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NYU Schack Institute of Real Estate

ADVISORY BOARD

The NYU Schack Institute of Real Estate owes its reputation to the quality and commitment of its industry support. Since 1967, the Institute’s prestigious advisory board has been guiding the Schack Institute in its activities. Members are prominent leaders of the real estate community from New York City and the national real estate arena. They serve on the board under the direction of a chairman and an executive committee.

Board members review curricula, suggest new programs, organize and participate in conferences, raise funds, and support the Institute’s other public purpose activities. A number of special advisory boards, councils, and committees support specialized segments of the Institute’s programs


NYU SCHACK INSTITUTE OF REAL ESTATE ADVISORY BOARD

* denotes Executive Committee Board Member

James D. Kuhn*, president, Newmark & Company Real Estate, Inc.; chairman, advisory board, NYU Schack Institute of Real Estate
Larry A. Silverstein*, president, Silverstein Properties, Inc.; chairman emeritus, Advisory Board, NYU Schack Institute of Real Estate

Robin Abrams, executive vice president, The Lansco Corporation
Joseph F.Azrack, chairman, Citigroup
Keith Barket, senior managing director, Angelo, Gordon & Co.
Robert  S. Blumenthal, managing director, Deutsche Bank Securities Corp.
Joseph  J. Bonner, managing director, Prudential Real Estate Investors
Leonard Boxer, senior partner , Stroock & Stroock & Lavan, LLP
Louis Brause,  chairman, Brause Realty, Inc.
Jeffrey  B. Citrin, managing principal, Square Mile Capital Management LLC
Richard B. Clark, president & chief executive officer, Brookfield Properties Corporation
Martin  Cohen, co-chairman and co-ceo, Cohen & Steers
Milton  Cooper, chairman & chief cxecutive cfficer,  Kimco Realty Corporation
Barbara  Corcoran, founder, Barbara Corcoran, Inc.
Joseph  A.  DeLuca*,  principal, MHD Capital Partners, LLC; president, Joseph A DeLuca, Inc.
Jonathan Dracos,  vice president , Investcorp International Inc.
Douglas  Durst, president, The Durst Organization, Inc.
David Edelstein, president , Sutton East and Rockford Properties
Thomas P. Falus, chief executive officer, Sienna Capital
Robert Feller, president, Capmark Finance Inc.
Lester Fisher, partner, Olnick-Fisher Development Associates
Kevin Fitzpatrick, president,  AIG Global Real Estate Investment Corp
Thomas  Flexner, vice chairman of the board, Bear, Stearns & Co., Inc.
Bruce D. Frank, partner, Ernst & Young LLP
Mary Ann Gilmartin, executive vice president, director commercial & residential development, Forest City Ratner Cos.
Patricia Goldstein, senior executive vice president & chief credit officer, Emigrant Bank
Jerome W. Gottesman*, chairman of the board, Edison Properties, LLC
Eugene M. Grant, president, Eugene M. Grant & Company LLC
David R. Greenbaum*, president, New York Office Division, Vornado Realty Trust
Francis  J. Greenberger, chief executive officer, Time Equities, Incs.
Veronica  W. Hackett*, managing partner, The Clarett Group
Abby  Hamlin, president, Hamlin Ventures, LLC
Deborah  Harmon, president & chief investment officer, JER Partners
Henry  W. Haunss, Jr., partner, Apollo Real Estate Advisors
David Henry, vice chariman, Kimco Realty Corporation
Dorothy  Herman, president & chief executive officer, Prudential Douglas Elliman
Mitchell E. Hersh, president & chief executive officer, Mack-Cali Realty Corporation
Michael  P. Higgins, managing director, CIBC World Markets
Marc Holliday, president, Green, S.L. Realty Corporation
Kenneth W. Hubbard, executive vice president, Hines
Robert  W.  Jones, president, Robert W. Jones & Associates, Inc.
Richard  Katzenstein, senior managing director, MMA Realty Capital, Inc
Richard  A. Kessler, chief operating officer, Benenson Capital Partners, LLC
George Klein, chairman, Park Tower Group
Caleb Koeppel, president & chief executive officer, KTR Newmark Real Estate Services, LLC
Michael Kornblum, president, Mi-Kor Realty Corp.
John J. Kriz, managing director, Moody's Investors Service
Benjamin V. Lambert, chairman, Eastdil Secured
Henry  A. Lambert, president, Reliance Development Company, Inc.
Richard S. LeFrak, president LeFrak Organization, Inc.
Jeffrey  Levine, president, Levine Builders
David  Lowenfeld, partner, The World Wide Group
Harry  Macklowe, president,  Macklowe Properties
Charlie  J. Maikish, executive vice president, JP Morgan Chase
Paul  Massey Jr., founding partner, Massey Khakal Realty Services
Elliot  S. Matz, executive vice president and chief operating officer, Brooklyn Navy Yard Development Corp
William  C. McCahill, Jr., partner, Apollo Real Estate Advisors, LP
Benjamin  M. McGrath*, executive vice president and chief financial officer, Edward, J. Minskoff Equities, Inc.
Jonathan  L.  Mechanic*, partner, Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson
Robert  R.  Merck, senior vice president, MetLife
Edward  J.  Minskoff, president, Minskoff, Edward J., Equities, Inc.
Joseph  Moinian, chief executive officer, The Moinian Group
Bruce  Mosler, president & ceo, Cushman & Wakefield, Inc.
Lee  Neibart, senior partner, Apollo Real Estate Advisors
Daniel  M.  Neidich, chairman and co-chief executive officer, Dune Capital Management, LP
Jeremiah  W.  O'Connor, Jr. chairman and chief executive, Officer The O'Connor Group
James  W.  O'Keefe, Jr., chief executive officer, UBS Realty Investors, LLC
Robin  Panovka,  Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz
Paul  E.  Pariser, co-chief executive officer, Taconic Investment Partners, LLC
Kenneth Patton*, divisional dean, clinical professor, and Silverstein Chair, NYU Schack Institute of Real Estate
Philip  Pilevsky, president, Philips International
Alan  J.  Pomerantz*, partner, Evercore Real Estate Partners LP
Bruce  C.  Ratner, president & chief executive officer, Forest City Ratner Companies
Scott  Rechler, president & ceo, Reckson Associates Realty Corp.
Scott  Resnick, executive managing director, Jack Resnick & Sons, Inc.
Peter  E. Ricker, president, MB Real Estate
Amy  Rose, managing director, Rose Associates, Inc.
Aby  Rosen, owner, AAA  RFR Realty LLC
Stephen M. Ross, president, The Related Companies, L.P.
Stuart  Rothenberg, co-chief operating officer, Goldman Sachs & Company
Richard  Ruben, president, Lawrence Ruben Company, Inc.
Mitchell  E. Rudin*, president, CB Richard Ellis, Inc.
William  Rudin, president, Rudin Management Company, Inc.
Glenn  J.  Rufrano, chief executive officer, New Plan Excel Realty Trust, Inc.
Mitchell Brent  Rutter, president, Essex Capital Partners
Richard  B. Saltzman, president, Colony Capital LLC
Scott Schaevitz, managing director, Lehman Brothers Inc.
Edward  Scheetz, partner, Northstar Capital Partners
Harvey  Schulweis, president, Schulweis Realty, Inc.
Eric  Schwartz, managing director, Deutsche Bank Securities Inc
Jay  Segal, shareholder, Greenberg Traurig, LLC
Paul  Selver, partner, Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel LLP
Stephen  B. Siegel, president, CB Richard Ellis, Inc.
Steven  Simkin, partner, Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison, LLP
Andrew  J. Singer, chairman & chief executive officer, The Singer & Bassuk Organization
Sheldon  H. Solow, president, Solow Building Co.
Richard  Speciale, managing principal, Aequitas
Steven  Spinola, president, The Real Estate Board of New York
Axel  Stawski, principal, Stawski Group
Emanuel  Stern, president and chief operating officer, Hartz Mountain Industries
Brian  J.  Strum, executive Vice president, Brian J Strum Associates, Inc
Julien  J.  Studley, president, Julien J. Studley, Inc.
Jay  Sugarman, chairman & chief executive officer, iStar Financial Inc.
Gregory  Sutherland, senior vice president, Mitsui Fudosan America, Inc.
John  A. Taylor, managing director, PaineWebber Commercial Real Estate Securities
Neil  Underberg, partner, Winston & Strawn LLP
Mark  A. Walsh, managing director, Lehman Brothers Inc.
Steven  R.  Wechsle, senior managing director, Tishman Speyer
Andrew  J.  Weiner, partner, Morrison & Foerster LLP
Marilyn  Weitzman, principal, The Weitzman Group, Inc.
Richard  A.  Wilpon, senior executive vice president, Sterling Equities, Inc.
Lary  S.  Wolf, partner, Roberts & Holland LLP
Simon  Ziff, president, Ackman Ziff Real Estate Group LLC
Steven  Zoukis, chairman, The Association of Foreign Investors in Real Estate (AFIRE)

CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT ADVISORY COMMITTEE

CHAIRMAN: Frank Sciame, chief executive officer, F.J. Sciame Construction Co., Inc.

Richard Anderson, president, New York Building Congress
Tricia Atallah, president, Vantage Point Strategy Group
Robert V. Benazzi, P.E., partner, Jaros Baum & Bolles
Robert Burkavage, project manager, F.J. Sciame Construction Co., Inc.
John Eschemuller, P.E., clinical professor, NYU Schack Institute of Real Estate
Tom Geurts, director of academic affairs, NYU Schack Institute of Real Estate
Constantine Kontokosta, P.E., clinical professor, NYU Schack Institute of Real Estate
Richard Lambeck, P.E., clinical professor, NYU Schack Institute of Real Estate
Patricia Lancaster, FAIA, president, The Lancaster Group of New York City
Mary McDonald, president, BBBBBB General Contractors
Joseph Mizzi, president, F.J. Sciame Construction Co., Inc.
Robert Morgenstern, academic director, NYU Schack Institute of Real Estate
D. Kenneth Patton, divisional dean, NYU Schack Institute of Real Estate
Richard Tomasetti, chairman, Thornton Tomasetti