Brian Thomas

The Urban Land Institute operates as a non-commercial research organization. It provides leadership in the responsible use of land and in creating and sustaining thriving communities worldwide. The company was founded on December 14, 1936 and is headquartered in Washington, DC.

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.

MAI Capital Management LLC (MAI) is a SEC-registered investment advisor and wealth management firm headquartered in Cleveland, Ohio. They are a wholly-owned subsidiary of MAI Capital Management Intermediate LLC. The firm was founded in 2007 as MAI Wealth Advisors LLC and became MAI Capital Management LLC in 2014. MAI provides discretionary and non-discretionary investment management to individuals, high-net worth individuals and families, and institutions. The firm also manages accounts in wrap-fee programs sponsored by other financial services firms.

Institutional Real Estate, Inc. provides research and advice to the investment-management, brokerage, development and technology communities. The firm publishes a portfolio of news magazines, special reports and directories for the benefit of global institutional real estate investment community. It provides real estate investment fiduciaries with information and insights on the people, issues, ideas and events driving the global real estate investment marketplace. The company was founded by Geoffrey Dohrmann in 1987 and is headquartered in San Ramon, CA.

The Counselors of Real Estate is an international consortium of commercial property professionals from leading real estate, financial, law, valuation, and accounting and business advisory firms, as well as real property experts in academia and government. The private company is based in Chicago, IL. The company offers expertise in more than 60 real estate disciplines across all asset classes and have resolved disputes, led privatizations, developed master plans, created and endowed centers, and valued both the Grand Canyon and Yale University.

American Real Estate Society produces and disseminating knowledge related to real estate decision making and the functioning of real estate markets. The company was founded in 1985 and is headquartered in Clemson, SC.

Investors Diversified Realty Management I LLC provides investment advisory services. The private company is based in Cleveland, OH. The company was founded by Gary A. Zdolshek.

Part of Affinius Capital, IDR Investment Management LLC is a company that provides investment advice. The company is based in Independence, OH. Gary A. Zdolshek has been the CEO of the company since 2016.