Borrelli Institute Real Estate Advisory Board

The members of our advisory board play an important role in the development of our programs, and curricular and co-curricular activities within our Borrelli Institute for Real Estate Studies. Further, their financial commitment helps bolster research, student experiences, and expands learning opportunities.

There are two membership levels for real estate advisory board members, Executive Committee and Advisory Board.

• Executive Committee

• Advisory Board

There are benefits that our members can enjoy, such as networking with other professionals at twice-annual BIRES advisory board meetings; exclusive opportunities for engagement with the program and students; access to research and information related to the field of real estate; opportunity to support our real estate education and research at Smeal; inclusion on board exclusive emails regarding engagement events (ex: REIT Stock Pitch Competition).

If you are interested in learning more about our advisory board or would like to send us candidates for membership, please contact Sean Miller, Senior Director of Major Gifts, in the Office of Development and Alumni Relations at smm401@psu.edu. Please note that board membership is by invitation only.

Executive Committee 

Lawrence Colorito
Chair, Real Estate Advisory Board
Senior Managing Director
Valbridge Property Advisors | Virginia

Evan Cohen
Vice Chair, Real Estate Advisory Board
Partner
PwC

Joe Abraham
President
Pergola Property Management

Angelo Annese
Partner
Ernst & Young, LLP

Jeff Baltzer
Chief Development Officer
Magna Hospitality Group

Robert J. Banks
CEO
Seminole Financial Services, LLC

Carl Berquist
Former CFO & Executive Vice President
Marriott International, Inc

Jason A. Borrelli
Principal
EQT|Exeter

Tabitha Brittain
Vice President
Quadrangle Management Company

Jim Calder
Chief Financial Officer
Alpine X Inc.

Ronald Christy
Executive Director
AdamsBridge Global

Jordan S. Claffey
President & Founder
JSC Real Estate LLC

Peter J. Cocoziello
President & CEO
Advance Realty Investors

Charles Conwell
CEO
Novele

Michael Croce
President
Pat Croce & Company

Jeffrey R. Dunne
Vice Chairman
CBRE, Inc.

Robert Fenza
Retired CEO
Liberty Property Trust

Larry Goodfield, Jr.
Managing Director
J.P. Morgan

J. Andrew Hansz
Gould/Mayfield Professorship in Real Estate
University of Texas at Arlington

Kurt Heister
President
Foxtail Investments, LLC

Jeffery L. King*
General Partner
King's Grant Holdings, L.P.

Jonathan W. Knipe
Member
Cozen O'Connor

Ira M. Lubert
Chairman
Lubert-Adler Partners, L.P.

Brennan Marion
Managing Partner
Homsher Hill, LLC

Greg Maugeri
Project Executive
RXR

David Murphy
Vice Chairman
CBRE | Industrial & Logistics

Mark Pasierb
President
Kingbird Investment Management

Arthur P. Pasquarella
Principal and Vice Chair
Equus Capital Partners, LTD

Justin Pelsinger
Partner & COO
Charney Companies

Jeffrey Perrone*
Tax Partner, Real Estate Service
Deloitte Tax LLP

Robert E. Poole
President & CEO
S & A Homes, Inc.

Christopher Raimondi
Senior Vice President, Real Estate Finance
Monarch Alternative Capital LP

Walter C. Rakowich
Former CEO
ProLogis

Frank Recine
Principal
Accordia Real Estate
Redridge Construction

Stuart A. Rothstein
Partner & COO
Apollo Global Real Estate

Niraj Shah
Partner and Global Head of Credit
Harrison Street Asset Management

Stephen R. Smith
Retired CPA & Attorney
Stephen R. Smith, P.C.

Richard S. Sokolov
Vice Chairman
Simon Property Group

Claudia A. Steeb
Real Estate Advisory Board
Managing Director
JLL Capital Markets

Steve Stein
Principal, Investment & Leasing Manager
EQT|Exeter

Joe Stunja
Principal
Stunja & Company

Diane Wade
Head of Sustainability, Listed Securities
CBRE Investment Management

Matthew Wallace
Market Leader
Matthews Real Estate Investment Services

Elliott W. Weinstein
President and CEO
Weinstein Realty Consultants

David T. Welsh
Founder and Partner
GreenBarn Investment

Ben Willner
WRDC

Simon Ziff
President
The Ackman-Ziff Real Estate Group, LLC

*Deceased

Advisory Board 

Matthew Caruso
Co-Founder & Managing Partner
Calabrese Development Group, Inc.

Ryan Fix
Investments / Asset Management
Abod Capital Solutions

Samir Gandhi

Robert Hudert
Senior Associate
Closer Properties

Andrew Richie
Asset Manager
Kohlberg Kravis Roberts

Ashley Wilson
Co-Founder
Bar Down Investments, LLC & HouseItLook, LLC