Mansfield is the chairman of the Urban Land Institute (ULI). The Institute (www.uli.org) is a nonprofit education and research institute supported by its members. Its mission is to provide leadership in the responsible use of land and in creating and sustaining thriving communities worldwide….Continue Reading
Plater-Zyberk is a founding partner of Duany Plater-Zyberk & Company (DPZ) with her husband, Andrés Duany. The firm has designed over 100 traditional communities built to convey a small town atmosphere and easy pedestrian access….Continue Reading
Judith Rodin became the president of the Rockefeller Foundation in 2005. From 1994-2004, she was the president of the University of Pennsylvania. She holds a PhD from Columbia University and was a faculty member at Yale for 22 years before coming to the University of Pennsylvania. …Continue Reading
Deborah Ratner Salzberg is president of Forest City Washington, Inc., and a director of Cleveland-based Forest City Enterprises, Inc. Forest City is the chief private investor in The Yards development, planned for D.C.’s Anacostia waterfront. …Continue Reading
Neil Peirce is a syndicated columnist for the Washington Post and chairman of The Citistates Group, America’s only journalist team focused first and foremost on metropolitan regions….Continue Reading
James M. DeFrancia is President of Lowe Enterprises Community Development, which provides development management and advisory services on planned communities throughout the U.S. and abroad. DeFrancia is engaged in residential, commercial and resort development….Continue Reading
David M. Schwarz is President and CEO of David M. Schwarz Architects, Inc. He founded the firm in Washington, DC in 1976. In addition to his executive duties, Mr. Schwarz’s primary responsibility is as Principal in Charge of Design. He leads, orchestrates and reviews the design process of all the firm’s projects….Continue Reading
Bart Harvey is the immediate past Chairman and CEO of Enterprise Community Partners, a nonprofit that has raised and invested, along with partners, over $10 billion of private resources that have helped produce over 250,000 homes for low income households….Continue Reading
Ronald Altoon is founding design partner of Altoon Partners, LLP, an international architectural, urban design, and planning firm with professional practice entities in Los Angeles, Amsterdam, Shanghai, Hong Kong and Moscow. He is responsible for designs for complex projects in Asia, Australia, the Middle East, Europe, and the United States….Continue Reading
John Bucksbaum, founder of Bucksbaum Retail Properties, LLC. Bucksbaum previously served as chairman and CEO of General Growth Properties, Inc., a publicly traded Real Estate Investment Trust (REIT) which had ownership and management interest in over 200 regional and super regional shopping malls in 44 states. …Continue Reading