Matt is a Principal at Venture One Real Estate and head of investments. He is responsible for sourcing new industrial acquisitions as well as portfolio leasing and management. He has led the company’s successful fund platform which has invested in five discretionary funds and includes multiple institutional joint ventures. Prior to joining Venture One he worked in the development group at First Industrial Realty Trust where he was part of a team that completed over 10 million square feet of development projects in the central region. He currently serves on the board of the Deerfield Youth Baseball Association. He is a former board member and is actively involved in JUF as well as LUNGevity Foundation. He has a Bachelor of Science Degree in Finance from the University of Colorado.

Hugh Williams, Principal, joined MK Asset in 2019. Before joining MK, Hugh established Avison Young’s Chicago office, the company’s first expansion outside of Canada and its inaugural U.S. location. Accomplished in all aspects of commercial real estate, Hugh’s expertise includes build-to-suit transactions, headquarter relocations, investment sales, and corporate services. Throughout his career, Hugh has led Industrial teams in managing transactions across North America for clients including: Tricor Pacific, BFG Supply Company, ITW, Dow Chemical, and PON North America. Prior to joining Avison Young, Hugh was a Senior Director at Cushman & Wakefield’s Chicago office. While a member of Cushman & Wakefield’s Industrial Technology Services Group, Hugh graduated from the company’s Associate Development Program, having successfully completed core business group projects in areas such as: · Asset Management · Corporate Services · Project Management · Financial Systems · Research Services A former Big 10 Conference football player, Hugh played professional football in Europe before beginning his real estate career with Cushman & Wakefield. Hugh is the recipient of numerous professional awards, including Chicago Sun-Times Metro Chicago Industrial Broker of the Year, National Association of Industrial and Office Properties (NAIOP) Suburban Office Transaction of the Year, and CoStar Power Broker. Hugh served as a contributing member of the Board of Directors for NAIOP’s Chicago Chapter, Congo Square Theater, former member of the Big 10 Advisory Commission and the Advisory Board of Project Reap. Hugh holds both a Bachelor of Arts degree in Psychology and a Master of Science degree in Marketing and Communications from Northwestern University. He is a licensed real estate broker in the state of Illinois.

Derek Fish is responsible for leading Acquisitions and Business Development for Realterm in the United States. Previously, Mr. Fish worked for Ravinia Capital Group in Chicago, IL, as an Acquisitions Associate charged with underwriting real estate investments and capital structures across property types. Derek was also a senior analyst at LaSalle Investment Management responsible for asset management of properties across a $3.0 billion fund. Mr. Fish holds a BA from Dartmouth College.

With more than 15 years of commercial construction experience, Ms. Graziosetta-Tobias brings a wealth of business development knowledge to PREMIER. Previously the vice president of development at a New Jersey-based builder and developer, Ms. Graziosetta-Tobias specialized in hospitality, academic, retail and general commercial projects. She has generated more than $90 million in awarded contracts over the course of her career. Her track record of success is expected to continue at PREMIER, where she will be responsible for developing and fostering client relationships to generate new projects.

Wendy Berger is CEO and Founder of WBS Equities, LLC. WBS Equities is a real estate development firm which specializes in ground-up construction, renovation, development, sale lease back transactions and acquisition of industrial buildings for food and beverage manufacturers and distributors. Wendy is also an active investor across multiple real estate asset classes including retail, multi-family, senior housing and self-storage. Over the last 28 years she has been involved in the real estate business as a developer, property manager, broker and principally as an owner-investor. Wendy began her career at American National Bank and Trust Company of Chicago (a subsidiary of First Chicago, now JP Morgan Chase) in Commercial Lending. Wendy spent several years as a principal with Berger Realty Group, an 80-year- old family owned Real Estate business where she focused on residential and industrial property management and development. She was responsible for managing 3,000 apartment units, 200,000 square feet of commercial space and 250,000 square feet of industrial space. Aside from her experience in the real estate field, Wendy spent 10 years working with ultra-high growth technology startups. Wendy was employee number 10 at Orbitz, the Travel web site founded in 2000 by American, Continental, Delta, Northwest and United Airlines. Wendy was Director of the Enterprise Planning at Orbitz and focused on strategic planning. Prior to Orbitz, Wendy co-founded and was COO of Neoglyphics Media Corporation, one of the country’s first web site development firms. Neoglyphics grew from a small start-up to a corporation with a staff of more than 150 employees before it was sold in March 1998 for $65 million. Wendy earned her MBA in Finance and Real Estate from Northwestern University’s Kellogg School of Business. She received a B.S., cum laude, in Finance and Marketing from Syracuse University. In her spare time Wendy is an avid triathlete and runner, having completed 31 Olympic Distance triathlons and six half-marathons. Wendy serves on the Board of directors of the Chicago Public Library Foundation (2016 – present), the Board of directors of the Jewish Federation/Jewish United Fund of Chicago (2001 – 2007, and 2009 – present). Wendy has volunteered for TimeLine Theater, The Marwen Foundation, Chicago Run and the Uptown Cafe. Wendy served until 2004 as Vice-President and Membership Chair at The Standard Club of Chicago and as a member of the Board of Directors (1994 – 2004). Wendy is also a member of the Economic Club of Chicago and served as the chair of the Real Estate Membership Committee. Wendy served two years on the Board of Directors of TEDxMidwest. Wendy co-founded Illinois Women in Cannabis in 2014. Wendy is an active mentor, a role she takes very seriously, usually mentoring 4 – 5 young women at any given time. Most recently, Wendy is proud to now call herself a TED speaker, her talk is available on the TED web site.

Kevin Brennan is a Managing Principal and Co-Founder of Brennan Investment Group. In this capacity, Mr. Brennan directs all investment, operations, portfolio management, disposition, and development activity in the Midwest. Prior to joining Brennan Investment Group, Mr. Brennan worked in the Capital Deployment Group at Prologis. While at Prologis, Mr. Brennan was directly responsible for the evaluation and underwriting of industrial acquisition and development transactions throughout the Central Region of the United States. During the course of his career, Mr. Brennan has been involved in over $3 billion in industrial transactions. Mr. Brennan holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Economics from the University of Wisconsin – Madison and is a board member of NAIOP.

BRIAN P. LISTON, MBA, JD, is president of Liston & Tsantilis in Chicago where he specializes in the area of eminent domain, property tax litigation and incentives. He has successfully tried numerous jury and bench property tax appeal hearings and eminent domain trials throughout the State of Illinois bringing successful resolutions to his clients. He has secured jury verdicts and tax refunds in excess of one billion dollars. Mr. Liston has been on the team of 61 National Association for Industrial and Office Properties (NAIOP) awards given for his legal work on Incentives and land use projects throughout the Midwest. He has been ranked #1 by The Leading Lawyers Network for 8 straight years, and has been recognized in the Wall Street Journal as one of the premier lawyers in the United States.

Nick Siegel joined Bridge in 2015 and is responsible for Bridge’s acquisition and development activities throughout the Chicagoland region. In his time at Bridge, Nick has successfully been involved in over 18.5 million square feet of industrial real estate transactions (11.5 MSF in Chicago and 7.0 MSF in South Florida). Nick is a graduate of the University of Wisconsin-Madison where he holds a Bachelor of Business Administration Degree with a double major in Real Estate and Urban Land Economics and Finance, Investments and Banking. He is a member of NAIOP, the WREAA, and is the president of the CJE Senior Life Associate Board

Joe leads the operations and business development efforts for ARCO/Murray’s industrial division. He received his Bachelor of Science in Civil and Environmental Engineering from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Joe’s background blends proven experience managing key industrial projects across the country with strategies honed as a business analytics consultant. Over the past 5 years, Joe has grown ARCO/Murray’s industrial business from $10M to $150M+.