Bisnow's Big Retail South Event

David Weinreb

CEO - The Howard Hughes Corporation

David R. Weinreb is the Chief Executive Officer and a Member of the Board of Directors of The Howard Hughes Corporation. Known for his passion, tenacity and entrepreneurial spirit, Mr. Weinreb has directed the company's efforts since its emergence in 2010, building a portfolio of some of the most sought-after real estate in the country. His vision, leadership and acumen led him to be honored as the 2013 Ernst and Young Entrepreneur Of The Year® Award in Real Estate for the region. In 2012, he was named as one of the Top 200 CEOs in the U.S. by ExecRank, and in 2015, he was listed in the 2015 Commercial Observer Power 100 as one of 100 most powerful people in New York City real estate. A real estate industry veteran for over 30 years, Mr. Weinreb spent 17 years as Chairman and CEO of TPMC Realty Corporation, a company he built into a multi-faceted investment firm prior to leading the emergence of The Howard Hughes Corporation as a publicly traded company. Located in Dallas, TX, TPMC, whose tenant roster included many Fortune 500 companies, specialized in the acquisition and repositioning of underperforming real estate and real estate related assets across the United States. In addition to development, ownership and management of real estate, the firm's activities included mezzanine financing and private equity investing. Mr. Weinreb attended New York University and began his real estate career in the 1980s in New York City following a successful childhood career in entertainment. He is a member of the International Council of Shopping Centers and the Urban Land Institute. He also serves on the Advisory Council of the Lusk Center for Real Estate at the University of Southern California. Mr. Weinreb's deep commitment to philanthropy spans local and national organizations.

Charlotte Jones Anderson

Chief Brand Officer - Dallas Cowboys

Charlotte Jones Anderson, Dallas Cowboys Executive Vice President and Chief Brand Officer, oversees all business operations and strategies and applications surrounding the team’s brand as it is presented to fans worldwide. Working in the executive office since 1989, Anderson’s experience has propelled her forward as one of the most innovative and versatile executives among women in professional sports and executives as a whole. Anderson’s vision and direction leads the Cowboys in brand marketing, fan engagement, stadium design, entertainment, licensed apparel, cause marketing and community relations. Recently, Anderson played an instrumental role in the design and development of The Star in Frisco - the new Dallas Cowboys World Headquarters, training facility and event center located in Frisco, Texas that opened in the summer of 2016. The 91-acre mixed-use development serves as the team’s headquarters and a destination for shopping, dining, nightlife, athletic fitness, event and hotel options. She played a prominent role in shaping the design, décor, sponsor integration and overall presentation of AT&T Stadium, the renowned state-of-the-art venue that opened in Arlington, Texas in 2009. Under Anderson’s guidance, the venue has played host to some of the highest profile sports and entertainment events in the world – among those are Super Bowl XLV, the 2010 NBA All Star Game, the 2014 NCAA Men’s Final Four, the annual Cotton Bowl Classic and the first-ever College Football Championship game in 2015. Most recently AT&T Stadium hosted the Academy of Country Music Awards, breaking ratings and attendance records, and WrestleMania 32 which broke WWE’s all-time attendance record. The stadium’s signature element is one of the most prominent public art collections, the Dallas Cowboys Art Collection at AT&T Stadium. Consisting of 60 pieces of contemporary art from an international array of curated artists, the collection is displayed on the walls and in the grand public spaces of the stadium. In 2013 Anderson and her mother, Gene Jones, were the recipients of the Texas Medal of Arts – Arts Patrons Award, presented by the Texas Cultural Trust. In 2012 Anderson was named Chairman of the NFL Foundation where she is responsible for spearheading the NFL efforts in youth football participation, health and safety, and community outreach. She is the first woman to serve in this position, and is the first female executive in history to lead a major professional sports league charitable foundation. In 2014 she was appointed to the first NFL Conduct Committee, which endorses and enhances the new personal conduct policy for all NFL players and employees. Furthermore, Anderson is the President of the Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders and is responsible for supervising what is considered to be the most prominent organization of its kind in the world. In the philanthropy space, Anderson served as the first female Chairman of The Salvation Army’s National Advisory Board from 2010-2014 and was the first woman to serve in that role. In 1997 she introduced a groundbreaking approach to fundraising on the worldwide stage by harnessing a Thanksgiving Day national television audience during the Cowboys halftime as the kick off to The Salvation Army’s National Red Kettle Campaign. Anderson set the wheels in motion, helping the Army raise over two billion dollars and touch lives across the globe by combining the Dallas Cowboys and popular musical entertainers featured on network television during one of the most watched NFL games. Since that initial halftime presentation which featured the musical talents of Reba McEntire, other major entertainers have joined the halftime show performances such as Randy Travis, Clint Black, Toby Keith, Destiny’s Child, Sheryl Crow, Carrie Underwood, Kelly Clarkson, the Jonas Brothers, Keith Urban, Enrique Iglesias with Pitbull, Kenny Chesney, Selena Gomez, Pitbull with NeYo, Luke Bryan and Eric Church have performed in the halftime show. In March 2017, Anderson was inducted into the Arkansas Sports Hall of Fame for Football Administration. Anderson’s spirit of involvement in the local community extends far beyond the realm of professional football. Since coming to the Dallas-Ft. Worth area in 1989 she has been actively involved with leadership roles in a wide range of organizations that include: The Boys and Girls Clubs of America, Southwestern Medical Foundation, the President’s Advisory Council for The Dallas Center for Performing Arts Foundation, TACA Board of Governors, The Salvation Army, The Rise School, Shelton School, Make-A-Wish North Texas Presidents Council, Dallas Symphony and the Super Bowl XLV Host Committee. She chaired the 2014 North Texas Final Four Host Committee, responsible for hosting and organizing the record setting men’s basketball championship at AT&T Stadium. Additionally, Anderson is a member of the Board of Directors of Hilltop Corporation, and serves as President of the Gene and Jerry Jones Family Foundation and the Gene and Jerry Jones Family Arlington Youth Foundation. A native of Little Rock, Arkansas, Charlotte Jones Anderson travels across the country speaking on philanthropic initiatives and brand innovation. She is a 1988 graduate of Stanford University where she earned a B.S. degree in human biology. A current resident of Dallas, she is married to Shy Anderson, and has three children: daughter Haley and sons Shy and Paxton.

Herbert Weitzman

Executive Chairman - Weitzman

Herbert D. Weitzman is Executive Chairman of Weitzman. In 1990, after nearly 30 years in the real estate business, Weitzman founded the company, a full-service commercial real estate brokerage firm that now ranks as the largest retail real estate brokerage force in Texas and one of the largest regional commercial real estate firms in the United States. As a property manager, Weitzman now ranks among the top 50 shopping center management firms in the United States, according to rankings by National Real Estate Investor.

Terry Montesi

Founder & CEO - ​Trademark Property Group​

In 1991 Terry founded Fort Worth based Trademark Property Company, which has since developed or invested in over $2 billion and 11.4 million s.f. of lifestyle retail, enclosed malls and mixed-use properties across the U.S. Trademark’s portfolio includes projects such as Market Street – The Woodlands, La Palmera Mall, Watters Creek, Rice Village, Victory Park, Waterside and many others.Terry was formerly a principal and co-founder of Huff, Brous, McDowell & Montesi, Inc., Fort Worth’s largest commercial brokerage and management firm. Prior to that, Terry worked for Lincoln Property Company. In addition, he and his brother became Blockbuster Video’s fourth franchisee in 1986. He is an active participant in the Fort Worth philanthropic community, serving as a board member for the Union Gospel Mission of Fort Worth and a member of the building committee at Christ Chapel Bible Church.In 2015 Terry was inducted into the NTCAR Hall of Fame and was elected to the International Council of Shopping Centers (ICSC) Board of Trustees. In addition, he is currently a member of World Presidents’ Organization Maverick and West Texas chapters, Urban Land Institute (ULI), where he served on the ULI Awards for Excellence 2009 jury and was chairman of the 2006 ULI Place Making Conference, and ICSC, where he also served as a judge for the ICSC VIVA Design Awards in 2014 and 2015. He formerly served as the director of the Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth and Junior Achievement and served on the Texas Exes Investment Committee. Terry is involved with Conscious Capitalism, with Trademark being a corporate sponsor. Terry holds an MBA from the University of Texas at Austin and a BBA from the University of Mississippi. He and his family reside in Fort Worth, Texas.

Val Richardson

ICSC Vice Chairman | VP, Real Estate - The Container Store

Valerie Richardson is the Vice President of Real Estate for The Container Store, Inc. She is responsible for site evaluation and lease negotiation, as well as store design coordination and construction for The Container Store’s nationwide store expansion program. Prior to joining The Container Store in the fall of 2000, Ms. Richardson was Senior Vice President – Real Estate and Development for Ann Taylor, Inc., the specialty women’s apparel retailer, where she administered the company’s store expansion strategy for Ann Taylor and Ann Taylor Loft. Before Ann Taylor, Valerie was Vice President of Real Estate and Development of Barnes & Noble, Inc., the country’s largest bookselling retailer. Prior to Barnes & Noble, Valerie was a Partner in the Shopping Center Division of the Dallas-based developer, Trammell Crow Company. Ms. Richardson feels privileged to have worked for several wonderful companies and industry leaders in her retail real estate career. Her career journey through the retail real estate industry has reinforced multiple life lessons – the importance of relationships, the strategic advantage of market knowledge, the need to constantly reevaluate and challenge product offerings, the gratification of understanding customers well enough to exceed their expectations, and the power of working with a team of highly-motivated individuals believing in the same dream. Ms. Richardson earned an M.B.A. in Real Estate from the University of North Texas and a B.S. in Education from Southwest Texas State University. Since 2004, she has been a member of the Board of Trustees of the International Council of Shopping Centers, the global trade organization of the shopping center industry. She was named ICSC Vice-Chairman for 2017-2018. She also serves on ICSC’s Executive Board, the Nominating and Governance Committee and on the Board of the ICSC Foundation. Ms. Richardson served as a Trustee at Baylor Scott & White – Plano from 2010 - 2016. She resides in Dallas, Texas; is married, has two children and one grandchild.

Philip Romano

Founder - Restauranteur

Philip J. Romano is an investor, entrepreneur, artist and nationally-renowned restaurateur. Involved in the restaurant business for over forty years, in the course of his career, he has created over twenty-five concepts. He is the only person in the restaurant industry that has created more than two national concepts...he has created six to date: Fuddruckers, Romano’s Macaroni Grill, Spageddies, Cozymel’s, Rudy’s Country Store and BBQ and eatZi’s Market & Bakery. Fuddruckers has opened units in more than 150 locations worldwide. Romano’s Macaroni Grill now operates in more than 190 locations in the United States and Canada. The restaurant concepts created by Mr. Romano produce over $1.5 billion in sales each year. To date, his concepts have generated more than $20 billion in revenue. Nation’s Restaurant News named Mr. Romano as one of the top 20 restaurateurs in the year 2000. Nation’s Restaurant News also awarded Mr. Romano the “1995 Innovator of the Year” award. They also awarded him the “1995 Hot Concept of the Year” award for Cozymel’s. In 1996, he received the NRN “Hot Concept of the Year” award for eatZi’s and the Foodservice Consultants Society International Trend Setter Award. Advertising Age’s Marketing 100 for 1997 named Mr. Romano one of “the top 100 innovative and inspiring marketers who have most successfully established or repositioned a brand.” Sullivan College, a national center for hospitality studies, honored Mr. Romano with the 1998 Great American Restaurateur Award. Romano received the Industry Leader of the Year Tastemaker Award by the Greater Dallas Restaurant Association in 2002 and the Civic/Community Service Tastemaker Award for his work with Hunger Busters in 2001. In 2003, the University of North Texas awarded Romano the North Texas Humanitarian Award, which recognizes community leaders who embody a public spirit to better the community and whose selfless acts inspire students. Romano celebrates his Italian heritage often. He was honored by the Italian Heritage Society in 2003 with the Christopher Columbus Outstanding Italian American Achievement Award which is a “tribute to distinguished individuals”. In 2004, the American Immigration Law Foundation awarded Philip The American Heritage Award for his outstanding contributions to America’s heritage as a nation of immigrants. In April 2006, Romano was honored by being inducted into the Dallas Business Hall of Fame. Only 24 individuals have previously been inducted. He was again honored in 2009 when he was inducted into the Texas Business Hall of Fame. In March 2012, Mr. Romano received the AJC Dallas Human Relations Award which is presented to leading members of the community who have made a significant contribution to the betterment of life on local and national levels. In 2014, Philip Romano was recognized as an Ernst & Young Serial Entrepreneur of the Year. In October 2015, he received the 2015 Industry Leadership Award at the Leadership Roundtable Conference in Tucson, AZ. On December 15, 2015, Philip Romano was recognized for his achievements on the Congressional Record by the Honorable Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas. . However, the award Romano is most grateful for is the award of his son granted to him at the age of fifty-five. Sam Romano is Romano’s only child. He has been featured in numerous newspapers and periodicals including the Wall Street Journal, the London Financial Times, INC Magazine, Restaurant Business, Forbes Magazine, People Magazine and TIME Magazine. He is profiled in a university-level textbook entitled Management. More recently in April 2015, he was featured in Fortune Magazine. Mr. Romano distances himself from the competition with “A Point of Difference.” Romano has written a book entitled Food for Thought published by Dearborn in 2005 that made the CEO Best Sellers List. There has also been a book about Mr. Romano published in Japan and three other countries. He was a principal in EGP, a partnership that held the licensing rights to the Palmaz- chatz Stint, purchased by Johnson & Johnson, Inc. It is said to be one of the most successful medical devices of its time and is considered one of the patents that has changed the world. This was the original stint and has become a $6 billion a year industry. Compass Group, the world’s largest contract food service organization, has established an exclusive partnership with Romano, who will increase the company’s new business opportunities throughout the United States, particularly in the Southwest where the Compass Group is building a larger presence. From 1989 through 2002, Romano served as a joint venture partner of Brinker International, Inc. (NYSE: EAT) as national operator, developer and franchisor of numerous restaurant concepts, including Chili’s Grill & Bar and Romano’s Macaroni Grill. Romano currently owns and operates the following restaurant concepts: eatZi’s Market & Bakery, Nick & Sam’s Steak & Fish House, Nick & Sam’s Grill and Coal Vines Pizza. His creativity expands beyond restaurants to art. Romano began painting 30 years ago to let his creativity flow. In September 2008, for the first time ever, Romano sold a piece of his artwork. To date he has sold over $1 million of his own artwork. He partnered with Reflectionist Movement Artist JD Miller of Dallas, opening Samuel Lynne Galleries. The Gallery features both Romano and Miller works and an ever expanding list of additional artists, focusing on art of the 21st Century. Romano and his family established a charitable foundation, The Food Foundation, which operates as Hunger Busters and has been in operation for 15 years. This 501(c) (3) organization provides food to the hungry and serves over 160,000 meals per year to schoolchildren in Dallas. He serves on the Board of the Cox School of Business at Southern Methodist University. He lectures frequently at universities, national business seminars, civic organizations and special interest group meetings. Currently, Mr. Romano has three medical funds; SHDI, SHD2 and SHD3 of which he is a General Partner. These funds invest in start-up medical technology. Romano’s latest venture is Trinity Groves, with approximately 90 acres at the foot of the Calatrava Bridge in Dallas. The first fifteen acres are a restaurant concept incubator creating brands for the millennials and to induce entrepreneurs to start businesses and create jobs and tax revenue for the city of Dallas. A native of New York State, Mr. Romano presently resides in Dallas, Texas.

Rob Nadler

President- Central - Kimco Realty

Robert Nadler joined Kimco Realty in June 1998 and has served as President of the Central Region since 2001. Mr. Nadler has 36 years of shopping center experience and oversees a portfolio of 115 properties, approximately 20 million square feet spanning from Texas to Minnesota. In this capacity, Mr. Nadler is responsible for the strategic planning and execution for the Central Region portfolio, including leasing, property management, development /redevelopment, acquisitions and dispositions. Prior to joining Kimco, Mr. Nadler served as Senior Vice President, LaSalle Partners, Executive Vice President/National Director of Leasing, JMB Retail Properties and Managing Director, JMB Institutional Realty. Mr. Nadler received a B.S. and a B.A. degree from the University of Denver in 1980. He is an active member of the International Council of Shopping Centers (ICSC) and resides in suburban Chicago.

Kim Williams

VP, Store Development - Starbucks Coffee Company

Adam Tritt

VP, Development - GGP

Adam Tritt is GGP’s Vice President of Development covering properties from the West Coast to Ohio, during 18 years with GGP he has overseen many redevelopments including Park Meadows Mall in Denver, Baybrook mall in Houston, Fashion Show in Las Vegas and Oakbrook Center in Oak Brook. Prior to joining GGP Mr. Tritt earned degrees in Engineering and Business from the University of Pennsylvania.

Steve Lieberman

CEO & Co-Chairman - The Retail Connection

Steven A. Lieberman is the Co-Founder, CEO and Co-Chairman of the Board of Directors of The Retail Connection, LP [TRC], a real estate advisory, brokerage and investments firm exclusively focused on retail. TRC represents more than 275 of the leading national retail and restaurant chains in the country, over 25 million square feet of properties for its clients, and operates investment services platforms including Connected Development Services, Connected Acquisition Services and Connected Capital. The firm also provides asset and property management through its Connected Management Services division. Lieberman is a nationally recognized leader in the commercial real estate industry consistently named as one of the Top Retail Brokers in the U.S. and the top retail broker in the DFW Metroplex. He is a visionary pioneer of retail data mining and tenant representation who transformed how landlords and tenants work together and built the top retail real estate brokerage and development firm in the state. Prior to forming The Retail Connection, Lieberman was President of The Weitzman Group. In 1986, he began his real estate career with Henry S. Miller | Grubb & Ellis where he rose to Vice President and head of the company’s North Texas Commercial Retail Division. Early in his career, he recognized how inefficient the retail real estate market is, how valuable information can be and how invaluable the retailer is, particularly in markets with replaceable real estate. The potential influence that could be derived by generating unique data and representing leading retail chains was all the inspiration he needed. He went to work developing models and systems to capture and deliver information much more effectively. He broke from the prevailing brokerage practice of representing properties to become laser focused on representing every retailer he could and developing direct relationships with the leading property owners in the market, becoming an early pioneer of retail tenant representation. In an industry that was built on the principle of scarcity and at a time when Texas was red-lined per the Savings and Loan crisis, Lieberman’s business development talent and abundance mentality led to his aggressively building teams and sharing information, exponentially leveraging his capacity. The strategy became the nucleus of his business going forward. His unprecedented tenant rep career and ultimately, The Retail Connection evolved out of this focus. Today, TRC has over 110 employees and represents more than 275 retail and restaurant clients and more than 25 million square feet of retail projects. It has four offices statewide -- in Dallas, Houston, San Antonio, and Austin, leading its clients through Texas, Southwest, and North America retail markets putting together approximately a billion dollars in transactions annually. The company’s investment services platform, Connected Investments Services [CIS], extends the reach of its clients’ expansion programs by virtue of the enhanced scope of solutions delivered to meet their needs and is one of the most prolific retail developers and investors in the Southwest. Focused exclusively on tenant-driven collaborations, TRC | CIS led joint ventures have acquired, redeveloped and developed over five million square feet of shopping centers to date. TRC has a strong management operation and its Connected Capital group has seen three of its first eight portfolio companies successfully go public. Lieberman leads by example, annually putting together approximately a million square feet and a hundred million dollars in transactions for premiere clients including Bed Bath & Beyond, Nordstrom Rack, Jo-Ann’s, Sports Authority and PetsMart. Lieberman and TRC have received notable accolades including his receipt of North Texas’ highest commercial property sector recognition, the Stemmons Service Award from the North Texas Commercial Association of Realtors and Real Estate Professionals and the company’s being named as one of DFW’s Best Places to Work by the Dallas Business Journal; Top 100 Places to Work by the Dallas Morning News; Fastest Growing Companies; SMU | Cox School of Business; DFW’s Largest Commercial Real Estate Brokerages; DFW’s Largest Commercial Developer; Best Retail Leases; Retail Deal of the Year, Best Development and Ernst & Young’s Entrepreneur of the Year Award. Lieberman is active in several professional organizations including the International Council of Shopping Centers, The Real Estate Council, and he is a former Board Member of The North Texas Commercial Association of Realtors, the Alzheimer’s Association, and Legacy Senior Communities. In addition, Lieberman is active in numerous community and charitable organizations. He currently serves on the Boards of Baylor Health Care System Foundation and the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation. Lieberman is also on the Executive Council of the University of Texas | Real Estate Finance and Investment Center and a member of the Dallas Assembly. He formerly has served on the Board of Trustees for the Greenhill School, Willowbend Retirement Housing, The Jewish Community Center of Dallas, the Dallas Summer Musicals and the United Way | Campaign Cabinet Committee. Lieberman received his undergraduate degree from Tulane University and an MBA from The University of Texas at Austin.

Mike Geisler

Managing Partner - Venture Commercial Real Estate

In 2000, Managing Partner Michael E. (“Mike”) Geisler teamed up with long‐time business colleague and personal friend, Kenneth E. Reimer, CCIM, to open Venture Commercial Real Estate. Together they work as co‐managing directors for a team of 30± real estate brokers and salespersons while continuing to grow their personal brokerage businesses. Their goal when opening the doors at Venture: Create a customer‐centric, values‐driven brokerage firm held in high regard by the community as a whole. At Venture Commercial, now one of Texas’ leading retail brokerage services firms, Mike draws on more than 30 years of experience as one of Dallas/Fort Worth’s top real estate brokers and more than 20 years spent leasing specialty and lifestyle centers, including The Plaza at Preston Center, Park Place and Berkshire Court. His work ethic, expertise, strong industry reputation and ethics‐driven approach to retail brokerage services have earned respect and praise from clients – as well as superior returns.

Jennifer Bridges

VP, Real Estate Development - 7-Eleven

Thomas McGuinness

President & CEO - InvenTrust

Thomas P. McGuinness’ career in the commercial real estate industry spans 35 years and includes leadership positions with notable industry associations. He was appointed as a director of InvenTrust Properties in February 2015, Chief Executive Officer in November 2014 and has served as President since the Company initiated its self-management transactions in March 2014. McGuinness had been President and Principal Executive Officer of the Company prior to the self-management transactions. Before that, he had been President of the Company’s property manager. McGuinness is a licensed Real Estate Broker in the State of Illinois and holds CLS and CSM accreditations from the International Council of Shopping Centers. He previously served as the president of the Chicagoland Apartment Association and as the Regional Vice President of the National Apartment Association. McGuinness also served on the board of directors of the Apartment Building Owners and Managers Association, and was a trustee with the Service Employees’ Local No. 1 Health and Welfare Fund and its Pension Fund.

Robert Dozier

EVP - Lincoln Property Company

Robert heads-up the Retail Group for Lincoln Property Company and is responsible for the acquisition and development for all retail in the U.S. for LPC. Robert joined Lincoln in 1987 and has developed and acquired over 6 million square feet of retail with a value in excess of $1 billion. Robert is a graduate of the University of Texas where he earned a Bachelor of Science in Communications.

Peter Russell

Director of Real Estate - Bed Bath & Beyond

A true entrepreneur and retail veteran, Peter Russell started his career as an accountant in New Jersey working for Petrie Stores in 1986. Within 2 years his talents were recognized for a career in real estate. He expanded the 1,200 store chain to over 1,800 stores in 7 years. His natural ability to learn fast and his strong work ethic earned him the title of director of real estate. In 1996, Peter was recruited by The Gap stores to spearhead their expansion of Gap, Old Navy and Banana Republic brands. Within 2 short years he help grow the 1,700 store chain to a 2,400 store chain with revenues of 6.5 billion. His responsibilities in included new store site selection, lease negotiations and construction of new stores. In 1998 Peter decided he wanted to grow Bed Bath & Beyond. He immediately started to grow the 146 store chain with 800 million in revenues into the 1,4000 store chain with Sales in excess of 12 billion dollars annually. Peter worked on the 4 acquisitions of Cost Plus World Market, Christmas Tree shops, Buy Buy Baby and Harmon Stores. Peter is now taking the company into South America with an aggressive international expansion. Peters 30 years of retail experience traveling the world week after week, studying markets and demographic trends he has a vision for what people want.

Greg Vlahos

SVP, Leasing - Simon Property Group

Greg Vlahos is a Senior Vice President at Simon Property Group, responsible for the leasing of our Southwest Portfolio consisting of 18 full price and mixed use properties located in Texas, Oklahoma, New Mexico, and Arkansas.

Andrew Alexander

President & CEO - Weingarten Realty Investors

Mr. Alexander graduated from the University of Texas (Austin) with highest honors majoring in real estate. Drew joined WRI in 1978 as a Leasing Executive in the Retail Division. He held various positions and was named President of WRI in 1997 and was appointed the Company’s Chief Executive Officer in 2001. Mr. Alexander serves on the Board of Weingarten Realty Investors. Mr. Alexander is active in a number of civic and charitable organizations. He serves as a director of The Texas Medical Center, The Gladney Fund, The Endowment Board of the Houston Food Bank, and The Real Estate Center at the University of Houston. Mr. Alexander previously served on a number of Boards including Houston Food Bank, Houston Achievement Place, The Gladney Center, Rebuilding Together Houston, United Way of the Texas Gulf Coast, Charter Bancshares, Academy Sports & Outdoors and Susser Holdings Corp. Additionally, he is a past member of several committees at Congregation Emanu El and the Jewish Federation of Greater Houston. Further, Mr. Alexander is a trustee and past chairman of the International Council of Shopping Centers and current trustee of the National Association of Real Estate Investment Trusts.

Gerry Wright

President – Western Division - ​RPAI​

Gerry Wright joined RPAI in 2009 and currently serves as President – Western Division. In this role Mr. Wright is responsible for executing the strategic plan for the Company’s western region portfolio, including the oversight of asset management, leasing, property management and re-development. Mr. Wright has over 25 years of experience in the real estate industry and has held the following positions prior to joining RPAI. Mr. Wright served as Vice President – Senior Asset Manager at BPG, Vice President – Asset Manager at ING Realty Partners, Vice President – Regional Asset Manager – Citigroup and Portfolio Manager JMB Realty Advisors. Mr. Wright received his B.S. in accounting from the University of Illinois – Chicago. Mr. Wright is an active member of ICSC and supports numerous charities throughout Chicago and neighboring suburbs.

Frank Mihalopoulos

Founder & Owner - Corinth Properties

Frank Mihalopoulos is the owner of Corinth Properties. He graduated from Southern Methodist University and has thirty-seven years of experience in real estate investments and development of commercial retail and office properties. His developments are throughout the country, primarily in the southwest. His projects have earned national and local awards and recognition from the commercial real estate industry, business publication including The Dallas Business Journal, the City of Cedar Hill, City of Dallas, York County Pennsylvania, and the City of Nashville, TN. Mr. Mihalopoulos is widely regarded for his creative ability to redevelopment malls across the country. His most recent mall redevelopment project is West Manchester Mall in York County, Pennsylvania. Mr. Mihalopoulos also development One Hundred Oaks in Nashville Tennessee, a renovation of an existing mall into a mixed use project with Vanderbilt University Medical Center occupying 450,000 square feet for medical clinics and 430,000 square feet of retail. He has completed Eldorado Plaza, a 30-acre neighborhood center in McKinney, Texas, the Gateway Center in College Station, Texas, and the original shopping district in Cedar Hill, Texas {The Plaza at Cedar Hill and Cedar Hill Village} and developing Spring Creek Village in College Station, Texas. Mr. Mihalopoulos is currently developing Glen Oaks Crossings {Super Walmart development in Oak Cliff}, Red Oak Crossing {Super Walmart shadow development in Red Oak, Texas}, The Avenue in Oak Cliff {grocery anchor/urban mix-use development in historic north Oak Cliff area of Dallas}, Canyon in Oak Cliff {regional power center development in Dallas} and development of West Manchester Town Center with partner, Anthony Ruggeri. Mr. Mihalopoulos is a current board member of The Real Estate Council of Dallas, Texas and Shelter Ministries of Dallas. He previously served on the boards of Federal Reserve of Dallas Advisory Council, Goodwill Industries, St. Mark’s School of Texas, City of Dallas Cedars Area TIFF, Urban Rehab Standards, and Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Church where he chaired the building committee overseeing the construction of the Church’s new facilities. He is a member of North Texas Commercial Association of Realtors and ICSC. Mr. Mihalopoulos has a Bachelor of Business Administration degree from Southern Methodist University and also attended the University of Illinois – Chicago campus.

Grant Gary

President - The Woodmont Company

Grant is the President of Brokerage Services with The Woodmont Company in their corporate office in Fort Worth, Texas. He is responsible for the management and operations of the Brokerage department, encompassing a retail portfolio active in 16 states exceeding 15 million square feet of GLA. In addition, Grant is focused on the development and implementation of the strategic growth initiatives for the department. Since joining The Woodmont Company in 2008, Grant has continually worked to bring added value to each client and customer in all phases of the commercial real estate transaction process.

Artemio De La Vega

CEO - DELAVEGA Capital/Development

De La Vega Development currently has approximately 2.5M SF of GLA in the pipeline. The company has been in business for 25 years and is a leading international CRE development and private equity firm.

Denton Walker

Managing Director - Trammell Crow Company

Denton Walker is responsible for office and retail development within the Trammell Crow Company - Dallas Fort Worth Development and Investment group. Mr. Walker joined Trammell Crow Company in Dallas in 1989 and led the company in industrial square footage leased in 1993, 1994, 1996 and 1998. In 1996 and 1998, Mr. Walker was one of the company’s national top producers as a leasing agent/marketing principal for the company. Denton has leased over 15 million square feet during the last 14 years with a total rental income of $250 million and has developed over 5 million square feet of corporate office, industrial space and retail projects. In July 2000, he was promoted to Managing Director and in January 2006, he was promoted to Senior Managing Director, where he began his focus on development. Denton’s thorough market knowledge and development experience, his successful track record, and his relationships with debt and equity capital partners, allow him to provide and implement client focused solutions to real estate investments, developments and aquisitions. Denton is able to create value and take advantage of market opportunities for clients and understands the importance of superior customer service. PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE: Trammell Crow Company – Dallas, TX – 1989 to Present Senior Managing Director, 2006 to Present Managing Director, 2000 to 2006 Marketing Principal, 1997 to 2000 Leasing Agent, 1989 to 1997 PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS & COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT: Former President, NAIOP North Texas Chapter Board Member, Cotton Bowl Committee Member, Greater Dallas Chamber of Commerce Member, The Real Estate Council Licensed Texas Real Estate Broker Member, St. Michael’s Church EDUCATION & CREDENTIALS MBA, Magna Cum Laude, Southern Methodist University, 1989 BS, The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, 1986.

Jesus Araiza

Managing Director - Leon Capital Group

Mr. Araiza is the Managing Director of the retail group and has been a key leader in the firm’s acquisition and development of approximately 125 assets with a market cap of $1B throughout the country. As one of the founding members of the retail group, Mr. Araiza has overseen the team’s growth and secured key retailer relationships. Mr. Araiza has been vital in expanding the firm’s asset base in key markets throughout the country and has established a network of brokers and retailers that are critical for the firm’s success. Mr. Araiza has been in the industry for over 10 years having started as a development associate for a mall developer in Ft Worth. He joined Vista Property Company in 2007 where he led the leasing and development team to reposition a handful of shopping centers throughout Texas over the course of 4 years. Mr. Araiza received a double major in Economics and Public Policy from Duke University. He currently serves on the board at St. Mary of Carmel and was the founder of the Young Alumni Association at Jesuit several years ago.

Gar Herring

President & CEO - The MGHerring Group

Gar Herring serves as President and CEO of The MGHerring Group, a developer of regional shopping centers and mixed-use projects, based in Dallas, Texas. Gar is responsible for all aspects of development and operations of MGHerring properties and projects. His real estate background includes development, acquisition, leasing and financing. Prior to joining The MGHerring Group in 2004, he worked for Donahue Schriber in Newport Beach, California, developing and acquiring neighborhood shopping centers in Southern California and Nevada. His previous real estate experience also includes working for Guaranty Bank, The DeBartolo Corporation and The Staubach Company. Gar is actively involved in the International Council of Shopping Centers (ICSC), serving on the ICSC Board of Trustees, the ICSC Executive Committee as Southern Division Vice President, the Next Generation Advisory Board and is a founding member of the Certified Development, Design & Construction Professional (CDP) Designation. Gar earned a bachelor's degree in finance from Tulane University and received an M.B.A. with emphasis in real estate from the University of Texas.

Paul Cheng

President & CEO - USAI Investments

Paul Cheng is Partner and investment manager of USA Infrastructure Investments, LP. USAII is active in development of lifestyle retail shopping centers, low rise and high-rise multi-family apartments, condominiums, large master plan mix-use subdivisions, senior multi-family housing, and renovation of core urban in-fill retail in the DFW, Austin, Houston, Maui, and Southern California markets. Mr. Cheng has been involved in real estate development and investments since he graduated from SMU in 1976 with top Finance honors and Harvard University with an MBA in 1978. Over the past 40 years, companies that Mr. Cheng founded have developed commercial and multifamily real estate projects in over 24 cities in the United States with completed market value of well over $1 billion. Career Highlights: · Developed over 23,000 units of garden apartments nationally since 1978. · Developed over $75,000,000 of shopping centers and $100 million+ of office buildings. · Developed multiple bestselling award winning large master-plan communities of over 3,000 acres in DFW area and 2,000 acres+ in Houston, Texas. · Co-developed the 1 Uptown 20 story retail and residential tower

Frank Bullock

Executive Vice President - Retail - Henry S. Miller

Chris Summers

Regional VP of Sales, Texas - Xceligent

Scott Rodgers

EVP, Project Leasing - Duwest Realty

Scott leads the project leasing team at DuWest Realty, which controls over 4,000,000 SF of retail real estate throughout the Southwest US. In his role, Scott specializes in leasing urban developments, grocery anchored shopping centers & power centers for national and regional owners such as ShopCore, Crow Holdings, Weber & Co, Greenway Investment Company & Provident Realty. Throughout his career, Scott has completed over 200 lease & sale transactions valued at over $250,000,000 of total consideration. He is a graduate of the University of Arizona, where he earned his bachelors degree in business.

Derek Alley

Managing Director - VCC Construction

Aaron Stephenson

Managing Director - Retail Street Advisors

Tony Callaway

CEO - Callaway Architecture

Adam Volanth

President & CEO - Bohler Engineering

Focused on providing the industry’s best service and consulting experience to today’s real estate sectors, Adam leads Bohler Engineering and its 700 employees across 23 offices. Covering major markets from North Texas to New England, Adam drives a leadership team focused on providing high-quality, client-focused land development consulting to leading retail brands, developers and investors. Building his career with Bohler, Adam was one of the catalysts for explosive firm growth in the late 1990s, expanding the firm’s footprint in the Mid-Atlantic region through seven new offices. As President & CEO, his current focus is on the expansion of the firm’s southern growth markets in Texas and the Southeast. Additionally, he continues to support key clients and projects within the organization, as well as leadership development initiatives within the firm. Adam is an active member of numerous industry organizations, such as ICSC, NAIOP and ULI.

Will Walters

EVP, Investment Services - Duwest Realty

As head of the DuWest Investment Services Group, Mr. Walters assists his clients with the disposition and acquisition of their retail assets. Since launching the platform in the fall of 2015, Mr. Walters has leveraged his national broker and owner database to transact over $130 million in retail assets. He began his career in real estate in 2006 as an investment sales analyst before moving to Associate Director with Cushman & Wakefield’s retail investment sales team. In this role he assisted in the sale of over $165 million in real estate assets, of which $95 million were on behalf of special servicer clients. In 2010, Walters moved on to Westwood Financial Corp. to help the firm launch its retail value-add investment platform. In this role, he oversaw the acquisition of fourteen shopping centers across the country. At the time Mr. Walters left to join DuWest, thirteen of the shopping centers had been sold by Westwood yielding project level IRR’s ranging from 25% to 85%. Mr. Walters is married with one daughter and is a member and volunteer at Munger Place Church. He is a graduate of the University of Texas at Austin, where he earned his degree in 2004.

Raymond Kane

Director - Kane Russell Coleman Logan PC

Raymond Kane, a founding director of the Firm, practices in the Real Estate, Business & Corporate, Financial Services, Restaurant & Hospitality and Distressed Assets Practice Areas. He focuses on general business, banking and real estate law, including development, partnership, leasing and lending law matters. His principal practice area involves the representation of developers and operators in all aspects of development transactions, including land use, planning, construction and lending matters, as well as the representation of landlords and tenants in retail, office and industrial development and leasing transactions. He also maintains a special practice emphasis in the areas of commercial, environmental and agricultural transactions, including farm and ranch operations, conservation easements, and mitigation banking. In addition, he has significant experience in the federal tax aspects of real estate transactions, including but not limited to the federal income tax effects to developers regarding real estate related matters. He has also practiced in the areas associated with the construction, operation and maintenance of hotel and resort properties, including the preparation of hotel operating and technical agreements.

J. Tipton Housewright

CEO - Omniplan

In his role as Principal, he leads a wide variety of project types including regional retail and mixed use projects as well as innovative contemporary churches and higher education projects. To each project he brings a commitment to client service and innovative cost-effective solutions. His work is characterized by his passion for creating memorable spaces that connect with their communities. Tip earned a Bachelor of Architecture from the University of Texas and a Masters of Business Administration from Southern Methodist University. Tip has served as President of the Dallas Chapter of the American Institute of Architects and President of the Dallas Center for Architecture. He is also active in the Texas Society of Architects. He was named a Fellow of the American Institute of Architects in 2010 and is an active Board Member and volunteer at the Dallas Arboretum & Botanical Society. In his own time, Tip leads various community planning initiatives in his North East Dallas neighborhood where he lives with his wife Lana and their new dog, Mavrick.