Cory Bultinck is the national real estate practice leader at Wipfli. Prior to being the national leader, Cory led Minnesota’s construction and real estate practice. His clients and team value his passion to help others, tenacious approach to his clients’ success and ability to find unique solutions to the most challenging problems.

Cory is proactive in providing real estate industry-specific business, operational and tax advisory solutions. He often works collaboratively with his clients and key stakeholders, including attorneys, investors, advisors and strategic partners. His collaboration and commitment to success have led to many life-long client relationships and a dedicated real estate team that strives toward that same client success.

Brad Werner leads Wipfli’s construction and real estate practice, guiding a national team focused on middle-market contractors, developers and private-equity-backed real estate sponsors. He’s a strategic advisor with deep experience in tax, consulting, M&A and tech-enabled growth.

• Dean, O'Malley School of Business and Professor, Economics & Finance
• Recipient of the Ambassador Charles A. Gargano Endowed Chair in Finance.
• Has taught numerous graduate and undergraduate courses in finance, econometrics, statistics, accounting, and economics.
• Specializes in financial modeling and applied econometrics and has published more than forty articles in several finance and economics journals.
• Received his B.A. in accounting from Helwan University, M.A. in economics from the American University in Cairo, M.B.A. in Finance from Baruch College, and M.S. and Ph.D. in macroeconomics and econometrics from the University of Oregon. 

• Dr. Joshua Harris is a leading real estate economist and investment strategist specializing in real estate development, finance, capital markets, and business organizational leadership and strategy.
• Dr. Harris excels at assessing feasibility/profitability of projects, markets, and investment strategies/funds; examining the state of the macroeconomy and its impacts on real estate markets; delivering dynamic presentations for industry audiences; and providing strategic guidance and business development services for large organizations.
• Dr. Harris serves as Managing Partner with the Lakemont Group, a boutique real estate and economic consultancy and as a Senior Vice President at Crossmarc.
• Additionally, Dr. Harris serves as Executive Director of the Fordham Real Estate Institute at Fordham University after holding prior academic appointments at New York University, St. John’s University, and the University of Central Florida.

• Toby Burke is the associate vice president of state and local affairs for NAIOP Corporate in Washington, D.C. In this capacity, he serves as a resource for NAIOP chapters in developing and executing legislative strategies on policies initiatives within the states.
• He also serves as a liaison between NAIOP Corporate and chapters on our federal priorities.
• Prior to joining NAIOP, he served as a special assistant to the president in the White House Office of Intergovernmental Affairs, where he served as President George W. Bush’s liaison with mayors, local officials, state attorneys general and the U.S. Territories. In this capacity, he educated public officials, their offices and national organizations on the president’s initiatives and priorities.

• Brian Lewandowski is the Executive Director of the Business Research Division at the Leeds School of Business, University of Colorado Boulder.
• Brian provides regional business and economic information and education, including economic and revenue forecasts, policy studies, economic impact analyses, and data workshops.
•  He is the Past President of the Association for University Business and Economic Research and the Denver Association of Business Economists, and contributes to the Governor’s Revenue Estimating Advisory Committee..

• Lucy Bertsch is a Principal based in RCLCO’s Washington, DC office where she is co-lead of the firm’s compensation consulting practice. Lucy specializes in benchmarking compensation levels and developing incentive plan arrangements, including annual bonus plans, long-term incentives, and carried interest programs.
• Her work spans all asset classes and types of real estate firms including investment managers, private equity firms, developers, operators, and family-owned companies.
• Throughout her career, Lucy has served as a key adviser to C-Suite executives, owners, and Board members on over 250 compensation projects. Her work and thought leadership have been featured in leading industry association publications such as NAREIM, REALPAC, and Preqin.
• Before joining RCLCO, Lucy served as Senior Director in the Compensation Consulting group at Ferguson Partners, working with privately held real estate platforms to develop compensation solutions that align interests, emphasize performance and results, and attract, motivate, and retain key employees.

• Ellen Klasson is a Managing Director in RCLCO’s Management Consulting (RMC) practice, where she directs executive search engagements for leadership roles at development, investment, and land use companies across all asset classes.
• Ellen’s consultative nature has enabled her to identify and attract talent for both traditional and nuanced roles, and her deep understanding of the business lends itself to a more analytical approach of a candidate’s viability.
• Working for twenty years in the real estate industry (with a career beginning in RCLCO’s Real Estate Economics group) has allowed Ellen to forge long-lasting relationships with and earn the trust of both clients and candidates.
• Before joining RCLCO, Ellen spent five years as a Managing Director at Terra Search Partners, a national boutique executive search firm focused exclusively on the real estate industry.

• Eric Willett is the Managing Director of RCLCO’s management consulting practice. Eric brings extensive experience in strategic planning and organizational improvement to projects that interface with client teams at all points in the corporate development lifecycle.
• His collaboration with executive teams has resulted in transformational strategies for real estate companies across all industry sectors and a range of global markets.
• More broadly, Eric regularly contributes innovative client-focused research and solutions across industry topics including risk management, alternative investment structures, and evolving consumer demographics.
• He is a frequent speaker and panelist at industry events and is regularly cited as a commercial real estate expert by national and regional media. His research has been featured in the The Los Angeles Times, The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times, among others.

• Dean, O'Malley School of Business and Professor, Economics & Finance
• Recipient of the Ambassador Charles A. Gargano Endowed Chair in Finance.
• Has taught numerous graduate and undergraduate courses in finance, econometrics, statistics, accounting, and economics.
• Specializes in financial modeling and applied econometrics and has published more than forty articles in several finance and economics journals.
• Received his B.A. in accounting from Helwan University, M.A. in economics from the American University in Cairo, M.B.A. in Finance from Baruch College, and M.S. and Ph.D. in macroeconomics and econometrics from the University of Oregon. 

• Dr. Joshua Harris is a leading real estate economist and investment strategist specializing in real estate development, finance, capital markets, and business organizational leadership and strategy.
• Dr. Harris excels at assessing feasibility/profitability of projects, markets, and investment strategies/funds; examining the state of the macroeconomy and its impacts on real estate markets; delivering dynamic presentations for industry audiences; and providing strategic guidance and business development services for large organizations.
• Dr. Harris serves as Managing Partner with the Lakemont Group, a boutique real estate and economic consultancy and as a Senior Vice President at Crossmarc.
• Additionally, Dr. Harris serves as Executive Director of the Fordham Real Estate Institute at Fordham University after holding prior academic appointments at New York University, St. John’s University, and the University of Central Florida.

• Dean, O'Malley School of Business and Professor, Economics & Finance
• Recipient of the Ambassador Charles A. Gargano Endowed Chair in Finance.
• Has taught numerous graduate and undergraduate courses in finance, econometrics, statistics, accounting, and economics.
• Specializes in financial modeling and applied econometrics and has published more than forty articles in several finance and economics journals.
• Received his B.A. in accounting from Helwan University, M.A. in economics from the American University in Cairo, M.B.A. in Finance from Baruch College, and M.S. and Ph.D. in macroeconomics and econometrics from the University of Oregon. 

• Dr. Joshua Harris is a leading real estate economist and investment strategist specializing in real estate development, finance, capital markets, and business organizational leadership and strategy.
• Dr. Harris excels at assessing feasibility/profitability of projects, markets, and investment strategies/funds; examining the state of the macroeconomy and its impacts on real estate markets; delivering dynamic presentations for industry audiences; and providing strategic guidance and business development services for large organizations.
• Dr. Harris serves as Managing Partner with the Lakemont Group, a boutique real estate and economic consultancy and as a Senior Vice President at Crossmarc.
• Additionally, Dr. Harris serves as Executive Director of the Fordham Real Estate Institute at Fordham University after holding prior academic appointments at New York University, St. John’s University, and the University of Central Florida.

• Senior Vice president for government affairs for NAIOP
• Responsible for overseeing the association’s advocacy efforts at the federal, state and local level.
• Prior to joining NAIOP, he served as a director of government and industry relations at Fannie Mae.

• Xander Snyder is the senior commercial real estate economist for First American Financial Corporation, a premier provider of title, settlement and risk solutions for real estate transactions and the leader in the digital transformation of its industry. In his role, he provides analysis, commentary and forecasts on commercial real estate trends.
• Before joining First American, Snyder developed data-driven models to guide real estate investment strategies, co-founded a proptech startup, and worked as a global risk analyst consulting international companies on supply chain risk and other issues.
• Snyder earned a master’s degree in data science and informatics from UC Berkeley. He also graduated from Cornell University with a double degree in economics and classical music composition, earning the title of Summa Cum Laude. Snyder, a native Angeleno, lives and works in Los Angeles.

• Cassie Catania-Hsu serves as Managing Director and Market Leader for Las Vegas.
• Cassie oversees all CBRE Advisory lines of business for Southern Nevada, including Advisory & Transaction Services, Capital Markets, Debt & Structured Finance, Property Management, and Valuation & Advisory Services. A nearly 30-year resident of Las Vegas, she has nearly two decades of experience in local commercial real estate.
• Prior to joining CBRE, Cassie was President and Corporate Broker at Sun Commercial Real Estate in Las Vegas. She oversaw all business operations and brokerage management for the firm, including recruiting, business development and community involvement. She initially joined the firm in 2015 and was promoted to Managing Director and Broker within her first year. While in office sales and leasing at Sun Commercial, Cassie maintained a 450,000+ sq. ft. office portfolio.

• Patti Dillon is an SIOR and Executive Vice President in the office division of the Colliers International Las Vegas office.
• She has over 27 years of experience in commercial real estate resulting in millions of square feet being leased and sold for a notable client list. Patti is experienced in all aspects of office real estate including investment sales, acquisitions and dispositions, comparative financial analysis, site selection, real estate consulting, and landlord and tenant representation.
• Since 1997, Patti has completed over $1.8 billion in real estate transactions.

• Tina Quigley serves as President and CEO of the Las Vegas Global Economic Alliance, a public-private partnership dedicated to helping companies locate and grow in the Las Vegas Valley.
• Partnering with regional leaders, Quigley strategically positions Las Vegas to be sought out and chosen as an ideal place for doing business — enabling companies to maximize profitability and employee quality of life. Quigley is committed to driving economic diversity in Southern Nevada, frequently authoring articles and delivering keynote presentations about the benefits diversification brings to employers, employees, and residents of the region.
• Since joining LVGEA in 2022, Quigley has built a new strategic vision, articulated priority industry verticals, and rewritten the region’s business narrative, helping the Las Vegas Valley to be better understood and more frequently chosen by out-of-market CEOs and site selectors.

• Sean Zaher is a nine-year commercial real estate veteran joining CBRE in 2015.
• He is a member of the Higgins-Toft-Zaher Advisory & Transaction team and specializes in the representation of occupiers and landlords, land acquisitions and investment sales within the Southern Nevada market.
• After graduating from San Diego State University with a degree in Business Finance, he joined the Higgins-Toft industrial team. He quickly became an integral part of the team showcasing his expertise within the field and his ability to identify opportunities and negotiate deals for his clients. This led to Sean becoming a partner on the Higgins-Toft team in 2021.