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Tom D'Arcy

Senior Managing Director
Hines

Mr. D’Arcy is a senior managing director and has been involved in headquarter development management projects for several companies. He also has been working on Hines equity developments, as well as multifamily projects, and on leading new business initiatives or projects. Mr. D’Arcy has been with the firm since 1998 and has also been responsible for assisting in the acquisition, leasing and development of several Chicago-area projects. D'Arcy earned a BA in Political Science from Kenyon College.

Stephen Sotoloff

Senior Principal
Walton Street Capital

Stephen Sotoloff is a Senior Principal of Walton Street Capital, LLC, a private real estate investment company based in Chicago. He joined the firm in 2003 and currently oversees all activities related to the investment process across multiple strategies and asset classes. Mr. Sotoloff is also a member of Walton Street’s Investment Committee. His investment experience spans opportunistic and core-plus equity as well as high-yield debt transactions within the U.S. and abroad, including the acquisition, development and redevelopment of office, lodging, retail, industrial, for-sale residential and mixed-use assets. Mr. Sotoloff received a Bachelor of Science in Policy Analysis and Management from Cornell University.

Bill Rogalla

CIO
Zeller Realty Group

Bill Rogalla joined Zeller Realty Group in 2015. As President of Zeller Investment Corporation, he handles oversight of the acquisition and disposition activities of the firm. He leads a team of investment professionals in the identification of targeted markets for investment and all aspects of the transaction process. During his tenure, the firm has acquired approximately $375 million of office assets, which included expansion into Portland and Atlanta. He is a member of the firm’s Management and Investment Committees. With a career spanning twenty-five years, Bill brings a wealth of experience having been involved in excess of $8 billion in acquisitions, dispositions and development projects across the United States. Prior to joining Zeller Realty Group, he was a Partner with GlenStar Properties, a real estate investment firm in Chicago. He led the expansion of the firm’s investment platform outside of the Chicago area with the acquisition of portfolio investments in Texas and Ohio. Prior to GlenStar Properties, he was SVP - Head of Acquisitions/Dispositions, Central Region for KBS Realty Advisors. While with KBS, he directed the acquisition of nearly $3 billion and disposition of $900 million of assets in the Central United States. Notable acquisitions included 300 N La Salle (Chicago), Providence Towers (Dallas), Carlson Center (Minneapolis) and the Opus Multi-State Industrial Portfolio. Prior to opening the Central Region office for KBS, Bill was Director of U. S. Development/Investment for UK based SEGRO plc, where he led the development of $1.5 billion and acquisition of $600 million in projects concentrated in the Central and West Coast regions. He led the firm’s expansion into the biotech/pharmaceutical industry with multiple development projects in San Diego and the Bay Area including the 1.1 million square feet Torrey Pines Science Center, in La Jolla, subsequently sold to Pfizer. Bill received his Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees from De Paul University. He is active as a member and speaker for real estate organizations including Urban Land Institute (ULI) and National Association of Industrial and Office Properties (NAIOP) as well as several charitable and civic organizations. He is a licensed Real Estate Broker and CPA (inactive).

Gene Leone

Partner
White & Case

Eugene "Gene" J.M. Leone is a Partner in the Global M&A Practice Group and a member of the Real Estate Industry Group, based in the Chicago and New York offices. Gene represents some of the most recognizable names in real estate and has a track record of leading, structuring and executing complicated deal transactions for a broad universe of investors, including private equity, entrepreneurs and public companies. His practice focuses on all aspects of commercial real estate, including joint ventures, acquisitions, dispositions, leasing, financings and workouts. A highly rated lawyer and sought-after speaker, Gene is a member of the American College of Real Estate Lawyers and the Real Estate Roundtable and frequently speaks on a variety of real estate topics at conferences around the country.

Christine Torres

Head of Chicago
​WiredScore​

Christine Torres began her career in commercial real estate as a tenant rep broker for Colliers International and MB Real Estate. There, she saw tenants’ connectivity requirements become increasingly sophisticated and leasing teams struggling to effectively communicate how their buildings stacked up in response. As Head of Chicago for WiredScore, Christine leads the adoption of Wired Certification in the Chicago market to solve this issue for tenants and property owners.

Bill Baker

Structural Engineering Partner
SOM

William F. Baker is a structural engineering partner at SOM where he has led the structural engineering practice for over 20 years. Since joining the firm in 1981, he has dedicated himself to extending the profession of structural engineering through design, research, teaching, and professional activities. Baker is best known for the development of the “buttressed core” structural system for the Burj Khalifa, the world’s tallest manmade structure. While widely regarded for his work on supertall buildings, Bill’s expertise also extends to long-span roof structures and specialty structures such as the Broadgate Exchange House in London and the Entrance Pavilion for General Motors’ Headquarters in Detroit. Baker has also collaborated with numerous artists, including James Carpenter (Raspberry Island – Schubert Club Band Shell), Iñigo Manglano-Ovalle (Gravity is a Force to be Reckoned With), James Turrell (Roden Crater), and Jaume Plensa (World Voices). Baker is actively involved with numerous professional organizations and institutions of higher learning. He is an Honorary Professor at the University of Cambridge; he has received honorary doctorates from the University of Missouri, the University of Stuttgart, Heriot-Watt University, and the Illinois Institute of Technology; the Gold Medal from the Institution of Structural Engineers (IStructE), the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) Outstanding Projects and Leaders Lifetime Award for Design; the Gustav Magnel Gold Medal from the University of Ghent; the Fazlur Rahman Khan Medal from the Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat; and the Fritz Leonhardt Preis (Germany).

John Murphy

Chairman & CEO
Murphy Development Group

Recognized as one of the leading real estate experts in Chicago for his development, advisory and management skills, Mr. Murphy has been on the real estate scene since 1989. As President of Murphy Asset Management, LLC, he develops corporate opportunities, advances company initiatives and serves as a principal and advisor to institutional clients. He also leads development initiatives and has been involved in various equity syndications for the acquisition and repositioning of assets across the United States. Primarily as a principal and owner, Mr. Murphy has been involved in, and in most cases, led the development and repositioning of several million feet throughout the Midwest and East Coast. His recent notable accomplishments include Lincoln Park 2550, a prestigious three-tower, 219-unit luxury condominium development in Chicago’s Lincoln Park neighborhood; the Hyatt Centric “The Loop” Chicago,” a redevelopment of 100 W. Monroe, a 183,275 square foot historic office high-rise in Chicago into a 257-room, full-service hotel; the 88,000 square foot redevelopment of the Chicago Motor Club building at 68 E. Wacker into a 143-room, select-service Hampton Inn; and a 237,200 square foot redevelopment of the Oriental Theater Building at 32 W. Randolph into a 199 room Cambria suites hotel. He is also actively involved in the development of a 227-acre private marina and beach resort on Lake Erie in Ohio. Over the years, Mr. Murphy has also brokered high-profile properties such as the development site at 155 North Wacker and 200 West Jackson. Other notable past achievements include successfully leasing several Chicago properties such the Citadel Center, 200 North LaSalle and 230 West Monroe. Mr. Murphy received his bachelor’s degree from John Carroll University in Ohio. He is an active member of the Building Owners & Managers Association, the Urban Land Institute and the Executive Club of Chicago. In addition to participating in various civic organizations, he also serves as Trustee for the Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum and is co-chair of the buildOn organization (formerly Building with Books).

Joseph Shaw

Managing Director
Manulife/John Hancock Financial

Joseph Shaw is Managing Director, Real Estate Investments at Manulife Financial, a global financial institution operating in 19 countries with $550 billion in assets under management. Mr. Shaw’s current responsibilities focus on the acquisition and disposition of Canadian and American commercial real estate complementing Manulife’s existing $16 billion portfolio. He has transacted over $3 billion and 10 million square feet of real estate since 2009. He was instrumental in the creation and structuring of Manulife’s first real estate fund. Mr. Shaw was previously based in Boston as Managing Director, Bond and Corporate Finance, John Hancock Financial Services, a wholly owned subsidiary of Manulife Financial, where he was involved in the origination, structuring and management of public and private corporate debt across a wide range of industries and domiciles. Prior to Boston, Mr. Shaw was based in Washington, DC as Regional Vice President, Real Estate Finance, Manulife Financial, responsible for origination, underwriting, loan structuring and commercial mortgage portfolio management in Virginia, Maryland, Delaware, West Virginia and the District of Columbia. Mr. Shaw has 20 years of real estate and finance industry experience primarily focused on debt, property and capital market transactions in both the United States and Canada. Prior to his return to Manulife in 2001, Mr. Shaw was Vice President, Corporate Finance at Deloitte & Touche LLP and was responsible for real estate advisory services to over 30 clients in four countries. Mr. Shaw has previous investment banking experience specializing in real estate at CIBC World Markets and additional real estate and cross- border merger and acquisition experience through consulting engagements at TD Securities, Ontario Power Generation, and Bentall Kennedy. Mr. Shaw holds the Chartered Financial Analyst and the Chartered Realty Investor designations, a Masters of Science in Real Estate from Johns Hopkins University, a Masters in Business Administration (Finance) from the University of Windsor, and an Honours Bachelor of Arts (Urban Development) from the University of Western Ontario. Mr. Shaw is a Fellow of the Life Management Association and is licensed in Ontario as real estate sales and mortgage agent. Mr. Shaw teaches at the Rotman School of Business at the University of Toronto and the Urban Development Program at the University of Western Ontario. Mr. Shaw was adjunct professor at The Johns Hopkins University in Real Estate Finance and Investment, the Ted Rogers School of Management at Ryerson University in Toronto, and has lectured on real estate at Harvard University and for the Urban Land Institute. Currently, Mr. Shaw is Chairman of the Independent Review Committee of Edgepoint Wealth Management, a Canadian regulated investment management company. He is former Vice Chairman of the Education Committee of the Chartered Realty Investor Society. Mr. Shaw is a graduate of the Future Leaders Class of 2003 for the Mortgage Bankers Association of America and sat on their Portfolio Investor’s Committee. He is former Chairman of the Income Property Committee and a member of the Board of Governors of the Mortgage Bankers Association of Metropolitan Washington. Mr. Shaw participates as a committee member with local real estate associations in Canada and the United States and is Treasurer of the Greater Toronto National Association of Office and Industrial Properties (NAIOP), formerly chair of the Education Committee. Mr. Shaw has been an active volunteer with the Chartered Financial Analyst Institute since 1997. Mr. Shaw volunteers for Sleeping Children Around The World, a federally registered charity supplying necessities to third world children, where he acts as Portfolio Manager and is a member of the Real Estate Task Force of the Greater Toronto YMCA. He also oversees the annual distribution of the Shaw Family Scholarship for Real Estate Finance at Johns Hopkins University Carey Business School. Mr. Shaw was a member of the 2009 Canadian National Wildwater Kayak Team, coaches minor hockey and performed with the Toronto Ecumenical Choir for the Papal Mass in the Vatican, 2014. Mr. Shaw is married and has two children.

Tim Henry

Principal
Avison Young

Tim Henry is a Principal of Avison Young’s national Retail Advisory Services Group. Based out of Chicago, Tim assists Real Estate owners, Branded Manufacturers and retailers with site selection, dispositions, lease, and build-to-suit negotiation throughout the Midwest. His current client list includes Chase Bank, AT&T, The Fresh Market, Jos A. Bank, UPS Stores, USPS and Starbucks among others. In addition to representing national and regional retailers, Tim provides leasing and marketing expertise for developers and owners of shopping centers and office buildings. He has a significant record of achievement in providing comprehensive real estate and consulting services to users and owners of real estate. Henry also brings unique experience with Real Estate Technology, Consulting and eCommerce to Avison Young. An expert in Lease Administration, Integrated Workplace Management systems and the 3 leading eCommerce platforms, Henry assists many of his client’s navigate an “Omni Channel” approach to modern retailing. With a 25+ year career, Tim has held senior positions at a number of prominent real estate firms. He was most recently with Staubach Retail Services as Senior Vice President and Market Leader in Chicago. In this role, Henry served as exclusive Leasing Agent for such diverse assets as Streets of Woodfield and the Ford City Mall while working with many retailers and commercial owners. Credentials Tim is an Illinois licensed Real Estate Broker, a member of ICSC and ULI and a Commissioner of the City of Lake Forest Plan Commission. Henry holds a BA from Denison University, Granville, OH. with a double Major in History and Economics.

Ryan Simonetti

Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer
Convene

Ryan is the co-founder and CEO of Convene. Convene has set out to change the way the world works by partnering with the largest landlords in commercial real estate to design and service the next generation office building – one that feels more like a full-service, lifestyle hotel. Convene’s integrated “workplace-as-a-service” platform gives building tenants and enterprise clients access to a growing network of premium meeting and event spaces, private workspaces, hospitality services, and curated experiences, all connected by Convene’s technology platform. Convene was recently named the #11 Best Workplace in New York by Fortune Magazine, and #30 on LinkedIn's annual list of Top Startups in 2017. Ryan has been recognized for his transformative achievements on Real Estate Forum’s 50 Under 40 list, Inc. Magazine’s “30 Under 30,” a list of America’s Most Promising Young Entrepreneurs, was named “Top Entrepreneur” by Crain’s New York, and a finalist in Ernst & Young’s Entrepreneur of the Year® New York Awards.

Lisa Picard

President & CEO
EQ Office

Lisa Picard is President and Chief Executive Officer of Equity Office. In this role, Ms. Picard drives the strategic direction and investment execution for the company on a portfolio of diverse office assets within core urban markets. Ms. Picard has a passion for building a culture that uncovers relevant work place trends and market desires that drive office demand. Ms. Picard joined Equity Office in 2016 as its Chief Operating Officer responsible for advancing the Company's organizational vision, technology platform and investment strategies in transforming office investment assets into desired work environments that generate new value. In 2017 she became CEO. Prior to Equity Office, Ms. Picard worked for Skanska Commercial Development US where she served as Executive Vice President establishing the company's strategic development, investment and execution for the Pacific Northwest. She also founded Muse Development in Seattle, worked several years for Hines Interests, and managed several national accounts for pension fund investments in real estate. Ms. Picard received her Bachelor of Science degree in Urban Planning from Cal Poly and holds two master's degrees from Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). She lectures on topics at MIT and the University of Washington on design thinking, mindful leadership, real estate innovation and understanding risk in changing markets.

Marc Turner

Managing Director of Investment
Origin Investments

Marc is a senior commercial real estate investment professional with 23 years of experience in asset management, acquisition, disposition, underwriting and valuation, leasing, and due diligence. As Managing Director of Investment Management at Origin, Marc is responsible for overseeing the company’s real estate portfolio and executing Fund and property-level business plans.  Before Origin Investments, Marc served as Vice President of Asset Management at Lightstone, a New York investment firm with $2 billion of assets under management. Prior to Lightstone, he was involved in the HSBC Amanah Global Properties Income Fund ("GPIF"). As Head of Asset Management for the U.S. portfolio, he held responsibility for the investment performance of a 36- building national office, R&D, and an industrial portfolio containing 7 million square feet. Earlier in his career, Marc performed in various asset management and acquisition roles at Equity Office Properties Trust, previously the nation's largest publicly traded office building owner and REIT. During his decade long tenure at Equity Office, Marc was involved in the underwriting and valuation analysis on corporate acquisitions with a total value in excess of $15 billion and conceived investment strategy for assets with an aggregate value over $2 billion.  He holds a Bachelor of Science in Business from the Kelley School of Business at Indiana University. Marc lives with his wife and two daughters in a north suburb of Chicago. He is a avid Cubs fan who also enjoys travel and history.

R. David Trumpy

Senior Managing Director
GlenStar

Dave, a 30-year industry veteran, oversees suburban Chicago leasing for GlenStar Properties, including Continental Towers, President’s Plaza, 2400 Cabot Drive and Bannockburn Lakes.

Scott Glassberg

VP
Angelo Gordon

Scott Glassberg is a Vice President in the real estate group of Angelo, Gordon & Co., a leading alternative investment money management firm with $28 billion of capital under management. Scott joined the firm in 2012 and is responsible for acquisitions, asset management and disposition of the firm’s assets in the Midwest region. Prior to joining Angelo Gordon, Scott worked for PricewaterhouseCoopers where he worked on real estate valuation, acquisition underwriting and securitization due diligence. Scott is on the Generation Harvest board for City Harvest. He received his B.S. in Corporate Finance & Accounting and M.S. in Accounting from Bentley University.

David Schreiber

Managing Director, Acquisitions
LaSalle Investment Management

David is a Managing Director in LaSalle’s U.S. Acquisitions Group. In this role, he leads office and retail acquisitions for the firm with a primary geographic focus on the Atlanta, Boston, Chicago, Denver, Minneapolis and Texas markets and has completed over $4 billion in transactions across a variety of markets, property types and risk profiles. David leads all phases of the deal origination process, including sourcing, market research, underwriting, structuring, negotiation, due diligence and closing. David joined LaSalle in 2004 and his experience includes direct property acquisitions, development and forward commitments, as well as arranging joint ventures, recapitalizations, entity-level purchases, loan assumptions and other heavily structured transactions. David holds an MBA from the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University and a BA from Colgate University. He is active in numerous industry organizations including Urban Land Institute, International Council of Shopping Centers and NAIOP Commercial Real Estate Development Association.

Ronnie Gul

Mesa West Capital
Principal

Ronnie Gul is a Principal and co-head of west coast originations at Mesa West Capital.  Ronnie has structured and closed over $4 billion in transactions on over 10 million square feet of commercial real estate properties.  Ronnie’s real estate experience also includes the acquisition, management and renovation of a private multifamily portfolio in Los Angeles.  Ronnie received a B.A. in Economics with honors from UCLA and an MBA from UCLA Anderson Graduate School of Management.

Bob Chodos

Vice Chairman
Newmark Knight Frank

Bob Chodos joined Newmark Knight Frank in January of 2016 as a vice chairman at the firm’s Chicago office, bringing to his position more than 35 years of real estate brokerage and advisory experience, with over 17.5 million square feet in completed assignments valued at more than $8.1 billion. Mr. Chodos is a recognized leader in Chicago’s real estate, business and civic communities. His primary focus is delivering workplace performance-driven real estate business solutions that increase employee performance and thus, enterprise profits. Having spent 15 years of his career with The John Buck Company, one of Chicago’s premier “core asset” high-rise office developers, he provides his clients with a unique understanding of the ground-up development process that ensures his clients maximize negotiating leverage while minimizing the risks inherent in real estate projects. Prior to joining NKF, Mr. Chodos was principal for 11 years at Colliers International, where he was the chairman of its Occupier Advisors Practice Group. Mr. Chodos applies a tenacious and analytically focused negotiation style to every project and has a proven reputation for delivering the most aggressive, tenant focused outcomes for his clients. Industry sectors he focuses on include Law, Financial Services, Communications, Food and Beverage to mention a few. Some of his more notable clients include: PARTIAL CLIENT LIST:  Dorsey & Whitney, LLP  Aon Corporation  Jenner & Block LLP  Kirkland & Ellis LLP  McDermott Will & Emery LLP  McGuireWoods LLP  Nuveen Investments Inc.  Hillshire Brands (Tysons Foods)  Schiff Hardin LLP  U.S. Cellular Corporation  Greenberg Traurig LLP ACHIEVEMENTS AND AFFILIATIONS:  Downtown Office Transaction of the Year NAIOP - 2005  Innovative Deal of the Year, Greater Chicago Food Depository - 2013 Chicago Tenant Rep Broker of the Year, Greater Chicago Food Depository 1991 and 1997; nine-time nominee  Board member of: o Junior Achievement of Chicago, o Chicago Central Area Committee and o The American Red Cross of Greater Chicago  Major awards include: o The 2016 Legacy Award from Junior Achievement o The 2018 Heritage Award from the American Red Cross o The 2006 Westbury Award from the American Red Cross Mr. Chodos earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in political science from the University of Vermont in 1978.

Adam Hurley

Head of Real Estate & Hotel Segments
Zurich North America

Adam Hurley is head of the Real Estate customer industry segment for Zurich North America. He is responsible for setting the strategy and direction for all products and services Zurich provides to real estate customers in the United States. He first joined Zurich in 2012 as Risk Engineering Manager in its Chicago office for The Zurich Services Corporation, where he led a team of 17 remote risk engineers in the Midwest Region. In this role, he achieved significant business growth for the Risk Engineering department in the region. Prior to joining Zurich, Hurley managed risk engineering services for mid-market customers at another large commercial insurance company. Before working in insurance, he applied his engineering skills in the manufacturing industry designing tools and improving manufacturing processes, and at an oilfield services company providing logistical support. Educational background Hurley holds a Bachelor of Science degree in mechanical engineering from Michigan Technological University and a Master of Business Administration in finance from the Kellstadt Graduate School of Business at DePaul University.

Scott Phillips

Senior Director, Global Workplace Solutions
Salesforce

Scott Phillips is Senior Director, Global Workplace Solutions on Salesforce's Real Estate and Workplace Services team. Phillips is responsible for guiding global workplace strategy and change enablement aligning to the company's approach to the future of work for over 75,000 employees. Prior to Salesforce, he spent over eight years as Director of Corporate Real Estate for McDonald's Corporation where he was responsible for an office portfolio of over 2M square feet and successfully led their Global Headquarters relocation project in 2018. He has nearly 30 years of Corporate Real Estate experience with workplace strategy, transactions, project and facilities management. Phillips graduated with his Bachelor of Science in Architecture from the University of Illinois Champaign-Urbana and lives in the Greater Chicago Area.

Richard Blum

Managing Principal
White Oak Realty Partners

Richard is currently the Managing Principal for White Oak Realty Partners and oversees all of the firm's activities with a focus on acquisition, financing, operations and disposition activities. Prior to forming White Oak Realty Partners in 2009, Richard was Executive Vice President, CFO & Principal at Fifield Companies managing all transaction and property level operations in the acquisition, disposition, and financing process including responsibility for all offices, parking, retail and residential properties. After initially joining Fifield in 1994 for the acquisition, financing and repositioning of the Civic Opera Building in Chicago, Richard rejoined Fifield as a principal in 1996 where he spent 14 years placing over $4 billion in debt and equity for all of the firm's projects including the USG Headquarters Building, Dulles View office campus in Northern Virginia, the Quaker Oats Company Headquarters Building, the Windy Point office complex, the Zurich American Insurance Headquarters, the 550 West Washington Building, all residential projects and numerous land acquisitions. Prior to Fifield, Richard was a mortgage banker at Mesirow Financial, a leading Chicago financial services firm, where he specialized in real estate finance and acquisitions of several bank REO and RTC owned office properties. Prior to Mesirow Richard was with Banbury Development/BASSAC Financial where he was responsible for the firm's development financing and placement of third party equity and debt for several local and national based real estate owners. Richard received his real estate education at the University of Wisconsin-Madison and an MBA in Real Estate Finance at DePaul University in Chicago.

Courtney Valenti

Head of Real Estate
Dyson

Amit Parekh

CEO
Next Gravity Inc