Our Team

  • Daniel Alger

    Managing Director
    Goldman Sachs

  • William E. Banfield JD ‘77

    Partner
    Podell, Schwartz, Schechter & Banfield, LLP

  • Juan Barahona

    Principal
    SMJ Development LLC

  • Zachary Bernstein

    Partner, Real Estate
    Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson LLP

  • Jeffrey I. Brodsky MBA ‘82

    Vice Chairman
    Related Companies

  • Jim Buckley

    Executive Director
    University Neighborhood Housing Program

  • Louise Carroll

    Partner
    Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP

  • Rafael Cestero

    President and Chief Executive Officer
    The Community Preservation Corporation

  • Annemarie DiCola JD ‘83

    Chief Executive Officer
    Trepp LLC

  • Jake Elghanayan JD ‘12

    Principal and Senior Vice President
    TF Cornerstone

  • Zoe Elghanayan

    Principal and Vice President
    TF Cornerstone

  • Eric Enderlin (ex officio)

    President
    New York City Housing Development Corporation

  • Robert Ezrapour

    Vice President
    Artimus

  • Carolee Fink

    Principal
    MSquared

  • Mark Ginsberg

    Partner
    Curtis + Ginsberg Architects LLP

  • John P. Gleber

    Managing Director
    Mizuho Securities

  • Colvin Grannum

    President and Chief Executive Officer
    Bedford Stuyvesant Restoration Corporation

  • Bernell Grier

    Executive Director
    IMPACCT Brooklyn

  • Fred Harris MS ‘76, JD ‘79

    Executive Vice President 
    Vornado Realty Trust

  • Adam Hellegers

    General Counsel
    L+M Development Partners, Inc.

  • Karim Hutson

    President and Chief Executive Officer
    Genesis Companies

  • Marc Jahr

    Senior Advisor
    Forsyth Street Advisors LLC

  • Richard Jordan

    Senior Executive Vice President and Chief Administrative Officer
    Freedom Mortgage Corporation

  • David Karnovsky

    Partner
    Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson LLP

  • Bryan Kelly

    President of Development
    Gotham

  • Aaron Koffman

    Senior Advisor
    The Hudson Companies, Inc.

  • Kevin Lalezarian BS ‘99

    Principal
    Lalezarian Properties

  • Holly M. Leicht

    Executive Director
    Madison Square Park Conservancy

  • Nicole Lockett

    Managing Director, Development
    Genesis Companies

  • Anthony Mannarino

    Executive Vice President
    Extell Development Company

  • Jonathan Mechanic JD ‘77

    Chair, Real Estate Department
    Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson LLP

  • Jason Muss JD ‘96

    President
    Muss Development LLC

  • Liz Oakley

    Executive Vice President, Affordable Housing
    Douglaston Development

  • Charles Ostroff

    Senior Managing Director
    Greystone Monticello

  • Herbert Podell BA ‘54, JD ‘58

    Senior Partner
    Podell, Schwartz, Schechter & Banfield, LLP

  • Chad Purkey

    Interim Executive Director
    Association for a Better New York

  • Jed Resnick

    Chief Executive Officer
    Douglaston Development

  • Anthony Richardson

    Managing Director, NY Syndications
    CREA, LLC

  • Gary Rodney MUP ‘99

    Managing Director for Housing Initiatives
    Turner Impact Capital

  • Stephen Ross LLM ‘66

    Chairman and Founder
    Related Companies

  • Michael Rudin MS ‘12

    Executive Vice President
    Rudin Management Company, Inc.

  • Mitchell Rutter JD ‘80

    Chief Executive Officer and Founding Partner
    Essex Capital Partners, Ltd.

  • Eugene Schneur

    Managing Director and Co-Founder
    SBV RE Investments LLC

  • David Schwartz

    Principal
    Slate Property Group

  • Denise Scott

    President
    Local Initiatives Support Corporation​

  • Larry Silverstein BA ‘52

    Chairman
    Silverstein Properties

  • Richard Singer

    Partner
    Hirschen Singer & Epstein LLP

  • C.J. Slicklen

    Vice President, Portfolio Management
    Brookfield Asset Management

  • Joan T. Tally

    Managing Director, Community Development Finance
    Morgan Stanley

  • RuthAnne Visnauskas MUP ‘05 (ex officio)

    Commissioner and Chief Executive Officer
    New York State Homes and Community Renewal

  • Jon Vogel JD ‘96

    Senior Vice President of Development
    AvalonBay Communities, Inc.

  • Elise Wagner JD ‘81

    Partner
    Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel LLP

  • David Walsh

    Managing Director of Community Development Banking
    JPMorgan Chase & Co.

  • Adam Weinstein

    President and Chief Executive Officer
    Phipps Houses

  • Eli Weiss MS ‘05

    Principal
    Joy Construction

  • Michael David Williams MA ‘08, JD ‘15

    Senior Managing Associate
    Sidley Austin LLP

  • Paul Woody

    Chief Real Estate Officer
    Project Renewal

  • Jessica Yager JD ‘03

    Project Director
    Center for Justice Innovation

  • Aviva Yakren BA ‘94

    Partner 
    Sidley Austin LLP

  • Aaron Yowell JD ‘07

    Partner; Chief Innovation Officer
    Nixon Peabody LLP