Daniel Harrison Willis

Distinguished Speaker Series: Ronald Chua, Vice President at The Carlyle Group / Metropolitan Real Estate

Daniel Harrison Willis on March 29, 2017March 28, 2017

The Baker Program in Real Estate is proud to welcome back Ronald Chua (Baker Program ’08) for this week’s Distinguished Speaker Series. Mr. Chua is a Vice President at the Carlyle Group where he focuses on a broad array of Real Estate Investments for the Real Estate Solutions Group. Mr. Chua will participate in a Young… Continue Reading Distinguished Speaker Series: Ronald Chua, Vice President at The Carlyle Group / Metropolitan Real Estate

Seoul Korea: Day Two

Daniel Harrison Willis on January 27, 2017January 27, 2017

With an exciting revised curriculum which highlights the importance of global real estate, second year Baker students participated in the first intercontinental real estate trek from December 19- 22, 2016. For this inaugural intercontinental trip, students visited South Korea. This highlights the second day of the trip, and is the second part in a three… Continue Reading Seoul Korea: Day Two

Is Amazon Making the Wrong Move?

Daniel Harrison Willis on November 16, 2016November 13, 2016

Amazon is planning to open 2000 grocery stores across the United States, its largest push into the brick and mortar space yet. Internally named “Project Como,” Amazon plans to open 20 Amazon Fresh stores in several major metropolitan areas, including New York and Miami, over the next year. These stores will effectively act as the… Continue Reading Is Amazon Making the Wrong Move?

Michael Gross, Keynote Speaker at the 34th Annual Cornell Real Estate Conference

Daniel Harrison Willis on October 12, 2016October 13, 2016

Every year, the Cornell Real Estate Conference in New York City brings together esteemed individuals to discuss important and urgent topics affecting the real estate business. This year, Disruption is the theme. This is why we are proud to announce that Michael Gross (SHA `97), Vice Chairman for WeWork, will be featured as one of three… Continue Reading Michael Gross, Keynote Speaker at the 34th Annual Cornell Real Estate Conference

Shake it Up: Agents of Change in Commercial Real Estate

Daniel Harrison Willis on September 29, 2016September 30, 2016

Technology is changing the landscape of many industries, and real estate is no exception. As we head into 2017, it is apparent that real estate is impacted by the tremendous technological changes in building materials, e-commerce, crowd-funding, and online marketplaces; Airbnb anyone? The 2016 Cornell Real Estate Conference on October 13th and 14th is aptly titled… Continue Reading Shake it Up: Agents of Change in Commercial Real Estate

Kate Bicknell: Cornell Tech and Careers in Real Estate

Daniel Harrison Willis on September 14, 2016September 29, 2017

Kate Bicknell (99’), Senior Vice President of Forest City Ratner, visited the Baker Program in Real Estate last Thursday in a highly anticipated speaker series. During her time at Forest City Ratner, one of the nation’s leading mixed use development firms, Bicknell has played an integral role in the development of major projects, including the ongoing… Continue Reading Kate Bicknell: Cornell Tech and Careers in Real Estate

2016 Summer Internships: Harrison Willis – Cornerstone Group

Daniel Harrison Willis on August 1, 2016August 1, 2016

What a difference a year makes. When I decided to go back to school, I wasn’t exactly sure where I would go; all I knew was that wherever it was, it would involve Real Estate. Sometimes it takes a little bit of faith, and you end up in the right place. The Baker Program is… Continue Reading 2016 Summer Internships: Harrison Willis – Cornerstone Group

Citi Community Capital Vice President Visits Baker Program

Daniel Harrison Willis on March 9, 2016March 11, 2016

Each Thursday during the Baker Program in Real Estate’s Distinguished Speaker Series an industry veteran takes time to discuss their business with students from the program. Director Dustin Jones makes sure to have a well-rounded and well respected cohort of speakers who relish the opportunity to engage with the students. This week, the Baker Program… Continue Reading Citi Community Capital Vice President Visits Baker Program

Baker Program San Francisco Trek: Part Three, Related Companies in California

Daniel Harrison Willis on March 9, 2016March 11, 2016

In late January, first-year students in the Baker Program in Real Estate attended the first annual domestic real estate trek as part of the program’s newly revised curriculum. For this inaugural trip, students visited San Francisco and Silicon Valley, two of the nation’s most active real estate markets. This article is the third part in a three-part… Continue Reading Baker Program San Francisco Trek: Part Three, Related Companies in California

Alex Popov ’98 of Highbridge Principal Strategies Visits the Baker Program

Daniel Harrison Willis on March 2, 2016March 11, 2016

Alex Popov ’98, a Managing Director at Highbridge Principal Strategies, will visit with students from the Baker Program in Real Estate during this week’s distinguished speaker series on Thursday, March 3rd. Based in New York, Highbridge Principal Strategies is a global credit and private investment firm with approximately $16 billion in assets under management. Popov… Continue Reading Alex Popov ’98 of Highbridge Principal Strategies Visits the Baker Program

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