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Industry Executives Michael Alter President, Alter As President, Michael Alter is responsible for all planning and operations of The Alter Group, named NAIOP’s 2010 Developer of the Year. Michael has a Bachelor of Arts degree in Government from Harvard University and a Doctor of Jurisprudence degree from the University of Chicago. He is also the Owner of the Chicago Sky, the WNBA franchise in Chicago and a co-owner of The New Republic, one of the nation’s oldest political and cultural magazines. The Alter Group is a group of five vertically integrated companies including Entrust Realty Advisors, which creates real time custom solutions to facilitate the disposition of national portfolio properties to third-party private and institutional investors; Alter+Care, a healthcare real estate development firm; Alter Construction Management, which provides construction-management services; Alter Asset Management, a property-management firm; Alter Asset Recovery, which provides expedited recovery solutions for distressed commercial real estate; and Alter 360, which provides turnkey brokerage services to entrepreneurial businesses and small property owners. LinkedIn Profile Kylie Andersen Senior Research Analyst, JLL Kylie Andersen is a Research Analyst at Jones Lang LaSalle. Prior to this, Kylie was with CBS Sports Corporation. Kylie earned a BA in Public Relations from Illinois State University. JLL is a leading professional services firm that specializes in real estate and investment management. Their vision is to reimagine the world of real estate, creating rewarding opportunities and amazing spaces where people can achieve their ambitions. In doing so, they will build a better tomorrow for their clients, their people and their communities. JLL is a Fortune 500 company with nearly 300 corporate offices, operations in over 80 countries and a global worKforce of 83,500 as of March 31, 2018. LinKedIn Profile Eric Augustyn Chief of Staff, Revantage Before his role at Revantage, Eric was the Global Head of Equities Trading Services at Goldman Sachs. Revantage Corporate Services, an affiliated company of Blackstone, provides a highly skilled employee base, best-in-class processes, and state-of-the-art technology to multiple real estate portfolio companies of Blackstone, including real estate organizations in the Hospitality, Industrial, Multi-family, Office, and Retail sectors. LinkedIn Profile Steve Baird CEO, Baird & Warner Stephen Baird is the President and CEO of Baird & Warner and serves as chairman of The Realty Alliance — a consortium of the nation’s top real estate firms — and has testified before the U.S. Congress on matters of vital interest to the real estate community. In addition, he has long worked for the preservation of open space as past- president of CorLands, The Openlands Project and, currently, as a national board member of the Trust for Public Land. He holds memberships in the World Presidents Organization, the Chief Executives Organization and the Commercial Club of Chicago. He serves as a trustee of the Morton Arboretum and has recently been appointed to the boards of Children’s Memorial Hospital, Chicago Public Radio (WBEZ) and the local advisory board of US Bank. He also was selected by Fortune Small Business Magazine as a “Best Boss” for 2004. LinkedIn Profile Jennifer Banner CEO, Schaad Companies Jennifer currently serves as CEO of Schaad Companies, a 107-year old privately held real estate holding company with businesses in residential and commercial construction, development, brokerage, property management, leasing, and land investments. In addition, she serves as CEO and Manager of the Schaad Family Office. Jenny has over 30 years of professional, managerial, and board experience; including 22 years in public accounting, 11 years as a sitting CEO, concurrent with service over the past 15 years on public company boards. Jenny presently serves as lead director of BB&T and is a member of the executive and risk committees. She is also a director of Branch Banking and Trust Company. She is a director of Communications Sales & Leasing, Inc. and is chair of the audit committee. Jenny is a past director of The Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta (Nashville Branch), having served from 2010-2015, and is a past director of First Virginia Banks, Inc. and First Vantage Bank. LinkedIn Profile Michael Berman CEO, MB Capital Associates Michael Berman is the former executive vice-president and CFO at General Growth Partners. Mr. Berman joined GGP in 2011 as the Chief Financial Officer and Executive Vice President, where he oversaw the company’s capital markets, finance, accounting, tax and external communications functions. Prior to joining GGP, Mr. Berman served as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Equity LifeStyle Properties and has been an Associate Professor at the New York University Real Estate Institute. From 1989 through 2002, Mr. Berman was in the investment banking department at Merrill Lynch & Co. During his time there he participated in numerous capital market and advisory transactions including the initial public offerings of Equity Residential Properties, Vornado, Inc. and Equity Office Properties. Mr. Berman holds an MBA from Columbia University, a JD from Boston University School of Law and earned his bachelor's degree from Binghamton University in New York. LinkedIn Profile Razmig Boladian CEO, Rubicon Point Partners, LLC Before serving as the CEO of Rubicon Point Partners, Razmig held positions at Roland Berger Strategy Consultants and Booz Allen. Rubicon Point Partners is a real estate investment company that invests in unique buildings that offer creative spaces sought by companies at the forefront of innovation. They invest in opportunities that benefit from the growth of communities at the forefront of innovation. The potential of these properties are often misunderstood by the broader market thereby creating great return opportunities for both their tenants and their investors. Since inception, they have acquired 21 properties totaling $580 million in value with a diverse group of investors. They acquire irreplaceable assets in unparalleled locations and enhance value through hands-on asset management complemented by their creativity and out-of-box thinking. Their goal is to be a provider of choice for our investors, tenants, and colleagues, guided by our integrity, diligence, persistence, and innovation with a large dose of team spirit, all of which define the character of our firm. LinkedIn Profile Steve Boyack Senior Managing Director, Greystar Steve Boyack is a senior managing director of real estate for Greystar in the Midwest, with responsibility for overseeing real estate operations and leading the expansion of the company’s footprint in key Midwest markets, including Chicago and Minneapolis. Steve joined Greystar in 2017 from the Laramar Group, where, as chief operating officer, he was responsible for overseeing all facets of property operations for the company's 30,000-unit portfolio as well as participating in both the executive committee and investment committee. During his 15-year career at Laramar, Steve served in various capacities, including establishing and overseeing the asset management group, leading business development, and serving as regional manager for the Northern California office. Steve has been active in the multifamily industry since 1988; he left in 1993 to serve the US Peace Corps in Ghana and Medecins Sans Frontières in Afghanistan before returning to multifamily in 1998. LinkedIn Profile Scott Brandwein Executive Vice President, CBRE Scott Brandwein has been an Executive Vice President at CBRE since its merger with Insignia/ESG in July 2003. He is widely regarded as one oF Chicago’s most experienced and successFul commercial real estate brokers and consultants. Since beginning his real estate career in 1979, he has been personally involved in more than 2,000 projects that span the range oF commercial real estate, including oFFice and industrial tenant representation, land sales and assemblage, disposition oF surplus properties, and a variety oF agency, leasing and sale assignments He has participated in over 150 consulting engagements on behalF of users, developers, lenders, property owners, municipalities and economic development groups and has been a member oF project teams on a variety oF development projects, including business parks and speculative ofFice buildings and industrial and retail developments. Current responsibilities include CBRE Private Equity and LiFe Sciences Practice Groups in the Midwest Region and Focusing on tenant representation. LinkedIn ProFile Peter Braxton Director, ENVOI LLC Former U.S. Air Force Combat/Instructor Pilot, Private Banker (Credit Suisse) and Tech (Dynamic Pricing)Entrepreneur; Concentration and experience is as a Family Office Professional. Envoi is a Management owned Private Family Office headquartered in Minnetonka Minnesota. Founded in 2006, Envoi is the family office staff/employees for Ultra High Net Worth individuals and their families. Not an asset management firm, Envoi differentiates itself because it is completely de- conflicted; it serves and advocates on behalf of sophisticated families, delivering comprehensive wealth counsel for taxable investors with substantial net worth; representing families to brokerage firms, investment managers, trust companies and private banks. Peter leads the Chicago office, introducing families to bespoke and customized, holistic solutions and resources that augment