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 Board Chair
 Founder
The Vagabond Group
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Jay Massirman

 Immediate Past Board Chair
Managing Principal
Rivergate Companies

Founder and Managing Principal
Adler Real Estate Partners 

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Partner, Head of Real Estate Practice Group
Bilzin Sumberg 

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Principal
Aria Development Group 

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Senior Associate
Gridline Properties 

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Shareholder
Greenberg Traurig 

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Vice Chairman
CBRE | Capital Markets | Multifamily 

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Vice Chairman
Newmark Knight Frank 

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President
Berkowitz Development Group, Inc. 

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President and Founder
Borghese Investments

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Partner and CIO 
The Meridian Group

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Director of New Development and Design
Vagabond Group
MRED+U'15
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President
Swire Properties, Inc.

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Founder 
Alice Bravo & Associates

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Principal
Redevelopment Management Associates

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Senior Vice President, Head of Franchising & Development
Tide Cleaners
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CEO
Neology Group

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Founder and President
Mattoni Group

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Director of Design and Construction
Vagabond Group
MRED+U'16
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Managing Partner
Cervera Real Estate

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EVP and General Counsel
Florida East Coast Industries

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Co-CEO
Grass River Property

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Senior Director-Commercial Real Estate
Synovus

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Managing Partner
Two Roads Development

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President and CEO
Friends of the Underline 

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Executive Vice President and Chief Business Development Officer
City National Bank

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CEO and President
SSD, LLC

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Founder
Seaside, Florida

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Managing Principal
John Burns Real Estate Consulting

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Chairman 
Plaza Equity Partners

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Principal
Finvarb Group

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Partner 
ThinkLAB Ventures, LLC 

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Managing Partner
Forman Capital

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Senior Managing Director
Berkadia

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Managing Principal
Place Projects

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Founder and President 
MRK Partners 

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Co-Chair
Goldman Properties

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Principal 
Edsa 

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Chairman and CEO
Integra Realty Resources

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CEO
OKO Real Estate

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President
R. J. Heisenbottle Architects, P.A.

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Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
Fortune International Group

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Managing Principal
13th Floor Investments

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Managing Principal
Karson & Co.

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Vice President, Strategy & Innovation
LENx

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Vice Chairman and Managing Director
Marsh USA Inc.

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President and CEO
Whitman Family Development
MRED+U'12
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Vice Chairman and Managing Director
LeFrak

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President and CEO
The Corcoran Group
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President 
Rialto Capital Group

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CEO
Terra Group

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Corporate VP of Real Estate
Baptist Health Enterprises

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Managing Partner
Merrimac Ventures

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Co-President
Coastal Construction

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Vice President
Cain International 

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Owner & CEO
Rilea Group

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President
Related Development

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President and CEO
Adler Properties 

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CEO and Managing Partner
NR International

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President and CEO
Housing Trust Group

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CEO and President
Dacra

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Founder, Chairman and CEO
Driftwood Capital

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Managing Principal
Pebb Capital 

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Executive Vice President
AMLI Residential 

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Owner
Claro Development 

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Principal 
Torose Equities

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Chief Human Resources Officer, Managing Director
Starwood Capital Group & Starwood Property Trust

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Vice President of Operations and Development 
MDM Hotel Group

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Director of Development 
Fort Partners  

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Managing Principal and CEO
PTM Partners

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President
Managing Director and Head of the Special Servicing Division
LNR Partners

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CEO
LAB Miami Ventures

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Founder
Coral Rock Development Group
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President and Co-Founder 
The Ackman-Ziff Real Estate Group 

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Emeritus Members

  • Neisen O. Kasdin (Past Chair), Office Managing Partner, Akerman LLP, Miami, Florida 
  • Edgar Jones, Jr. (Past Chair), Edgar Jones and Company, Miami, Florida
  • John C. Sumberg (Past Chair), Chairman, Bilzin Sumberg, Miami, Florida

 

Founding Members

  • Tony Goldman, Goldman Properties, Miami, Florida

 

Alumni Representatives

2023-2025
  • Amanda Bonvecchio, MRED+U ‘15, Director of New Development and Design, Vagabond Group
  • Natalia Cebollero, MRED+U ‘16, Director of Design and Construction, Vagabond Group

2021-2023
  • Elena Gonzalez, MRED+U ’17, Associate, Starwood Property Trust

 

2019-2021
  • Charlo Jenkins, MRED+U '10, Project Executive, DSS, Miami, Florida

 

2017-2019
  • Catie Sacks, MRED+U '11, Development Manager, Sanford Waterfront Partners, Miami, Florida

 

2015-2017
  • Emran Ally, MRED+U '15, Vice President, CBRE, Miami, Florida

 

2013-2015
  • Felipe Azenha, MRED+U '12, Co-Founder & Director of Business Development, Gridics, Miami, Florida

 

2011-2013
  • Alex Vargas Vila, MRED+U '11, Sr. Corporate Development Manager, Florida East Coast Industries, Miami, Florida

 

Outstanding Board Members in Real Estate Development + Urbanism

  • 2023: Ryan Bailine
  • 2022: Jay Massirman
  • 2020: Arden Karson, Matt Reiger, Florencia Tabeni
  • 2019: Vanessa Grout
  • 2018: Troy Ballard
  • 2017: Troy Ballard



 

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