The Future of Healthcare Facilities

Alicia Wilson is the vice president for economic development at the Johns Hopkins University and Johns Hopkins Health System. She leads a core team driving Johns Hopkins’ strategy and initiatives as an anchor institution in and around Baltimore, and elevating and expanding the institutions commitment to the city through investments in economic and neighborhood development, health care, and education. Prior to joining Hopkins, she served as the senior vice president of impact investments and senior legal counsel for the Port Covington Development Team, where she was instrumental in securing a $660 million TIF for the $5.5 billion redevelopment. Wilson also held a partnership position at the law firm of Gordon Feinblatt for eight years. Wilson actively works with charitable organizations and was recently elected chair of the CollegeBound Foundation and, as such, is the first African American and youngest board chair in the 30-year history of the organization. She holds an undergraduate degree in political science from the University of Maryland Baltimore County, and a juris doctor from the University of Maryland Francis Key Carey School of Law.

I have over 15 years of experience in the healthcare MEP industry and have been involved in all aspects of the project from planning and feasibility through project management and construction administration. My specialty is providing and managing top quality engineering consulting services to major healthcare facilities on the east coast. I have led numerous critical healthcare projects including complex infrastructure upgrades. My expertise in healthcare design includes, but is not limited to, ambulatory care and surgical facilities, diagnostic imaging, critical care centers, cancer centers, children’s hospital, nursing homes, research laboratories, clean room pharmacies, dental schools and behavioral health centers.

With over 16 years in the Real Estate business, Matt is well versed on structuring and implementing a variety of deals ranging from 1,200-square-foot medical office spaces up to 1.1 million-square-foot Fortune 100 industrial deals. Prior to Bremner, Matt worked for Duke Realty in their Indianapolis, IN, Washington, DC and most recently their Philadelphia, PA office serving as Vice President of Leasing and Development where he helped grow and develop Duke Realty’s six million-square-foot Pennsylvania portfolio. Matt has been active in the Real Estate industry participating in the NAIOP National Developing Leaders forum, NOVA Next Real Estate council at Villanova and was nominated to the Lehigh Valley Business Journal’s 2017 “40 under 40.”

Ben is a managing director in the Philadelphia office of JLL Capital Markets, Americas and a member of JLL’s national healthcare practice. He joined JLL as part of the HFF acquisition and specializes on the sale of and equity placement for medical office buildings, physician and hospital monetization, re-capitalizations and joint venture equity. Ben has advised on medical office and healthcare transactions of more than $1.7 billion. His clients include core funds, public and private REITs, pension fund advisors, developers, family offices, healthcare systems, fund managers and private equity firms.