David Gillan

Barra LLC provides investment analytics, trading solutions and software to investment professions. The company provides risk management technology for investment professionals. Barra was founded by Barr Rosenberg and Andrew Rudd in 1975 and is headquartered in Berkeley, CA.

Whiteman Osterman & Hanna LLP is a law firm based in the Capital Region. The firm offers a wide range of legal services to businesses, individuals, non-profits, municipalities, and government agencies. The American company's practice areas and industry concentrations are diverse, allowing them to provide solutions to complex legal issues.

Brandywine Operating Partnership LP provides leasing, property management, development, redevelopment, maintenance services, tenant service, acquisition, and other tenant-related services for a portfolio of office, industrial, retail and mixed-use properties. The company operates through the following segments: Philadelphia Central Business District (Philadelphia CBD); Pennsylvania Suburbs; Metropolitan Washington, DC; Austin, Texas; and Other. The company was founded in 1996 and is headquartered in Philadelphia, PA.

PricewaterhouseCoopers Corporate Finance LLC provides financial advisory services. The company is headquartered in Chicago, IL.

Knovel Corp. operates a web-based application integrating technical information with analytical and search tools to provide aggregated engineering content, reference works, and databases from international publishers and professional societies through a single interface. The firm serves the aerospace and defense, engineering design, industrial equipment, oil and gas, and process industries. The company was founded by Sasha Gurke, Christopher Forbes, and William A. Woishnis in 1999 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

The Illinois State Board of Investment (ISBI) is a pension fund manager headquartered in Chicago, Illinois. They manage the defined benefit assets of the State Employees’ Retirement System, the General Assembly Retirement System, the Judges’ Retirement System of Illinois, the Illinois Power Agency, as well as the State of Illinois Deferred Compensation Plan.

Waud Capital Partners LLC (Waud Capital Partners) is an Independent Private Equity firm. The firm is founded in 1993 by Reeve Byron Waud. It is headquartered in Chicago,US.

Maryland State Retirement & Pension System (SRPS) is the state-owned pension fund management firm headquartered in Baltimore, Maryland. Founded in 1982, the firm administers death, disability and retirement benefits on behalf of their members. These include active and former State employees, teachers, State police, judges, law enforcement. SRPS provides important coverage both during a member’s working career and after they retire.

Northwestern University is a private institution founded in 1851 to serve the Northwest Territory, an area that now includes the states of Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Michigan, Wisconsin and parts of Minnesota. Northwestern has three campuses

JM Family Enterprises, Inc. provides vehicle distribution and dealership operations. It specializes in vehicle sales distribution and processing, finance and warranty management, insurance activities, retail sales, marketing and consulting, and dealer-focused technology products and services. The company was founded by James M. Moran in 1968 and is headquartered in Deerfield Beach, FL.

Townsend Holdings LLC provides investment advisory services. It offers investment platform and consulting services to clients for real asset and real estate allocation. The company was founded by Terrance R. Ahern and Kevin W. Lynch in 1983 and is headquartered in Cleveland, OH.

Pension Real Estate Association (PREA) is a non-profit trade association based in Hartford, CT, for the institutional real estate investment industry. The company's members include public and corporate pension funds, endowments, foundations, insurance companies, and investment advisory firms. PREA provides its members with materials to keep up to date on trends and issues in real estate investment decisions, including sustainability and other ESG considerations. The company also offers access to the MSCI/PREA U.S. Property Fund Index, which allows for detailed analysis of the performance of open-end property funds and their underlying investments.

CFA Institute operates as non-profit organization, which engages in the provision of chartered financial analyst programs. It offers certificate in investment performance measurement program, investment foundations, and scholarship. The company was founded in 1965 and is headquartered in Charlottesville, VA.

The New York Society of Security Analysts, Inc. operates as a financial services trade group and networking forum for wall street and provides Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) exam. The company was founded in 1937 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

CFA Society of Chicago is an investment analysts society that brings together nearly 4,200 top professionals involved in investment analysis. The society is based in Chicago, IL and is the oldest of its kind. The CFA designation is recognized by the society as a recognition of knowledge, skills, and abilities in security analysis and portfolio management. Christopher Thomas Vincent has been the CEO of the non-profit company since 2020.

The Institutional Limited Partners Association (Canada) operates as a trade association. The non-profit company is based in Toronto, Canada. Jennifer Choi has been the CEO of the Canadian company since 2014.

Greystar Real Estate Partners LLC is an Independent Private Equity/Venture Capital firm founded in 1993 by Bob Faith. Headquartered in Charleston.

GCM Customized Fund Investment Group LP (GCM Customized Fund Investment Group) is a private equity subsidiary of Grosvenor Capital Management LP founded in 1999. The firm is headquartered in Chicago, Illinois.

Wx, Inc. is a non-profit organization based in New York, NY that promotes the advancement of women in the real estate industry. The organization enhances the public perception of the role of women within the industry and promotes the highest standards of professionalism, ethics, and integrity in the field. Wx offers various programs, including the Scholars Program, which encourages and supports bright and talented young women seeking a career in commercial real estate, and the Mentoring Program, which promotes the advancement of scholars in the commercial real estate profession. The organization also partners with various philanthropic organizations, including those supporting women's careers in real estate, to make targeted charitable donations and provide opportunities for members and scholars to volunteer their time to these and other community service organizations.

BlackRock Financial Management, Inc. (BFM) is a SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 1994 and is a direct subsidiary of BlackRock Holdco 2, Inc., ultimately held by BlackRock, Inc. (NYSE: BLK). BFM manages assets for institutional and high net-worth clients, separate accounts, pooled investment vehicles, private investment funds and US registered investment companies.