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REFI Radio: Innovations in Real Estate

REFI Radio: Innovations in Real Estate

By Real Estate Fund Intelligence

Innovations in Real Estate is a podcast series from Real Estate Fund Intelligence, a publication covering commercial real estate investment for fund managers and institutional investors. Once a month, in partnership with Park Madison Partners, Real Estate Fund Intelligence will bring you a discussion on new trends from one of the real estate industry’s most innovative voices.

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Episode 20 - Bob Sessa, head of real estate, Employees Retirement System of Texas

REFI Radio: Innovations in Real EstateNov 15, 2021

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Episode 21 - Sonny Kalsi, co-CEO, BentallGreenOak

Episode 21 - Sonny Kalsi, co-CEO, BentallGreenOak

On this month's episode REFI Radio's Innovations in Real Estate, host Nancy Lashine sits down with Sonny Kalsi, co-CEO of BentallGreenOak. He discusses how he started his own firm and his outlook for real estate in 2022.

Nov 29, 202152:47
Episode 20 - Bob Sessa, head of real estate, Employees Retirement System of Texas

Episode 20 - Bob Sessa, head of real estate, Employees Retirement System of Texas

On this month's episode REFI Radio's Innovations in Real Estate, host Nancy Lashine sits down with Bob Sessa, head of real estate at the Employees Retirement System of Texas to discuss the investment portfolio, what real estate looks attractive moving forward, and a little about spirituality.

Nov 15, 202145:05
Episode 19 - Bob Maynard, CIO, Public Employee Retirement System of Idaho

Episode 19 - Bob Maynard, CIO, Public Employee Retirement System of Idaho

On this month's episode REFI Radio's Innovations in Real Estate, host Nancy Lashine sits down with Bob Maynard, CIO of the Public Employee Retirement System of Idaho to discuss his views on real estate, the overall portfolio and his serendipitous career.

Nov 01, 202149:31
Episode 18 - Roger Krulak, founder and CEO of FullStack Modular

Episode 18 - Roger Krulak, founder and CEO of FullStack Modular

On this month's episode REFI Radio's Innovations in Real Estate, host Nancy Lashine sits down with Roger Krulak, founder and CEO of FullStack Modular. The pair dive deep on modular construction and how it will impact the future built environment.

Sep 08, 202144:24
Episode 17 - Cobie Packard, partner and head of real estate, MSD Partners

Episode 17 - Cobie Packard, partner and head of real estate, MSD Partners

On this week's episode REFI Radio's Innovations in Real Estate, host Nancy Lashine sits down with Cobie Packard, partner and head of real estate at MSD Partners, the $15bn investment adviser to Michael Dell's family office. Nancy and Cobie discuss the investment outlook of the firm as well as Cobie's interesting and varied career path.

Jul 06, 202155:40
Episode 16 - Tony Breault, senior real estate investment officer at Oregon Public Employees Retirement Fund

Episode 16 - Tony Breault, senior real estate investment officer at Oregon Public Employees Retirement Fund

On this week's episode REFI Radio's Innovations in Real Estate, host Nancy Lashine sits down with Tony Breault, senior real estate investment officer at the Oregon Public Employees Retirement Fund, to discuss the $89bn fund's investment outlook and his interesting career journey.

Jun 09, 202101:00:46
Episode 15 - Jordan Moss, founder, Catalyst Housing Group

Episode 15 - Jordan Moss, founder, Catalyst Housing Group

On this week's episode REFI Radio's Innovations in Real Estate, host Nancy Lashine sits down with Jordan Moss, founder of Catalyst Housing Group, to discuss affordable housing and the origin of the firm.

May 03, 202156:54
Episode 14 - Jake Fingert, general partner, Camber Creek

Episode 14 - Jake Fingert, general partner, Camber Creek

On this week's episode REFI Radio's Innovations in Real Estate, host Nancy Lashine sits down with Jake Fingert, general partner at Camber Creek, to discuss the firm's outlook and the current state of the Proptech space.

Apr 06, 202159:34
Episode 13 - Mike DiRe, director, real estate, CalSTRS

Episode 13 - Mike DiRe, director, real estate, CalSTRS

On this week's episode REFI Radio's Innovations in Real Estate, host Nancy Lashine sits down with Mike DiRe, director of real estate at CalSTRS, to discuss how the investor builds relationships and deploys capital into the space.

Mar 03, 202148:32
Episode 12 - Jennifer Stevens, co-founder and managing partner of Alliance Global Advisors

Episode 12 - Jennifer Stevens, co-founder and managing partner of Alliance Global Advisors

On this week's episode REFI Radio's Innovations in Real Estate, host Nancy Lashine sits down with Jennifer Stevens co-founder and managing director of Alliance Global Advisors to discuss the founding of her ESG-focused advisory firm and how investors are managing ESG considerations.

Feb 03, 202141:26
Episode 11 - Hilary Spann, managing director and head of Americas for CPP Investments

Episode 11 - Hilary Spann, managing director and head of Americas for CPP Investments

On this week's episode REFI Radio's Innovations in Real Estate, host Nancy Lashine sits down with Hilary Spann, managing director and head of Americas for CPP Investments to discuss the investor's outlook heading into 2021 and her career.

Jan 13, 202152:41
Episode 10 - Matt Slepin, founder of Terra Search Partners and host of Leading Voices in Real Estate podcast

Episode 10 - Matt Slepin, founder of Terra Search Partners and host of Leading Voices in Real Estate podcast

On this week's episode REFI Radio's Innovations in Real Estate, host Nancy Lashine sits down with Matt Slepin for a crossover episode with his Leading Voices in Real Estate podcast. Slepin is the founder of Terra Cap search partners and the hosts' interview each other on their respective careers, the industry and, of course, the joys of hosting a real estate podcast.

If you like what you hear from Matt, feel free to head over to his podcast feed on your favorite podcast platform and give him a subscribe and a five star review. 

Dec 14, 202001:08:34
Episode 9 - Adam Gallistel, Head of the Americas at GIC

Episode 9 - Adam Gallistel, Head of the Americas at GIC

On this week's episode REFI Radio's Innovations in Real Estate, host Nancy Lashine sits down with Adam Gallistel, Head of the Americas at GIC to discuss the sovereign wealth fund's outlook on capital deployment and real estate trends looking into next year.

Nov 09, 202043:39
Episode 8 - Tony Malkin, CEO of Empire State Realty Trust

Episode 8 - Tony Malkin, CEO of Empire State Realty Trust

On this week's episode REFI Radio's Innovations in Real Estate, host Nancy Lashine sits down with Tony Malkin, CEO of Empire State Realty Trust to discuss future sustainability in real estate and actionable changes for managers looking to make their buildings more environmentally friendly.

Oct 05, 202055:03
Episode 7 - Gerry Ronon, Managing Partner at Lubert-Adler & Jamie Sunday, Partner at Landmark Partners

Episode 7 - Gerry Ronon, Managing Partner at Lubert-Adler & Jamie Sunday, Partner at Landmark Partners

On this week's episode REFI Radio's Innovations in Real Estate, host Nancy Lashine sits down with Gerry Ronon, Lubert-Adler managing partner & Jamie Sunday, a partner at Landmark Partners, to discuss the firms' recent recapitalization efforts.

Aug 31, 202034:30
Episode 6 - Peter Braffman, Managing Director at GCM Grosvenor

Episode 6 - Peter Braffman, Managing Director at GCM Grosvenor

On this week's episode REFI Radio's Innovations in Real Estate, host Nancy Lashine sits down with Peter Braffman, GCM Grosvenor managing director, about emerging managers navigating the Covid-19 fundraising environment.

Aug 10, 202059:39
Episode 5 - Fred Boehler, CEO of Americold Realty

Episode 5 - Fred Boehler, CEO of Americold Realty

On this week's episode REFI Radio's Innovations in Real Estate, host Nancy Lashine sits down with Fred Boehler, CEO of Americold Realty, to discuss cold storage's merits and his firm's strategy and position within the space.

Jun 30, 202048:48
Episode 4 - Alfonso Munk, CIO of the Americas, Hines

Episode 4 - Alfonso Munk, CIO of the Americas, Hines

On this week's episode REFI Radio's Innovations in Real Estate, host Nancy Lashine sits down with Hines' CIO of the Americas Alfonso Munk to discuss how the global investment firm are navigating the third month of the coronavirus pandemic.

Jun 01, 202045:42
Episode 3 - Christy Fields, Meketa's Head of Real Estate Portfolio Services

Episode 3 - Christy Fields, Meketa's Head of Real Estate Portfolio Services

On this week's episode REFI Radio's Innovations in Real Estate, host Nancy Lashine sits down with Meketa Investment Group's Christy Fields to discuss what investors are thinking about as the Covid-19 pandemic enters its second month.

May 05, 202029:41
Episode 2 - Gregory Bates, COO of GID

Episode 2 - Gregory Bates, COO of GID

On this week's episode REFI Radio's Innovations in Real Estate, host Nancy Lashine sits down with GID's Greg Bates to discuss the ongoing Covid-19 outbreak and how the firm is navigating this tricky time.

Apr 06, 202035:36
Episode 1 - Ken Bernstein, CEO of Acadia Realty Trust

Episode 1 - Ken Bernstein, CEO of Acadia Realty Trust

On this week's episode REFI Radio's Innovations in Real Estate, host Nancy Lashine sits down with Acadia's Ken Bernstein to discuss the evolution of retail.

Mar 02, 202033:49