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Chief Development Officer at Markwood Enterprises. An innovative real estate leader and development strategist who has spearheaded major growth within the firm while consistently bringing an unconventional, creative approach to position developments with an eye to the future of L.A. Vast experience and expertise ranges from real estate private equity–focusing on acquisitions and dispositions–and capital fundraising to ground-up property development and adaptive reuse. Also a specialist in entitlements, risk assessment, and the design process. Joined Markwood as Development Analyst and Project Manager in 2014. In his three years with the firm, efforts created multiple streams of revenue and transformed Markwood into a firm with a successful development arm and elevated profile. Increasingly called upon by others in the industry for insight and counsel and recognized as a leading expert in his field.Member of ULI’s Regional Land Use Leadership Institute, NAIOP’s National Multi-Housing Council, and the Central City Association of Los Angeles and sits on the Housing, Land Use and Development Committee. In 2013, led a team to win first place in the NAIOP Capital Challenge real estate case study competition.Founding committee member of Looking Beyond Next Generation, a member of the Young Professionals Pro-Israel Political Network and has lobbied on behalf of AIPAC for nearly ten years.

Listed skills include Real Estate Development, Due Diligence, Real Estate, Valuation, and 20 others.