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Advisory Board

The Weiser Center for Real Estate Advisory Board is a group of accomplished and motivated professionals who are passionate about developing the next generation of real estate leaders. Through their support and guidance, the Advisory Board plays a critically important role in positioning the University of Michigan as a leader in real estate education.

Co-Chairs

Jennifer Bitterman, BBA ’05
Chief Financial Officer, Global Student Accommodation
Bill (William) Stein, BBA ’84
Senior Advisor, Town Lane
Simon Ziff
President, Ackman-Ziff Real Estate Group, LLC

Nominating Committee

Captain · Bill (William) Stein, BBA ’84
Senior Advisor, Town Lane
Jaime Harris, BBA ’03
Chief Strategy Officer, Harris Point Chicago
Gregory Nalbandian, BA ’93
Senior Managing Director, Jones Lang LaSalle
Simon Ziff
President, Ackman-Ziff Real Estate Group, LLC

CRE Endorsement Committee

Captain · Jason Kaufman, BBA ’02
Managing Member, Warner Capital
Lauren Leach, BA ’06
Senior Director, Receivership Advisory, HilcoGlobal
Komal Sankla, BBA '17
Principal, Everview
Shawn Silverman, BBA '10
Managing Director, The Carlyle Group

Jobs & Internship Committee

Captain · Randall Shy, BGS ’93
Managing Director, Hudson Bay
Spencer Dziuba, BBA '23
Investment Analyst, The CenterCap Group
Robbie Frankel, BA '21
Financial Analyst, Lennar
Josh Lin, BBA
EVP, Digital Information & Growth, McKinley Companies
Daniel Matz, BGS ’06
Senior Managing Director, Newmark
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Mentorship Committee

Captain · Jordan Davis, BBA ’17
Acquisitions Manager/Director – Affordable & Workforce Housing, Related Urban
Dahlia Cohen, BBA '20
Associate Vice President - Investments, Remedy Medical Properties
Brett Geffner, BA '18
Vice President, Vanbarton Group LLC
Joshua Klein, BBA '22
Associate, Blackstone
Andrew Mosellie, BBA '20
Vice President, Investments, Meadow Partners
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Board Members

Darren Anikstein, BBA '00
Managing Director, Great Point Properties
Joel Bayer, MBA '88
President & CIO, O'Connor Capital Partners
Casey Berman, BA ’07
Founder & Managing Partner, Camber Creek
Sam Beznos, BA ’00
Partner & CEO, Beztak Companies
Jennifer Bitterman, BBA ’05
Chief Financial Officer, Global Student Accommodation
Jeff T. Blau, BBA ’90
CEO, Related Companies
Vamsi Bonthala, JD '03
CEO and Founder, Arbor Lodging Partners
John Boyd, BS & MBA ’84
Executive Vice President & Principal, Signature Associates
Louis Breskman, MBA ’10
President, Z Technologies Corporation
Michael Cantor, BA ’10, MUP ’13 & Ph.D. ’14
Managing Director, SPD Sports
Ken Caplan
Global Co-Chief Investment Officer, Blackstone
Brett Cooper, BA ’09
Principal, Cosmo Real Estate Partners
Jon Copaken, MBA ’93
Principal, Copaken Brooks
Emily D'Agostini, BBA '95
Principal, D'Agostini Companies
Jordan Davis, BBA ’17
Acquisitions Manager/Director – Affordable & Workforce Housing, Related Urban
Bradley Dubin, BA '98
Principal, Kandu Capital, LLC/Bloom Senior Liv
Andy Farbman, BA ’97
CEO and Owner, Farbman Group/NAI Farbman
Glen Feinberg, MBA '03
Global Head of Real Estate, Citadel
Brian Finerty, BBA ’97
Chief Investment Officer at Green Courte Partners
Ben Firestone, BA ’04
CEO & Co-Founder, Blueprint
Eric Frank, BGS '87
CEO and Founder, Lightbox
Rick Friedland
Principal, Friedland Properties
Lynn Glantz, BA ’00
Head of Investor Relations and Marketing, Castle Lanterra
John Griggs, JD ’98
Co-CEO and Co-Founder, Presidium Group
Jason R. Grossman, MBA ’97
Co-Managing Partner, Broadview Real Estate Partners
Jaime Harris, BBA ’03
Chief Strategy Officer, Harris Point Chicago
Aaron Harris, MBA, ’06 & MS, Environmental Policy, ’06
CEO, Harris Point Chicago
David Hirschberg
Co-Head, H.I.G. Capital
Jason Jarjosa, BBA ‘ 96 & MBA ’05
Managing Partner, Bloomfield Capital
Jason Kaufman, BBA ’02
Managing Member, Warner Capital
Lauren Leach, BA ’06
Senior Director, Receivership Advisory, HilcoGlobal
Scott Lee, MBA ’83
Partner, Famco Investments
Josh Lin, BBA
EVP, Digital Information & Growth, McKinley Companies
Paola Luptak, BA ’88
Partner, Beztak
Daniel Matz, BGS ’06
Senior Managing Director, Newmark
Gregg Mayer, BBA ’96
CEO, Biscred
Tatiana Melamed, BBA ’14
Senior Vice President, Acquisitions & Capital Markets, Vornado Realty Trust
Devin Murphy, MBA ’86
Director, Phillips Edison & Company
Herb Myers, BA ’90
Global Head of Real Estate Assets, Investcorp
Gregory Nalbandian, BA ’93
Senior Managing Director, Jones Lang LaSalle
William Q. O’Connor
CEO, O’Connor Capital Partners
Mark Parrell, BBA ’88
President & CEO, Equity Residential
Dan Perlman, BA '82
CEO, Daniel Advisors LLC
Perry Pinto, BBA ’92
Chief Investment Officer, Greenlaw Partners
Bryan Pritchard, MSE ’00
Co-Founder & CEO, Tricap Investments
Jeffrey Quicksilver, BA ’83
Co-Founder & Managing Partner, Walton Street Capital
Jonathan Ratner, BA ’01
Head of Asset Management, RFR
Amy Rose, BA ’89
President & CEO, Rose Associates
Stephan Sakhai, BA ’13
Managing Director, Sovereign Partners
Jordan Sasson, BBA ’08
Founder & CEO, Sequel Companies
Sam Schneider, BA ’00
Co-Founder & Managing Partner, Imperium Capital & IG Logistics
Noah Shore
Managing Director / Partner and Co-Head of Real Estate Credit, Fortress Investment Group, LLC
Randall Shy, BGS ’93
Managing Director, Hudson Bay
Shawn Silverman, BBA '10
Managing Director, The Carlyle Group
Adam Simon, BA ’06
Managing Director, KKR & Co. Inc.
Michael Stark
Partner and Co-Head of Real Estate, Park Hill Group
Bill (William) Stein, BBA ’84
Senior Advisor, Town Lane
Scott Stewart, BBA ’85
Managing Partner, Capitol Seniors Housing
Leon Walker, BBA ’90
Managing Partner, DL3 Realty
Shana Weiss, BBA ’08
Vice President, Bloomfield Capital
Adam Wolfson, BA ’00
Chief Executive Officer, Wolfson Development Company
Simon Ziff
President, Ackman-Ziff Real Estate Group, LLC
David Zussman, BBA ’08
Chief Financial Officer, Related Companies

Junior Board Members

Morgan Bentivegna, BA '18
Development Manager, The Beach Company
Dahlia Cohen, BBA '20
Associate Vice President - Investments, Remedy Medical Properties
Spencer Dziuba, BBA '23
Investment Analyst, The CenterCap Group
Robbie Frankel, BA '21
Financial Analyst, Lennar
Brett Geffner, BA '18
Vice President, Vanbarton Group LLC
Ben Heller, BBA '20
Associate, H.I.G. Capital
Joshua Klein, BBA '22
Associate, Blackstone
Oliver Kornberg, BBA '20
Acquisitions & Development Associate, Highgate
James Landau, '20
Senior Associate, Discovery Land Company
Ben Lindau, BBA 21'
Associate, Northbridge
Reid Marks, BA '19
CEO & Co-Founder, Havenly Ventures
Andrew Mosellie, BBA '20
Vice President, Investments, Meadow Partners
Tristan Neeb, BBA '18
Investor Relations Associate, Citymark Capital
Sam Resnick, BBA '23
Investment Analyst, Safehold Inc.
Komal Sankla, BBA '17
Principal, Everview
Dror Segal, MBA '16
CEO and Founder, Stage Energy
Langston Sholl, BA '23
Associate, Redwood West
Brandon Tajfel, BS '19
Managing Director, Charney Companies
Lea Voytovich, BBA '21
Investment Sales Associate, Avison Young
Samantha Wolf, BBA '21
Associate, Lakeshore Management
Tim Worley, BBA '18
Associate VP, Singerman Real Estate
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