What's Next in Real Estate Speaker Series
Johns Hopkins Carey Business School presents “What's Next in Real Estate.”
This ongoing series focuses on challenges, uncertainties, or innovations in the real estate industry. Dean Alex Triantis will facilitate each event featuring distinguished Carey alumni and industry leaders.
Previous speakers
Reid Liffmann
Head of U.S. Real Estate, Angelo Gordon
Learn more about Reid's 20 years of direct real estate ownership and operating experience, and how it brought him to Angelo Gordon's real estate group.
Andy Williams
Founder and CEO, Rehab Warriors
Learn how Williams leverages his skills from his military career to create change within the veteran community and inclusive housing for America. Hosted by MS in Real Estate and Infrastructure Academic Program Director Seydina Fall.
Mary Hogan Preusse
Senior Advisor, Fifth Wall
Lead Independent Director, Kimco Realty
Dean Alex Triantis will facilitate the conversation with Mary Hogan Preusse exploring topics such as environmental, social, and corporate governance (ESG) in real estate, Mary's experience with Fifth Wall, the largest venture capital firm focused on the global real estate industry, and how Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) have transformed over time.
Julia Stevenson
Originator, Strategic Investments
LISC | Local Initiatives Support Corporation
Join us in celebrating Black History Month and learn from Carey alumna Julia Stevenson's experience as a leader in this evolving landscape and actions to create a more equitable real estate industry.
Shay Dugan, MBA '19
Chief Operating Officer, TM Associates
Shay K. Dugan heads the Operations of 13,000+ affordable and conventional apartment homes located in 8 states and the District of Columbia. She provides oversight, guidance, and direction for both Third Party and TM Owned communities by executing the property management initiatives in accordance with TM's strategic vision. In addition to Property Operations, Shay oversees the Management Support Services Departments which include Marketing, Training & Development, Maintenance & Procurement and Client Services. This oversight includes ensuring that these departments provide support and collaboration resulting in the development of sound processes to ensure complete execution.
Jeffrey Olson
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Urban Edge Properties
Jeffrey Olson is chief executive officer for Urban Edge Properties, an NYSE-listed real estate investment trust focused on managing, acquiring, developing, and redeveloping retail real estate in urban communities. Prior to joining Urban Edge Properties, Mr. Olson served as chief executive officer of Equity One, Inc., and was president of the Eastern and Western Regions of Kimco Realty Corporation. Mr. Olson is a Board Member of the National Association of Real Estate Investment Trusts and is chairman of the Real Estate Advisory Board at Johns Hopkins Carey Business School where he earned a Master of Science in Real Estate. Jeff will discuss the state of the retail real estate markets including the recovery post-Covid and repurposing retail space into other uses.
Kunkun Callaghan
Senior Vice President – Enterprise Business Technology Officer, Freddie Mac
Kunkun Callaghan is Senior Vice President of the Enterprise Business Technology Office at Freddie Mac. She leads Freddie Mac’s enterprise Agile transformation program, Modern Delivery, which is changing the way Freddie Mac teams work together to build and deliver capabilities and products.
Callaghan also drives the enterprise-wide Corporate Technologies and Development Factory and was named one of STEMConnector’s “100 Corporate Women Leaders in STEM.”
Michael Graziano
Co-Head of Global Real Estate Investment Banking, Goldman Sachs & Co.
Michael Graziano is co-head of the Global Real Estate Investment Banking for Goldman Sachs & Co. and serves as a strategic advisor to a number of private and publicly traded real estate companies with regard to mergers and acquisitions, capital raising, and general corporate finance matters.
He is also a member of the Investment Banking Division Executive Committee and a member of the Carey Business School’s Real Estate Advisory Board.
Lynn Hackney
Principal, Community Three
Lynn Hackney leads Community Three’s acquisition, capital, and market research teams. She leverages her development and investment experience in urban condominium, multifamily, mixed-use, and townhome developments.
Since 2007, her firm Allyson Capital has managed real estate efforts with an average asset valuation of $50M primarily concentrated in Washington, D.C. with other investments in New York and Miami. Allyson Capital was acquired in 2018 as the financing arm of Community Three.