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Board of Advisors

The NYU Furman Center Advisory Board includes distinguished leaders in affordable housing development, law, and community-based organizations.

Daniel Alger

Managing Director,
Goldman Sachs

Juan Barahona

Principal,
SMJ Development LLC

Zachary Bernstein

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

Jeffrey I. Brodsky MBA ‘82

Vice Chairman,
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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

Carolee Fink

Principal,
MSquared

Mark Ginsberg

Partner,
Curtis + Ginsberg Architects LLP

John P. Gleber

Managing Director,
Mizuho Securities

Rick Gropper

Principal,
Camber Property Group

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

Russell Kivler

Partner,
Hirschen Singer & Epstein LLP

Aaron Koffman

Chief Executive Officer,
Milestone Development LLC

Emily Kurtz

Chief Housing and Development Officer,
Riseboro Community Partnership, Inc.

Kevin Lalezarian BS ‘99

Principal,
Lalezarian Properties

Holly M. Leicht

Executive Director,
Madison Square Park Conservancy

Nicole Lockett

Managing Director, Development,
Genesis Companies

Jonathan Mechanic JD ‘77

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

Jonathan Meyers

Partner,
HR&A Advisors

Jason Muss JD ‘96

President,
Muss Development LLC

Liz Oakley

Executive Vice President, Affordable Housing,
Douglaston Development

Tom Ortinau

Head of Acquisitions,
GFP Real Estate

Emma Pfohman

Chief Executive Officer,
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,
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Michael Rudin MS ‘12

Co-Chief, Executive Officer,
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

Sharmi Shoban

Managing Director,
JPMorgan Chase & Co.

Larry Silverstein BA ‘52

Chairman,
Silverstein Properties

Adam B. Taubman

Counsel,
Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer

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.

Adam Weinstein

President and Chief Executive Officer,
Phipps Houses

Eli Weiss MS ‘05

Principal,
Joy Construction

Michael David Williams MA ‘08, JD ‘15

Partner,
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

James Yolles

Managing Director,
Heller

Aaron Yowell JD ‘07

Partner and Chief Innovation Officer,
Nixon Peabody LLP