Executive Board
The Nareit Executive Board is Nareit’s policy and steering body, responsible for all long-term planning, financial budgets, investments, policy positions, and statements.
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Sumit Roy Sumit Roy is president and CEO of Realty Income Corporation. Roy has served as CEO since 2018 and president since 2015. He was COO from 2014 to 2018 and CIO prior to that. Before joining Realty Income in 2011, Roy held a senior leadership role at UBS Investment Bank, worked in investment banking at Merrill Lynch, and was a principal in technology consulting at Cap Gemini. He has a bachelor’s and a master’s degree in computer science and holds an MBA in finance and economics from the University of Chicago, Booth School of Business. |
Mark J. Parrell Mark Parrell is president, CEO, and trustee at Equity Residential. He has served as CEO since January 2019 and president since September 2018. Parrell has worked in various finance capacities for Equity Residential since 1999, including as its CFO from October 2007 until September 2018. Parrell holds a bachelor’s degree in business administration from the University of Michigan and a J.D. from Georgetown University Law Center. Parrell serves on the board for the Greater Chicago Food Depository, is a member of the advisory board for the Weiser Center for Real Estate at the University of Michigan, and is a member of the National Multifamily Housing Council. |
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Leslie D. Hale Leslie Hale is the president and CEO of RLJ Lodging Trust. Since joining RLJ in 2005, Hale has held progressively senior roles–she was appointed CFO in 2007, COO in 2016, and CEO in 2018. Hale helped successfully lead the execution of the initial public offering of RLJ in 2011. Before joining RLJ, Hale held senior positions at GE, working in GE’s Commercial Finance Mergers & Acquisitions Group and GE’s Real Estate Strategic Capital Group. Hale also was an investment banker with Goldman Sachs. Hale holds a bachelor’s degree in business administration from Howard University and an MBA from Harvard Business School, where she was a Goldman Sachs and Toigo Fellow. Hale currently serves on the Delta Airlines, Inc. board of directors, is the chair of the Howard University board of trustees, a board member of the Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond’s Baltimore branch, and former chair of the American Hotel & Lodging Association. Other organizations in which she is a member include the MINA Advisory Board, IREFAC, and The Real Estate Roundtable. |
Benjamin W. Schall Benjamin Schall is president and CEO of AvalonBay Communities, Inc. Schall joined the company in January 2021 as AvalonBay’s president and has served as its CEO since January 2022. Prior to that, he was president and CEO and a trustee of Seritage Growth Properties from 2015 to 2021; COO of Rouse Properties, Inc. from 2012 to 2015; and before that a senior vice president with Vornado Realty Trust. Schall holds a bachelor’s degree from Swarthmore College and an MBA from Harvard Business School. |
Nareit Officers are also members of the Executive Board.
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Angela M. Aman is the CEO and a member of the board of directors of Kilroy Realty Corporation. Prior to joining Kilroy Realty in January 2024, Aman served as president, CFO, and treasurer of Brixmor Property Group from September 2023 to January 2024, and as executive vice president, CFO, and treasurer from May 2016 until her promotion in September 2023. Prior to joining Brixmor, Aman held CFO roles at Starwood Retail Partners from 2015 to 2016 and Retail Properties of America, Inc. from 2011 to 2015. She also served as a member of the RREEF real estate securities team as an investment analyst and later as a portfolio manager, and a member of real estate investment banking group at Deutsche Bank Securities, Inc. Additionally, Aman serves on the UCLA Anderson School of Management Board of Advisors and the Executive Committee of the Zell/Lurie Real Estate Center at the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania. She holds a bachelor’s degree in economics from The Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania. |
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Peter E. Baccile is president and CEO of First Industrial Realty Trust. He joined First Industrial as president in September 2016 and assumed the CEO position in December 2016. Baccile joined First Industrial from UBS Securities, LLC, where he served as joint global head of the real estate, lodging, and leisure group within the firm’s investment banking division from June 2012 to September 2016. Prior to that, Baccile served in various senior leadership roles during his 26-year tenure at J.P. Morgan, most recently as vice chairman of J.P. Morgan Securities Inc. Baccile earned his bachelor’s degree from Cornell University and holds an MBA from the Fuqua School of Business at Duke University, where he was a Fuqua Scholar. Baccile is a member of The Real Estate Roundtable, where he was past chairman of the Real Estate Capital Policy advisory committee, and is a past trustee of ICSC and the Urban Land Institute. |
Scott Brinker is president and CEO of Healthpeak Properties, and a member of the board of directors. He was appointed president and CEO in October 2022, following his role as Healthpeak’s president and chief investment officer from January 2019 to October 2022. From March 2018 to December 2019, he served as Healthpeak’s executive vice president and chief investment officer. Prior to joining Healthpeak, Brinker served in various investment and portfolio management-related capacities at Welltower Inc., a health care REIT, from July 2001 to January 2017. Brinker received a bachelor’s degree from Yale University and holds a master’s degree from the University of Michigan’s Ross School of Business. |
Conor Flynn is CEO of Kimco Realty Corporation. He was named CEO in January 2016. Flynn joined Kimco in 2003 as an asset manager and has held a variety of senior leadership roles within the company, including president, COO, chief investment officer, and president of Kimco’s western region. Flynn holds a bachelor’s degree in economics from Yale University and a master's degree in real estate development from Columbia University. He was Nareit's 2024 chair. Flynn is a member and board member of the Real Estate Roundtable and is also a past trustee of ICSC. |
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Matt Kelly is the CEO of JBG SMITH. Prior to the formation of JBG SMITH in 2017, Kelly served as a managing partner of the JBG Companies and was co-head of JBG’s Investments Group. Prior to joining the JBG Companies in 2004, he was a co-founder of ODAC Inc., and worked in private equity and investment banking with Thomas H. Lee Partners in Boston and Goldman Sachs & Co in New York. He holds a bachelor’s degree with honors from Dartmouth College and an MBA from Harvard Business School. Kelly was Nareit’s 2024 chair. Currently, he serves on Nareit’s executive board, is chairman of the board of the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History, and is a member of the board of MedStar Health and the Urban Institute. He is also past chairman of the board of the Medstar Washington Hospital Center. Kelly is a member of the faculty at the Harvard Business School and serves as an executive in residence of the Steers Center at the McDonough School of Business at Georgetown University. |
Ted Klinck is president and CEO of Highwoods Properties. He joined Highwoods in March 2012 and became its president and CEO in 2018. Previously, he was principal and chief investment officer with Goddard Investment Group in Atlanta. Prior to joining Goddard Investment, Klinck spent 16 years with Morgan Stanley Real Estate, including its predecessor companies Lend Lease and Equitable Real Estate. Klinck holds a bachelor’s degree in business administration for finance and real estate from Southern Methodist University and an MBA in finance and real estate from the University of Georgia. He is a member of Raleigh Chamber Board and chair of the First Tee of the Triangle. |
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Dan Letter is president of Prologis, Inc. He will become CEO of Prologis in January 2026. Letter oversees the majority of Prologis’ business lines, including global operations, capital deployment, and strategic capital. Since joining the company in 2004, he has led major acquisitions and development efforts. Letter holds a degree in civil engineering from Marquette University. Letter serves on the boards of The Real Estate Roundtable and the Marquette University Center for Real Estate. |
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Marshall A. Loeb is president and CEO of EastGroup Properties. Loeb rejoined EastGroup Properties as president and COO in March 2015 and was named CEO in January 2016. He served as president and COO of Glimcher Realty Trust from 2005 to 2015, when it was acquired by Washington Prime Group. From 2000 to 2005, he served as CFO of Parkway Properties. Loeb was previously employed by the company from 1991 to 2000, beginning as an asset manager and rising to senior vice president after having a variety of responsibilities with the company. He holds a bachelor’s degree in accounting and a master’s degree in tax accounting from the University of Alabama, and an MBA from the Harvard Graduate School of Business. Loeb serves on the board of directors and audit committee of Lamar Advertising Company. |
Edward Pitoniak is the founding CEO of VICI Properties Inc. Before joining VICI Properties in 2017, Pitoniak served as vice chairman of Realterm and as an independent director on the board of Ritchie Brothers Auctioneers. In April 2014, Pitoniak became managing director of InnVest and then served as its chairman from June 2015 to August 2016. Previously, he served as CEO of Canadian Hotel Income Properties (CHIP), senior vice president at Intrawest Corporation, and editor-in-chief of Ski Magazine with Times Mirror Magazines. Pitoniak holds a bachelor’s degree from Amherst College. |
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Andrew (Andy) Power is the president and CEO of Digital Realty. Power has served as Digital Realty’s president since 2021 and previously was CFO. Prior to joining Digital Realty, Power held positions of increasing responsibility at Bank of America Merrill Lynch, where he served as managing director of real estate, gaming, and lodging investment banking and was responsible for relationships with more than 40 public and private companies, including Digital Realty. Prior to Bank of America Merrill Lynch, Power was with Citigroup, where he held similar positions. He holds a bachelor’s degree in analytical finance from Wake Forest University. Power serves on the board of directors of Americold Realty Trust, where he is a member of the audit committee and investment committee. He also serves on The Real Estate Roundtable’s board of directors. |
Joseph Russell, Jr. is president and CEO of Public Storage. Russell has been president of Public Storage since July 2016 and its CEO since January 2019. Prior to joining Public Storage, Russell was president and CEO of PS Business Parks, Inc. from August 2002 until July 2016. Previously, he was an officer of Spieker Properties, Inc. and its predecessor for more than 10 years. Russell holds a bachelor’s degree in business administration from the University of Southern California and an MBA from Harvard Business School. |
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Jim Taylor is CEO of Brixmor Property Group. He joined Brixmor in 2016 and served as president from May 2016 through July 2024. He holds a bachelor’s degree and J.D. from the University of Virginia and is a trustee for the university's Jefferson Trust. Taylor is a trustee for ICSC. |
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Steven Vondran is the president and CEO of American Tower Corporation. Prior to this role, he was the executive vice president and global COO of American Tower. Vondran has held various leadership positions since joining the company in 2000. Vondran joined the Cellular Telecommunications Industry Association board of directors in September 2018, and he served on the board of the Wireless Infrastructure Association between 2018 and 2024. Prior to joining American Tower, Vondran was an associate at the law firm of Lewellen & Frazier LLP, served as a telecommunications consultant with the firm of Young & Associates, Inc., and was a law clerk to the Hon. John Stroud on the Arkansas Court of Appeals. He holds bachelor’s degrees in economics and business from Hendrix College and received his J.D. with high honors from the University of Arkansas at Little Rock School of Law. Vondran is a member of the Business Roundtable. |
Nareit Officers are also members of the Executive Board.
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Steven Wechsler is Nareit's president and CEO. He joined Nareit in 1997 from the National Realty Committee (NRC), now known as The Real Estate Roundtable. He served as NRC's CEO from 1990 to 1997 and first joined NRC in 1983 as general counsel. Prior to joining NRC, Wechsler practiced law with Stein, Miller and Brodsky, and served as counsel to Thevenot, Murray and Scheer, a government relations consulting firm. He is a graduate of the Boston University School of Communications and the Cleveland State University College of Law. |
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Cathy Barré is executive vice president, policy and public affairs and general counsel at Nareit. Prior to joining Nareit in 2015, Barré served in key senior positions in the public and private sectors, including tax counsel for the Senate Finance Committee, a senior executive role at the IRS, and director, associate general counsel, and tax counsel for the funds at Legg Mason Global Asset Management. She earned a B.S. in economics from the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania and was an Olin scholar in law and economics while earning her J.D. (order of the Coif) from the University of Virginia School of Law. |
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Matthew Bechard is the executive vice president, communications and industry affairs at Nareit. Prior to joining Nareit in 2001, Bechard spent his career in business-to-business journalism focused on the marketing, publishing, and investment markets. He holds a BA in journalism from SUNY Plattsburgh. |
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Roberto Diaz is the executive vice president, finance and fiscal management at Nareit. Prior to joining Nareit in 2007, Diaz held several finance and accounting positions at Marriott International. He earned a B.A in economics from Virginia Tech. He is a licensed CPA in the state of Maryland; as well as a CFA charterholder. |
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Victor Dristas is the executive vice president, operations at Nareit. Dristas joined Nareit in 2000 and is responsible for Nareit’s information technology, human resources, and office operations, and oversees corporate dues activities. In addition, Dristas operates Nareit’s top level domain registry, .reit, and is Nareit’s liaison to the Real Estate ISAC and Real Estate Cyber Consortium. Prior to joining Nareit, he was with Unisys Corporation at the U.S. Coast Guard TISCOM site. Prior to that he was with U.S. News & World Report and helped launch their online media division. He holds a B.S. from Carnegie Mellon University and an M.S. in Information Systems from The George Washington University. |
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John Worth is the executive vice president, research and investor outreach at Nareit. Prior to joining Nareit, Worth was the chief economist of the National Credit Union Administration from 2010 to 2015. Prior to joining NCUA, he spent nearly a decade at the U.S. Treasury where he served as the director of the Office of Microeconomic Analysis. Worth has also worked as a consultant for Welch Consulting and the RAND Corporation. He holds a Ph.D. in economics from the University of Southern California. |
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Past Nareit Chairs
Company and position details listed are reflective of term year.
Conor C. Flynn W. Matthew Kelly Lisa Palmer Marguerite M. Nader James F. Risoleo A. William Stein Sandeep Mathrani Thomas J. Baltimore, Jr. Timothy J. Naughton Edward J. Fritsch David J. Neithercut Ronald L. Havner, Jr. W. Edward Walter Donald C. Wood Bryce Blair Debra A. Cafaro Constance B. Moore Martin E. Stein, Jr. Arthur M. Coppola R. Scot Sellers David E. Simon Hamid R. Moghadam Steven Roth William D. Sanders Warren E. Spieker, Jr. Samuel Zell Steven J. Guttman Milton Cooper Stanford J. Alexander Kenneth B. Roath John P. McCann William Newman |
The Advisory Board of Governors is the advisory body to the Executive Board and provides advice and assistance in all matters related to Nareit, the membership, and the REIT industry.
Jon E. Bortz
Chairman & CEO
Pebblebrook Hotel Trust
Byron L. Boston
Chairman & Co-CEO
Dynex Capital, Inc.
Stephen E. Budorick
President & CEO
COPT Defense Properties
Daniel J. Busch
President & CEO
InvenTrust Properties Corp.
Richard J. Campo
Chairman & CEO
Camden Property Trust
Christina Chiu
President
Empire State Realty Trust
Victor J. Coleman
Chairman & CEO
Hudson Pacific Properties, Inc.
M. Colin Connolly
President & CEO
Cousins Properties
Nora Creedon
President & CEO
Starwood Real Estate Income Trust
William R. Crooker
President & CEO
STAG Industrial, Inc.
Jeffrey J. Donnelly
CEO
DiamondRock Hospitality Company
Yael Duffy
President & COO
Industrial Logistics Properties Trust
Laurel B. Durkay
CIO, Core RE MSREI
Morgan Stanley Real Estate Investing
Jeffrey S. Edison
Chairman & CEO
Phillips Edison & Co.
Mark Fioravanti
President & CEO
Ryman Hospitality Properties, Inc.
Tamara D. Fischer
Executive Chair
National Storage Affiliates
Jason E. Fox
President & CEO
W. P. Carey Inc.
Bryan Giglia
CEO
Sunstone Hotel Investors, Inc.
A. Bradley Hill
President & CEO
MAA
Christian Hillabrant
President & CEO
Crown Castle Inc.
Mary Hogan-Preusse
Founder & Principal
Sturgis Partners LLC
Steve Horn
President & CEO
NNN REIT, Inc.
Jackson Hsieh
President & CEO
Macerich
Tim Johnson
CEO
Blackstone Mortgage Trust, Inc.
Brian C. Jones
Managing Director
Neuberger Berman, LLC
Lisa L. Kaufman
Head, Global Solutions
LaSalle Investment Management
Katharine A. Keenan
CEO
Blackstone Real Estate Income Trust, Inc.
Pam Kessler
Co-President & Co-CEO
LTC Properties, Inc.
John A. Kite
Chairman & CEO
Kite Realty Group Trust
Angela L. Kleiman
President & CEO
Essex Property Trust, Inc.
Kristin L. Kuney
Managing Director, Global Co-Head
of Liquid Real Assets
Goldman Sachs & Co
Samuel A. Landy
President & CEO
UMH Properties, Inc.
David R. Lukes
President & CEO
Curbline Properties
Joseph D. Margolis
CEO
Extra Space Storage, Inc.
Christopher P. Marr
President & CEO
CubeSmart
Richard K. Matros
Chairman & CEO
Sabra Health Care REIT, Inc.
Sheila K. McGrath
Principal
Grayton Advisory
Mark D. McHugh
President & CEO
Rayonier Inc.
Charles J. Meyers
Executive Chairman
Equinix, Inc.
Shankh Mitra
CEO
Welltower Inc.
Peter M. Moglia
CEO & CIO
Alexandria Real Estate Equities, Inc.
Anne M. Olson
President & CEO
Centerspace
Jeffrey S. Olson
Chairman & CEO
Urban Edge Properties
Lance K. Parker
President & CEO
Alexander & Baldwin, Inc.
C. Taylor Pickett
CEO
Omega Healthcare Investors, Inc.
Scott F. Schaeffer
Chairman & CEO
Independence Realty Trust, Inc.
David M. Sedgwick
CEO
CareTrust REIT, Inc.
Gregory K. Silvers
Chairman & CEO
EPR Properties
Bryan Smith
CEO
AMH
Devin W. Stockfish
President & CEO
Weyerhaeuser
Gerard H. Sweeney
President & CEO
Brandywine Realty Trust
Gina Szymanski
Managing Director & CIO
AEW Capital Management
Dallas B. Tanner
President & CEO
Invitation Homes
Owen D. Thomas
Chairman & CEO
BXP
Thomas W. Toomey
Chairman & CEO
UDR, Inc.
Diane L. Wade
Head Sustainability, Listed Securities
CBRE Investment Management
Sarah J. Wade
Managing Director and Portfolio Manager
Nuveen Asset Management
Stephen J. Yalof
President & CEO
Tanger Inc.
Charles D. Young
CEO
Sun Communities, Inc.
Audit and Investment Committee: Best Financial Practices Council and Accounting Committee: CFO Council: Communications Council: Corporate Governance Council: DTD CEO Council: Insurance Committee: mREIT Council: Public Non-Listed REIT Council: Real Estate Investment Advisory Council: Real Estate Sustainability Council: Social Responsibility Council: Tax Committee: |