madison.
• Lifetime/Honorary/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

Sustaining

Corporate

Lifetime/ Honorary/ Emeritus

AREIT

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.

Thomas BretzBiographyCEOElmdale Partners

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

Steven C. DisseBiographyPrincipalColliers International

Brian EisendrathBiographyVice Chairman & Managing DirectorCBRE, Inc.

Steven FifieldBiographyChairman & CEOFifield Companies

Robert E. GoeckelBiographySenior Vice President, Commercial Real Estate BankingBBVA Compass

Gary GormanBiographyChairmanGorman & Company

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.

Peter JungbackerBiographyManaging MemberAlexander & Bishop

Robert M. KarnerBiographyManaging DirectorAnnaly Commercial Real Estate Group, Inc.

Lisa KonieczkaBiographyExecutive Vice PresidentCBRE, Inc.

Vincent LaughlinBiographyReal Estate Group PresidentMB Financial Bank

Christopher LeffBiographyManaging DirectorCIBC

David A. LenzBiographyFounder and ChairmanNorth Central Group

Justin L. LeonardBiographyPrincipalWalton Street Capital, LLC

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

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

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

Mark SaturnoBiographyCEOIDI Logistics

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

Jeffery A. UsowBiographyPartnerMayer Brown

Gregory VorwallerBiographyPresidentTrez Capital

Robert VrchotaBiographyManaging DirectorFitch Ratings

Patrick WaiteBiographyExecutive Vice President & Chief Operating OfficerEquity Lifestyle Properties

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 Mutual

Sustaining

Stephen P. BaileyBiographyManaging DirectorPGIM

Derek M. ChenBiographyChief Executive OfficerChenco Holdings Company, LLC

Michael DurstBiographyManaging Principal, Real Estate EquityAllstate Investments

Daniel J. MinahanBiographyPresident and Chief Operating OfficerContinental Properties Company, Inc.

Michael MoranBiographyManaging DirectorAllstate Investments

Will MurphyBiographyCEO & Managing PartnerCEDARst

Don PaffordBiographyCentral Markets Manager - REIT Banking GroupU.S. Bank

Arthur P. PasquarellaBiographyExecutive Vice President and Chief Operating OfficerEquus Capital Partners, Ltd.

David RaffBiographyManaging DirectorBMO Capital Markets Real Estate Group

Corporate

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, LLC

Lifetime/ Honorary/ Emeritus

Michael D. ArnesonBiographyManaging Principal, RetiredTOLD Development Company

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.

Jim G. HaftBiographyPrincipalHaft Holdings, Inc.

Jon D. HammesBiographyFounder and Managing PartnerHammes Company

Charles V. HeathBiographyFounder and Principal EmeritusHorizon Development Group, Inc.

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 Petri (Emeritus)BiographyPresidentHousing Capital Co.

Andrew E. PleskoBiographyPresident and General CounselE.J. Plesko & Associates, Inc.

Fred W. PrassasBiographyPrincipal and FounderPMC Management Group

Michael TheoBiographyPresident and Chief Executive OfficerWisconsin Realtors Association

Bryant J. WangardPartnerWangard Properties

Marc WarrenBiographyPrincipalAckman-Ziff

Andrew WeirBiographySenior Managing DirectorHFF

Goldie B. Wolfe MillerBiographyFounder & PresidentThe Goldie Initiative

AREIT

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.

David TotiBiography