# Advisory Board

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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 PhD**G
Founding Director
NYU Stern Chen Institute

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**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

**Gabriele Cerrone\***G
Founder and Chairman
Trophaeum Asset Management

**Charles Chen\***G
Chairman
Eyon Holding Group

**Christina Chiu**\*†
President
Empire State Realty Trust

**Gidi Cohen**
Founder and Chief Executive Officer
CGI+ Real Estate Investments

**Sandhya Espitia**\*‡
Chief Operating Officer
REBNY (Real Estate Board of New York)

**William Ferguson**
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
Ferguson Partners

**Robert E. Hart**
Founder, Chief Executive Officer, and President
TruAmerica

**Matt Henry**G
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 Paparelli**G
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

**Robert C. Shmalo\***
Partner, Real Estate
Proskauer Rose LLP

**Steven Schwartz\***
Executive Vice President
Real Estate Credit
RXR

**Christopher Shehadeh\***
Managing Director
Tishman Speyer

**Matthew Van Buren**
President
CBRE (New York Tri-State)

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**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