Scholarship & Fellowship Award Recipients: Tushar Bundhela & Ana Kalugina
The Baker Program in Real Estate is proud to announce that two of its students have been presented significant nationally recognized scholarship and fellowship awards. NAIOP Diversity Scholarship – Ana Kalugina Ana Kalugina is a dual-degree candidate (MBA|MPS RE) graduating in May 2017. Ana is a co-founder of Cornell...
Distinguished Speaker Series: David Rodgers, Founding Partner of Park Bridge Financial LLC
This week The Baker Program has the pleasure of hosting David Rodgers as part of the Distinguished Speaker Series. David is an expert in Commercial Mortgaged-Backed Securities (“CMBS”) with a career spanning over 30 years working in different market scenarios. He is the founder and principal of Park Bridge Financial...
Distinguished Speaker Series: Martin Stern ENG 68’, Senior Managing Director at CBRE
The Baker Program in Real Estate is excited to welcome Martin Stern this Thursday evening to speak to students as a Distinguished Speaker. Mr. Stern leads the Real Estate Advisory Services group of CBRE Chicago, and is involved in key development and transaction assignments. His clients include the City...
Is Digital the Next Vertical? Impact of Smart Cities on Real Estate
In the next decade, Smart Cities are likely to have a transformative impact on the way that we live, work, and play. With a projected cumulative global spend of $1.5 trillion on Smart City technologies by 2020 (Frost & Sullivan), implications will be felt across geographies and industries. Central...
Lou Marquet: The Psychology Behind Development and New Urbanism
On Thursday, February 16th, the Baker Program in Real Estate hosted Lou Marquet, Principal at Leyland Alliance, during the weekly Distinguished Speaker Series. Lou has over forty years of real estate related experience, from his time in youth as a carpenter, to his present-day development of large scale, mixed-use projects....
Distinguished Speaker Series: Lou Marquet, Principal at Leyland Alliance
The Baker Program in Real Estate is excited to welcome Lou Marquet this Thursday evening to speak to students as a Distinguished Speaker. Mr. Marquet is a Principal at Leyland Alliance, heading its talented design and development team. He has been instrumental in setting new standards for construction innovation...
Dallas, Texas: Day Three, Morning
From January 18-21, 2017, the Baker Program in Real Estate Class of 2018 visited Dallas, Texas to participate in their domestic intersession trek. The purpose of these treks is to expose Baker students to real estate markets with diverse characteristics, particularly those that are in contrast to our familiar...
Dallas, Texas: Day Two, Morning
From January 18-21, 2017, the Baker Program in Real Estate Class of 2018 visited Dallas, Texas to participate in their domestic inter-session trek. Their first full day in Dallas began with a brief morning walk through downtown towards Mercantile Place. On the way, the students passed the iconic Dallas...
Jeff DiModica: Strategy Behind Starwood Property Trust and Expectations for Starwood in the New Administration
Jeff DiModica, President of Starwood Property Trust, visited the Baker Program in Real Estate last week as the next key industry leader offering students and faculty insights by way of the Distinguished Speaker Series. During his time at Starwood Property Trust both as President and a director, DiModica has...
Distinguished Speaker Series: Mr. Timothy J. Mayopoulos, the President and CEO of Fannie Mae
On February 9th, we have the distinct honor of hosting Mr. Tim J. Mayopoulos ’80, the President and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Fannie Mae for the distinguished speaker series. Tim started his career with investment banking and held positions with at Deutsche Bank, First Boston and Credit Suisse. He...