Real Estate Alumni Group (REAG)

The University of Chicago Booth School of Business

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The mission of the Chicago Booth Real Estate Alumni Group is to raise and sustain the profile of real estate at the University of Chicago Booth School of Business as well as enhance the school's high quality brand by providing real estate industry expertise, shared knowledge and leadership.  The high impact group will recognize and leverage the extensive network of Chicago Booth real estate alumni, as well as foster value-added and life-long relationships for on-going learning and professional growth. 

Chicago Booth Real Estate Alumni Group was formed in September 2006. We have initially organized the group domestically with long term expansion plans for Asia and Europe.

ADVISORY BOARD MEMBERS

NORTH AMERICA

JOHN ROBERTS, JR. ‘93
President, AMB Capital Partners, LLC

FRED LIEBLICH ‘90
Managing Director (Head of Real Estate Investments), BlackRock

WILLIAM STEIN ‘94
Senior Managing Director, Blackstone Real Estate Advisors

KIERAN QUINN ‘73
Chairman & CEO, Column Financial and Managing Director, Credit Suisse, LLC

LARRY WOLFE ‘87
Senior Managing Director, Eastdil Secured

DALE ANNE REISS ‘70
Global & Americas Director, Real Estate, Ernst & Young

CHRISTOPHER HASHIOKA ‘72
CEO, Fairfield Residential, LLC

ROBERT LEVIN ‘79
EVP & Chief Business Officer, Fannie Mae

STEVEN FIFIELD ‘72
Chairman & CEO, Fifield Realty Corp

JOHN NIKOLICH ‘92
Managing Director & Founder, Flint Creek Partners, LLC

MICHAEL HERZBERG ‘80
Co-Chairman & Co-CEO, FPL Advisory Group

DAVID HELFAND ‘90
Founder, Helix Funds

JOHN BURLINGAME ‘82
EVP, Hyatt Vacation Ownership, Inc.

DOUGLAS NEFF ‘73
President/Partner, IHP Capital Partners

NATHANIEL M. MARRS '04
Partner, Kirkland & Ellis LLP

C. ALLAN SWARINGEN ‘98
Managing Director, LaSalle Investment Management

RODOLPHO AMBOSS ‘97
Managing Director & CFO of Real Estate Private Equity Group, Lehman Brothers

BRETT BOSSUNG ‘90
Managing Director & Co-Head of Real Estate Private Equity Group, Lehman Brothers

MARSHALL BENNETT
President, Marshall Bennett Enterprises

JOHN KESSLER ‘90
Managing Director & Global COO, Morgan Stanley Real Estate Investing

JACK BERQUIST ‘79
Managing Director & Co-Founder, Presidio Partners

DAVE TWARDOCK ‘82
President, Prudential Mortgage Capital Company

HOWARD HEITNER ‘82
COO & EVP, SunAmerica Affordable Housing Partners, Inc. and Senior Managing Director, AIG Retirement Services, Inc.

JOSEPH L. PAGLIARI, JR., PhD, CFA, CPA
Clinical Professor of Real Estate, The University of Chicago, Graduate School of Business

EDWARD RYDER ‘92
Managing Director, Transwestern Investment Company

BRUCE COHEN ‘89
CEO, Wrightwood Capital

ASIA

KINGSON SIAN ‘88
President, Alliance Global Group, Inc. (Megaworld Corp.)

VINCENT TAN ‘73
EVP, Planning Group Head, Ayala Land, Inc.

JOSEPHINE YAP ‘77
President, Filinvest Development Corp.

KENNETH YANG ‘90
President & CEO, Golden Arches Development Corporation

ANTONIO HENSON ‘66
President, Highlands Prime, Inc. (SM)

Last Updated 5/14/09