Private Capital Strategies Symposium

Daniel M. Cashdan III works in capital raising and advisory at Hodes Weill & Associates across real estate, infrastructure, and other real assets.

Prior to joining the firm, Mr. Cashdan held junior roles at Greystar China in asset management, Silverstein Properties in development, and Crow Holdings Capital in acquisitions. Mr. Cashdan began his career as a Research Intern at the Urban Land Institute’s Greenprint Center for Building Performance in Washington, D.C.

Mr. Cashdan received a Bachelor of Science in Business and Finance and a Minor in Politics from New York University, Shanghai. Mr. Cashdan serves on the Alumni Leadership Council of New York University, Stern School of Business, Chao-Hon Chen Institute for Global Real Estate Finance. He is a member of Urban Land Institute’s New York City Infrastructure Product Council.

Dr. Sam Chandan is the Founding Director of the Chen Institute for Global Real Estate at the NYU Stern School of Business, where he leads the Institute’s industry and policy engagement activities, research initiatives, and MBA and undergraduate real estate programs, ranked #2 and #3 respectively among business schools by US  News and World Report. The Chen Institute was established in September 2022 and is supported by the largest-ever gift for an Institute or Center at Stern. In addition to the NYU Center for Real Estate Finance, it houses the school’s centers and initiatives in climate change, public health, and the built environment; innovation and property technology; real estate data science and artificial intelligence; and, cities and real estate in emerging economies.

Prior to joining the faculty of Stern’s Finance Department in January 2022, Dr. Chandan was the Silverstein Chair and academic dean of the Schack Institute of Real Estate at the NYU School of Professional Studies, one of the world’s largest centers of real estate continuing education. He is also founder and non-executive chairman of Chandan Economics, an economic advisory and data science firm serving the institutional real estate industry; independent advisor to TruAmerica, one of the nation’s leading multifamily developers, owners, and operators with over $16.0 billion in assets under management; and, contributor to Forbes.

A Knowledge Partner at the World Economic Forum and a Fellow of the Royal Society of Medicine, Royal Society for Public Health (FRSPH), Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (FRICS), and Real Estate Research Institute (RERI), Dr. Chandan’s multifaceted research interests address real estate capital markets, housing finance and affordability, innovation in financial technology and its application to real estate, urban epidemiology, and the preparedness of global cities and other systemically important urban areas in managing and mitigating novel public health threats.
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Dr. Chandan’s commentary on commercial and residential real estate markets and the broader economy has been featured regularly in national and global press, including the Wall Street Journal, the Financial Times, CNBC, and Bloomberg. Among his recent publications, he was the lead investigator for Regulatory Design and Real Outcomes, a study on the regulation of commercial real estate lending commissioned by the Commercial Real Estate Finance Council (CREFC). He holds an honorary appointment as the Economist Laureate of the Real Estate Lenders Association and has served on the real estate advisory council of the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta. 

While serving as dean of the Schack Institute, Dr. Chandan secured the largest gift commitment in the program’s 54-year history to support the creation of a new center in Shanghai, founded the NYU SPS CREFC Center for Real Estate Finance in collaboration with the Commercial Real Estate Finance Council, and created Schack’s flagship Hirsh Fellows Master of Science in Real Estate program. In 2017, he founded the National Symposium of Women in Real Estate (WIRE), which has since grown into one of the industry’s largest annual mentorship forums connecting senior executives and early-career women in real estate.

Dr. Chandan received his PhD in Applied Economics from the Wharton School and was a Doctoral Scholar in the Economics Department at Princeton University. He served previously on the faculties of the Wharton School and the Economics Department at Dartmouth College. In addition to his doctorate, he holds a post-doctoral degree in epidemiology from Yale University and graduate degrees in economics and engineering from Penn. He received his undergraduate degree in economics, finance, and public policy from the Wharton School. 

He has held editorial board appointments with the Yale Journal of Health Policy, Law, and Ethics, published by Yale Law School; Real Estate Finance, published by Wolters Kluwer; Commercial Real Estate Finance World, published by CREFC; and, Summit Journal, published by the Association of Foreign Investors in Real Estate (AFIRE). A recipient of the Council of Urban Real Estate’s Presidential Service Award, he currently serves as a chair of the International Well Building Institute’s Health Equity Advisory Board and on the advisory board of the Urban Land Institute’s New York Council.

Prior to founding Chandan Economics, Dr. Chandan was Global Chief Economist and Executive Vice President at Real Capital Analytics (RCA). During his tenure as Chief Economist and Senior Vice President at Reis, now Moody’s Analytics CRE, he was part of the executive team that took the company public.​​

Robert Engle was awarded the 2003 Nobel Prize in Economics for his research on autoregressive conditional heteroskedasticity (ARCH). He developed this method for statistical modeling of time-varying volatility and demonstrated that these techniques accurately capture the properties of many time series. Professor Engle shared the prize with Clive W. J. Granger of the University of California at San Diego.

Professor Engle is an expert in time series analysis with a long-standing interest in the analysis of financial markets. His ARCH model and its generalizations have become indispensable tools not only for researchers, but also for analysts of financial markets, who use them in asset pricing and in evaluating portfolio risk. His research has also produced such innovative statistical methods as cointegration, common features, autoregressive conditional duration (ACD), CAViaR and now dynamic conditional correlation (DCC) models.

He is currently the Co-Director of the NYU Stern Volatility and Risk Institute and is the Co-Founding President of the Society for Financial Econometrics (SoFiE), a global non-profit organization housed at NYU. Before joining NYU Stern in 2000, Professor Engle was Chancellor's Associates Professor and Economics Department Chair at the University of California, San Diego, and Associate Professor of Economics at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

He received his bachelor of science in physics from Williams College and his master of science in physics and doctor of philosophy in economics from Cornell University. Born in Syracuse, NY, he grew up in Media, Pennsylvania, spent 25 years in San Diego, and now lives in New York.

Melvin Hibberd is the Chief Investment Officer at Hunter Point Capital LP (HPC).

Prior to joining HPC, Mr. Hibberd served as a Managing Director and Member of the Investment Committee within The Blackstone Group’s General Partner stakes business, Strategic Capital Holdings. During his tenure at Blackstone, Mr. Hibberd facilitated key transactions and was responsible for deal team coordination, due diligence, term negotiation, and execution. He also supported Blackstone's origination effort, helping to source proprietary investment opportunities for the firm. Prior to Blackstone, Mr. Hibberd was an Associate in KKR & Company’s North American Private Equity Group and an Associate in Goldman Sachs’ Global Natural Resources Group.

Mr. Hibberd received a Master of Business Administration from Harvard Business School and a Bachelor of Science in Engineering from Cambridge University.

David R. Hodes is a Founder and Co-Managing Partner of Hodes Weill & Associates, a global real estate advisory firm focused on the private equity real estate fund management industry.

Prior to Hodes Weill, Mr. Hodes co-headed the Real Estate Investments Group at Credit Suisse, where he and his co-founder, Doug Weill, managed a global platform with over $40 billion in assets under management. Earlier in his career, Mr. Hodes held senior roles at Donaldson, Lufkin, and Jenrette, Morgan Stanley, and the Yarmouth Group, with a focus on institutional real estate advisory and investment. Mr. Hodes has been an active contributor to the real estate industry through frequent speaking engagements and advisory roles.

Mr. Hodes received a Bachelors of Arts from Brandeis University, where he serves on the Board of Advisors at the Brandeis International Business School.

Jason Howard is the Founder and Managing Partner of New Catalyst Strategic Partners, where he leads all investment and management activities of the firm.

Prior to founding New Catalyst, Mr. Howard spent nearly 14 years at GCM Grosvenor, most recently as Managing Director and Co-Head of its Diverse Manager Private Equity platform. He was an early investor in numerous successful next-generation funds, providing strategic support to emerging and diverse managers. Earlier in his career, Mr. Howard worked at Goldman Sachs in the Mergers and Acquisitions and Technology, Media, and Telecom groups, and in Deal Analysis at Walt Disney Studios.

Mr. Howard received a Bachelor of Business Administration from the Goizueta Business School at Emory University. He is an alumnus of the Sponsors for Educational Opportunity Career Program.

David Robertson is the Chief Executive Officer, Founder, and Chief Investment Officer of FrontRange Capital Partners. Mr. Robertson has over 20 years of real estate experience and has completed more than $15 billion of acquisitions, dispositions, redevelopments, joint ventures, and debt financings during his career.

Prior to FrontRange, he was Co-President, Chief Investment Officer, and Chief Financial Officer of Apartment Investment and Management Company, a publicly traded multifamily real estate investment trust with more than $10 billion of assets.

Mr. Robertson received a Master of Business Administration from Harvard Business School and a Bachelor of Arts in Economics from the University of California, San Diego.

Andrew Rynsky is an Investment Vice President at Prudential Financial, specifically covering Real Assets Investments, which include real estate, agriculture, and low-income house tax credit.

Mr. Rynsky is responsible for identifying and leading the diligence of fund investments across core, core plus, value add, and opportunistic real estate, in the United States, Europe, and Asia. Prior to joining Prudential, Mr. Rynsky was an Associate at Prudential Global Investment Management Real Estate.

Mr. Rynsky received a Bachelor of Science from Pennsylvania State University and a Master of Business Administration in Real Estate and Finance from New York University, Stern School of Business.

Michael Shedosky is Managing Director and Co-Chief Investment Officer at Azimut Alternative Capital Partners (AACP).

Prior to AACP, Mr. Shedosky was Managing Director and Head of General Partner (GP) Capital Solutions at Morgan Stanley Investment Management, where he led GP stake investments in private markets firms. Previously, he spent 15 years at Wafra Inc., where he co-founded the firm’s GP Stakes platform, executed numerous transactions, and served on the investment committee approving over $3.5 billion in capital. He also played a key role in launching Dyal Capital Partners, including its initial seed investment and early deals. Earlier roles include positions at Pergament Advisors, Merrill Lynch, and Channel Capital Group.

Mr. Shedosky received a Bachelor of Arts in Economics from Hamilton College and holds the Chartered Alternative Investment Analyst (CAIA) designation.

Ira Shaw is a Partner at Arctos Partners, where he leads investment strategy, sourcing, execution, and management for Keystone Real Assets in addition to his broader investment responsibilities.

Prior to joining Arctos, Mr. Shaw launched and co-led the Partner Solutions program at Crow Holdings, where he designed and executed a strategy focused on customized liquidity solutions for real estate operators, developers, and fund sponsors. Before Crow Holdings, he was a Partner at Landmark Partners and a member of the real estate investment committee, helping to expand the firm’s real estate secondaries platform and overseeing transactions totaling more than $5 billion in value. He began his career in real estate at AEW Capital Management and earlier held a Director role in Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce’s Asset Securitization Group.

Mr. Shaw received a Master of Business Administration from the Yale School of Management and a Bachelor of Arts in Philosophy from Haverford College.

Andrew Silberstein is a Partner, Managing Director, and member of Almanac Realty Investors’ investment committee. Mr. Silberstein is responsible for the origination, structuring, and management of the investments of Almanac’s funds and currently serves on the boards of CIP Real Estate, L3 Capital, PREP Property Group, Claros Mortgage Trust, and Davlyn Investments.

Prior to joining Almanac in 2009, Mr. Silberstein served as the Chief Investment Officer and Chief Operating Officer for Stoltz Real Estate and during the same period established AMS Real Estate Partners. Prior to that, Mr. Silberstein worked in real estate investment banking and private equity, first at Bear Stearns and then Morgan Stanley. He has been a member of National Association of Real Estate Investment Trusts, the Urban Land Institute, and the International Council of Shopping Centers.

Mr. Silberstein graduated from Yale University and received a Master of Business Administration from New York University, Stern School of Business where he was a Glucksman Fellow.

Dev Subhash is a Partner at StepStone Group where he leads real estate research and fund investment activities.

Prior to joining StepStone in 2014, Mr. Subhash was regional portfolio manager for Cohen & Steers Global Realty Partners, a real estate investment manager that focused on private real estate funds and co-investments. Before that he was co-portfolio manager for Citi Real Estate Partners, where he sourced, underwrote, and managed investments in private real estate funds. He has also served as a vice president for global product development at Citi Alternative Investments and worked in corporate strategy roles for Citigroup.

Mr. Subhash received a Bachelor of Arts from Johns Hopkins University.
 

Tina Suo is Head of Alternative Credit, New York City Office of the Comptroller, where she oversees the alternative credit portfolio for the five New York City Retirement Systems.

Ms. Suo is responsible for portfolio construction, manager selection, and portfolio management of the $13 billion and growing alternative credit allocation for the pension funds. Ms. Suo has 19 years of investment experience in rates and credit through both direct and external management. Before joining the New York City pension funds, Ms. Suo served as Senior Director of Fixed Income Investments at New York Life Investment Management. Previously, Ms. Suo also held roles in trading, portfolio management, and risk management at sell-side and buy-side firms.

Ms. Suo received a Master of Business Administration from London Business School and Bachelor of Science in Information and Decision Sciences from University of Science and Technology of China.