The Advisory Board of the Chen Institute includes distinguished senior leaders from across the real estate and financial services sectors. Representing a broad spectrum of expertise—including investment, development, finance and capital markets, technology, and policy—Board members provide strategic counsel and market insights that advance the Institute’s mission. Representing the United States and Canada, Europe, Latin America, Asia Pacific, and South Asia, Board members help strengthen the Institute’s global connectivity with practitioners and decision-makers. Their guidance informs academic programs and supports innovation in both curricular and co-curricular initiatives, reinforcing the Institute’s role as a nexus of thought leadership.
Board Co-Chairs
Annemarie DiCola*
Chief Executive Officer
Trepp
Sam Chandan PhDG
Founding Director
NYU Stern Chen Institute
Board Members
Gunnar Branson‡G
Chief Executive Officer
AFIRE (Association of Foreign Investors in Real Estate)
Keith Breslauer*G
Chief Executive Officer
Patron Capital Partners
Elliott Bross*G
Principal
INBR
Gwen Hatten Butler
Independent Director
Goldman Sachs Real Estate Income Trust, Goldman Sachs Real Estate Finance Trust, and
Mutual of America Financial Group
Charles Chen*
Chairman
Eyon Holding Group
Christina Chiu†*
President
Empire State Realty Trust
Gidi Cohen
Founder and Chief Executive Officer
CGI+ Real Estate Investments
William Ferguson
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
Ferguson Partners
Robert E. Hart
Founder, Chief Executive Officer, and President
TruAmerica
Matt Henry
Chief Executive Officer
Chatham Financial
Steven Kassin*
Founder and Managing Director
Infinity Real Estate
John Lippman†*
Head of Real Estate Capital Markets
Barings
Lesley Lisser*
Senior Director for Multifamily Asset Management
Empire State Realty Trust
Steven Maksin*
Founder and Chief Executive Officer
Moonbeam Capital
Rob Naso*
Managing Partner and
Head of Asset Management
BGO
Deborah Markus-Quinsee*
Co-Founder
Columbus Advisors
Dino PaparelliG
Chairman of Global Real Estate
Deutsche Bank
Ashish Parikh*
Senior Advisor
Hersha Hotels and Resorts
Dana Roffman*
Board of Directors
Cohen & Steers Income Opportunities REIT, Savills, and Covercy
Mitchell E. Rudin
Chairman (Retired)
Savills
Franck Ruimy*
Founder and Chief Executive Officer
Dunmor and
Silver Creek Development
Yesenia (Yessi) Scheker Izquierdo
Managing Partner and
New York Market Leader
KPMG
Steven Schwartz*
Executive Vice President
Real Estate Credit
RXR
Christopher Shehadeh*
Managing Director
Tishman Speyer
Emeritus Board Members
Jerry Cohen*
Senior Advisor
Tishman Speyer
Philip L. Milstein*
Principal
Ogden Cap Properties
Brian Ward
Chief Executive Officer
Windward Partners
* Alumni
† Co-Chair, Stern Real Estate Alumni Council
‡ Industry Association Representative
G Global Council