The Advisory Board of the Schack Institute of Real Estate provides support and guidance to the Institute’s leadership in advancing its mission as one of the world’s leading centers of real estate research and pedagogy. Advisory Board members are amongst the most prominent members of the national and global real estate industries and serve a critically important role in the development of the Institute’s educational and research programs.
Schack Advisory Board
![James D. Kuhn](/content/dam/sps/academics/departments/schack/advisory-board/Kuhn-Jimmy-headshot.png/_jcr_content/renditions/cq5dam.web.1280.1280.png/_jcr_content)
James D. Kuhn
Newmark
Board Chairman
![Larry A. Silverstein](/content/dam/sps/academics/departments/schack/capitalmarkets/2022/Silverstein-Larry-headshot.png/_jcr_content/renditions/cq5dam.web.1280.1280.png/_jcr_content)
Larry A. Silverstein
Silverstein Properties Board
Chairman Emeritus
![David Z. Hirsh](/content/dam/sps/academics/departments/schack/advisory-board/Hirsh-David-headshot.png/_jcr_content/renditions/cq5dam.web.1280.1280.png/_jcr_content)
David Z. Hirsh '90
Blackstone Group (Retired)
Board Vice Chairman
![Farah Ahmed](/content/dam/sps/academics/departments/schack/advisory-board/Ahmed-Farah-headshot.png/_jcr_content/renditions/cq5dam.web.1280.1280.png/_jcr_content)
Farah Ahmed
Greenberg Traurig
![Marc Bell](/content/dam/sps/academics/departments/schack/advisory-board/Bell-Marc-headshot.png/_jcr_content/renditions/cq5dam.web.1280.1280.png/_jcr_content)
Marc Bell ‘89
Marc Bell Capital
![Robert S. Blumenthal](/content/dam/sps/academics/departments/schack/advisory-board/Blumenthal-Robert-headshot.png/_jcr_content/renditions/cq5dam.web.1280.1280.png/_jcr_content)
Robert S. Blumenthal
Deutsche Bank Securities
![Thanh Bui](/content/dam/sps/academics/departments/schack/advisory-board/Thanh-Bui-headshot.png/_jcr_content/renditions/cq5dam.web.1280.1280.png/_jcr_content)
Thanh Bui
Clarion Partners
![Marty Burger](/content/dam/sps/academics/departments/schack/advisory-board/Burger-Marty-headshot.png/_jcr_content/renditions/cq5dam.web.1280.1280.png/_jcr_content)
Marty Burger
Silverstein Properties
Executive Committee
![Andrew Chung](/content/dam/sps/academics/departments/schack/advisory-board/Chung-Andrew-headshot.png/_jcr_content/renditions/cq5dam.web.1280.1280.png/_jcr_content)
Andrew Chung
Innovo Property Group
![Marcella Fasulo](/content/dam/sps/academics/departments/schack/advisory-board/Marcella-Fasulo-headshot.png/_jcr_content/renditions/cq5dam.web.1280.1280.png/_jcr_content)
Marcella Fasulo
Newmark
![Laurie Golub](/content/dam/sps/academics/departments/schack/advisory-board/Golub-Laurie-headshot.png/_jcr_content/renditions/cq5dam.web.1280.1280.png/_jcr_content)
Laurie Golub '89
Affinius Capital
Executive Committee
![Todd Gomez](/content/dam/sps/academics/departments/schack/advisory-board/Todd-Gomez-headshot.png/_jcr_content/renditions/cq5dam.web.1280.1280.png/_jcr_content)
Todd Gomez
Bank of America
![Asim Hamid](/content/dam/sps/academics/departments/schack/capitalmarkets/2023/Hamid_Asim.png/_jcr_content/renditions/cq5dam.web.1280.1280.png/_jcr_content)
Asim Hamid
Blackstone
![Richard A. Kessler](/content/dam/sps/academics/departments/schack/advisory-board/Kessler-Richard-headshot.png/_jcr_content/renditions/cq5dam.web.1280.1280.png/_jcr_content)
Richard A. Kessler
Benenson Capital Partners
![Khaled W. Kudsi](/content/dam/sps/academics/departments/schack/advisory-board/Khaled-Kudsi-headshot.png/_jcr_content/renditions/cq5dam.web.1280.1280.png/_jcr_content)
Khaled W. Kudsi
Sterling Investors
![Margarette Lee](/content/dam/sps/academics/departments/schack/advisory-board/Lee-Margarette-headshot.png/_jcr_content/renditions/cq5dam.web.1280.1280.png/_jcr_content)
Margarette Lee
YoungWoo & Associates
![Catherine Marcus](/content/dam/sps/academics/departments/schack/advisory-board/Marcus-Catherine-headshot.png/_jcr_content/renditions/cq5dam.web.1280.1280.png/_jcr_content)
Catherine Marcus ‘90
PGIM Real Estate
Executive Committee
![Jonathan L. Mechanic](/content/dam/sps/academics/departments/schack/advisory-board/Mechanic-Jon-headshot.png/_jcr_content/renditions/cq5dam.web.1280.1280.png/_jcr_content)
Jonathan L. Mechanic ‘77
Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson
![Sas Mehrara](/content/dam/sps/academics/departments/schack/advisory-board/Mehrara-S.-Sasan-headshot.png/_jcr_content/renditions/cq5dam.web.1280.1280.png/_jcr_content)
Sas Mehrara
Simpson, Thacher & Bartlett
![Bruce Mosler](/content/dam/sps/misc/placeholder_circle.png/_jcr_content/renditions/cq5dam.web.1280.1280.png/_jcr_content)
Bruce Mosler
Cushman & Wakefield
![Martin Nussbaum](/content/dam/sps/academics/departments/schack/advisory-board/Martin-Nussbaum-headshot.png/_jcr_content/renditions/cq5dam.web.1280.1280.png/_jcr_content)
Martin Nussbaum
Slate Property Group
![Renato Ochman](/content/dam/sps/academics/departments/schack/advisory-board/Ochman-Renato-headshot.png/_jcr_content/renditions/cq5dam.web.1280.1280.png/_jcr_content)
Renato Ochman
Ochman Real Amadeo
![James A. Oswald](/content/dam/sps/academics/departments/schack/advisory-board/Oswald-Jim-headshot.png/_jcr_content/renditions/cq5dam.web.1280.1280.png/_jcr_content)
James A. Oswald
Deloitte
![Robin Panovka](/content/dam/sps/academics/departments/schack/portraits/Panovka_Robin_headshot.png/_jcr_content/renditions/cq5dam.web.1280.1280.png/_jcr_content)
Robin Panovka
Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz
![Sujan Patel](/content/dam/sps/academics/departments/schack/advisory-board/patel-sujan-headshot.png/_jcr_content/renditions/cq5dam.web.1280.1280.png/_jcr_content)
Sujan Patel
Nantam Capital
![Jerry Pi](/content/dam/sps/academics/departments/schack/advisory-board/Pi-Jerry-headshot.png/_jcr_content/renditions/cq5dam.web.1280.1280.png/_jcr_content)
Jerry Pi ‘07
Pi Capital Partners
![Brian Ray](/content/dam/sps/academics/departments/schack/advisory-board/Ray-Brian-headshot.png/_jcr_content/renditions/cq5dam.web.1280.1280.png/_jcr_content)
Brian Ray ‘02
Alchemy-ABR Investment Partners
![Scott Rechler](/content/dam/sps/academics/departments/schack/advisory-board/Rechler-Scott-headshot.png/_jcr_content/renditions/cq5dam.web.1280.1280.png/_jcr_content)
Scott Rechler ‘90
RXR Realty
![Dana Roffman](/content/dam/sps/academics/departments/schack/advisory-board/Roffman-Dana-headshot.png/_jcr_content/renditions/cq5dam.web.1280.1280.png/_jcr_content)
Dana Roffman ‘94
Savills PLC
![Mitchell B. Rutter](/content/dam/sps/academics/departments/schack/advisory-board/Rutter-B-Mitchell-headshot.png/_jcr_content/renditions/cq5dam.web.1280.1280.png/_jcr_content)
Mitchell B. Rutter
Essex Capital Partners
![Andrew Scandalios](/content/dam/sps/academics/departments/schack/advisory-board/Scandalios-Andrews-headshot.png/_jcr_content/renditions/cq5dam.web.1280.1280.png/_jcr_content)
Andrew Scandalios ‘04
HFF
![Kenneth Schack](/content/dam/sps/academics/departments/schack/advisory-board/Schack-Kenneth-headshot.png/_jcr_content/renditions/cq5dam.web.1280.1280.png/_jcr_content)
Kenneth Schack
Schack Realty Company
![Kevin Smith](/content/dam/sps/academics/departments/schack/advisory-board/Smith-Kevin-headshot.png/_jcr_content/renditions/cq5dam.web.1280.1280.png/_jcr_content)
Kevin Smith
Cushman & Wakefield
![Thomas Vecchione](/content/dam/sps/academics/departments/schack/advisory-board/Vecchione-Tom-headshot.png/_jcr_content/renditions/cq5dam.web.1280.1280.png/_jcr_content)
Thomas Vecchione
VOCON
![Janet Woods](/content/dam/sps/academics/departments/schack/advisory-board/Woods-janet-headshot.png/_jcr_content/renditions/cq5dam.web.1280.1280.png/_jcr_content)
Janet Woods
Savills
![Simon Ziff](/content/dam/sps/academics/departments/schack/advisory-board/Ziff-Simon-headshot.png/_jcr_content/renditions/cq5dam.web.1280.1280.png/_jcr_content)
Simon Ziff ‘90
Ackman-Ziff Real Estate