Fred is one of the premier real estate and finance attorneys in America. He is the Founder Emeritus of Allen Matkins, a full-service business and litigation law firm with 225 attorneys in five offices in California. For 45 years, he has been counsel to many of the nation's most prominent development and investment companies in connection with hundreds of successful major projects in California, Hawaii, throughout the country, Asia and the Pacific Rim. He is active in Urban Land Institute (ULI), Real Estate Roundtable in Washington D.C., and Board of Overseers of the Hoover Institution at Stanford University. After Stanford, Fred was a Naval Officer aboard an aircraft carrier before attending law school at UC Hastings.

Jim Buie is a Senior Advisor to the West and Asia Pacific Regions of Hines. Since joining Hines in 1980, Jim has been responsible for the development, acquisition, and/or management of more than 100 million square feet of commercial real estate in 50 cities representing over $23 billion in value. Highlights of his career with Hines include the development of 101 California and Salesforce Tower in San Francisco, Figueroa at Wilshire in Los Angeles, Embassy House in Beijing and One Museum Place in Shanghai. Jim is a long-time member of the Stanford Alumni Real Estate Council and was inducted into the Stanford Real Estate Hall of Fame in 2017. Jim earned his Bachelor of Arts in economics from the University of Virginia in 1974 and his Master of Business Administration from Stanford Graduate School of Business in 1980.

Malin Burnham has been Chairman of John Burnham & Company Insurance and Burnham Real Estate and has remained involved since 1949. In 2008, Burnham Real Estate was acquired by Cushman & Wakefield. In addition to his involvement with the Burnham Companies, he has been active as a board member of several major corporations. His present involvements include: Board Member of Sanford Burnham Medical Research Institute, UCSD Foundation, Rady School of Management, SDSU Campanile Foundation and the USS Midway Museum, and is Chair of the Sanford Consortium for Regenerative Medicine. Mr. Burnham served as Trustee of Stanford University from 1985 to 1995. He co-established the Burnham-Moores Center for Real Estate at University of San Diego.

Rebel hospitality entrepreneur and bestselling author, Chip Conley is a leader at the forefront of the sharing economy. At age 26 he founded Joie de Vivre Hospitality (JdV), transforming one inner-city motel into the second largest boutique hotel brand in America. After running his company as CEO for 24 years, he sold it and soon the young founders of Airbnb asked him to help transform their promising start-up into the world’s leading hospitality brand. Chip served as Airbnb’s Head of Global Hospitality and Strategy for four years and today acts as the company’s Strategic Advisor for Hospitality and Leadership. His five books include PEAK and EMOTIONAL EQUATIONS and are inspired by the theories of transformation and meaning by famed psychologists Abraham Maslow and Viktor Frankl. In his new book, [email protected]: The Making of a Modern Elder (September 2018), Chip shares his experiences – as both mentor and unexpected intern – at Airbnb. He is the founder of Fest300 (part of Everfest), San Francisco’s annual “Celebrity Pool Toss” that has raised millions for families in the neighborhood where he opened his first hotel, and the Hotel Hero Awards that shine a light on outstanding line level employees. Chip is a recipient of hospitality’s highest honor, the Pioneer Award, and holds a BA and MBA from Stanford University, and an honorary doctorate in psychology from Saybrook University. He serves on the boards of the Burning Man Project and the Esalen Institute, where the Conley Library bears his name.

Sam Freshman is Board Chairman of Standard Management Company which performs real estate acquisitions, bridge finance, and property management. Active in real estate investment for 60 years as an attorney and investor. He has been an expert witness in real estate, legal matters, finance, lecturer at the Stanford, UCLA and USC law and business schools, chairman of a bank, title company and a theatre exhibitor. Author of books and over 20 published articles, Mr. Freshman is working on a series on saving entitled, 'The Smartest Way to Save,' and 'The Smartest Way to Save More' about becoming rich on a modest income. His book 'Principles of Real Estate Syndication' is considered the bible on the subject. Sam received a Stanford BA (pre-legal, 1954) and a JD (1956). Sam is also Chairman Emeritus of Stanford Professionals in Real Estate (SPIRE).

Richard R. Kelley is a member of the Board of Directors of Seaside Ohana Investments a private investment company. Prior to that, he was involved with a number of companies with investments in a wide range of interests. Included was Outrigger Enterprises Group, a hotel development, investment and management company with operations in the Continental U.S, Hawaii, Guam, Australia and Asia. There, In addition to his regular duties, for nearly 40 years he personally wrote a weekly newsletter column for Outrigger's employees, interested friends and associates and was often asked to speak on a variety of topics including health care reform. He was also involved with and served on the boards of a number of educational, financial and medical institutions including First Hawaiian Bank, Punahou School, Kent Denver School, University of Denver, Craig Hospital and the Colorado Neurological Institute.

Visionary real estate icon Donald M. Koll founded The Koll Company in Newport Beach in 1962 as a regional general construction firm. Under his leadership, the company grew into a commercial real estate giant responsible for the development of more than 90 million square feet of office, industrial and retail space throughout the Western United States, Mexico and the Pacific Rim. In addition to its development activities, The Koll Company expanded to include separate entities focused on commercial property management, golf resort community development and large-scale general construction. With a concentration on major western U.S. markets, The Koll Company currently owns and manages over 6 million square feet of existing multi-tenant, light industrial and suburban/garden office space in California, Arizona, Nevada, Texas, Colorado and Utah as well as in Cabo San Lucas, Mexico. An example of Mr. Koll’s ability to successfully shift strategic gears during his illustrious career is Koll Management Services (KMS), The Koll Company’s former property management and real estate services arm. Beginning as an extension of Koll’s development operations, KMS grew to become one of the nation’s largest commercial property managers with over 185 million square feet under management and some 3,000 employees in 300 offices across the U.S. and in Asia. In a highly successful strategic move, KMS was taken public in 1991, fueling an expansion which resulted in 30 acquisitions nationwide before its sale to what is now CBRE in 1997. Mr. Koll served as chairman for several affiliated companies before he passed away in 2011. The companies included Koll Construction and Koll Resorts International, and he was a partner in Koll Center Travel and Koll Bren Schreiber Realty Advisors, a real estate investment advisory firm, which manages approximately $2.5 billion in assets. He was also on the Board of Directors of The Irvine Company and Fidelity National Title. He served on the Board of Directors of CB Richard Ellis, Grubb & Ellis and Wells Fargo Bank. In 1990, Koll was selected as one of the top 25 CEOs for the Decade by California Business Magazine, and in 2007 was presented with the real estate industry’s Lifetime Achievement Award. Mr. Koll is a past presidential appointee to the Board of Trustees of the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts and the American Red Cross. He also served as a pilot in the U.S. Air Force. Mr. Koll earned his Bachelor of Arts degree in Economics from Stanford University.

Bob Lowe is Founder and Chairman of Lowe, a privately owned diversified national real estate company active in commercial, hospitality and residential property investment, development and management. Headquartered in Los Angeles, the firm maintains regional offices in Denver, Irvine, Charleston, San Diego, San Francisco, Seattle and Washington D.C. Over the past 48 years, Lowe has developed, acquired or managed more than $32 billion of real estate assets. Bob is a Trustee and past Chairman of the Board of the Los Angeles Metropolitan YMCA; Chairman Emeritus of the Real Estate Roundtable; Life Trustee and Chairman Emeritus of the Board of Claremont McKenna College; Chairman and Co-Founder of the Lowe Institute of Political Economy of Claremont McKenna College; and Director of the Los Angeles Area Chamber of Commerce. Bob is past Chairman of the New Los Angeles Marketing Partnership; past member of the California Economy Strategy Panel; and past Director and member of the Executive Committee of the Economic Development Corporation of Los Angeles County. Bob's honors include City of Hope 'Spirit of Life' Award; National Entrepreneur of the Year for Real Estate and Construction; Los Angeles Mayor's 'City of Angels' Award; 'Distinguished Citizen Award' presented by the Boy Scouts of America and the Los Angeles Chamber of Commerce Distinguished Business Leader Award and Bob was recently inducted into the Stanford University Real Estate Hall of Fame. Bob earned a BA, Cum Laude, from Claremont McKenna College and an MBA from the Graduate School of Business at Stanford University.

Susan Meaney was a Managing Director at Makena Capital Management from 2006 through 2019. She was a member of the firm’s Management Committee and one of the firm’s founding partners. Ms. Meaney was responsible for managing the firm’s $2+ billion real estate investment portfolio. Prior to joining Makena Capital, she was the Director of Real Estate and Real Assets Investments for the William & Flora Hewlett Foundation from 2002-2006. She served as a Managing Director at the Stanford Management Company from 1993-2001 where she co-managed the real estate group. Prior to that, she was responsible for the development and management of the Stanford Research Park where she oversaw the development of over 1 million square feet on behalf of the University. She serves on the Hewlett Foundation Board of Directors and Investment Committee, chairs the Stanford Bing Overseas Study Program Advisory Council and serves as a Global Governing Trustee for ULI. She has served as an Overseer of the Tuck School at Dartmouth and has recently served on the Dartmouth Investment Committee. Ms. Meaney graduated from Stanford University in 1982 with an A.B., with Honors, and earned an MBA from The Tuck School at Dartmouth in 1986.

Dan Neidich is founder and chief executive officer of Dune Real Estate Partners LP. Dune manages real estate private equity funds with over $4.3 billion of equity capital under management. The funds target opportunistic investments in the United States and Europe. Prior to founding Dune, Dan was at Goldman Sachs where he was a member of the Management Committee, co-head of the Merchant Banking Division, and Chairman of the Whitehall Investment Committee. Dan joined Goldman Sachs in 1978, became a partner in 1984 and became head of Goldman's Real Estate Department in 1990. In 1992, he formed the Real Estate Principal Investment Area, in 1998 he became co-head of the Merchant Banking Division, and in 1999 he joined the firm's Management Committee. He received an MBA from Stanford University Graduate School of Business and a BA from Yale University.

Bill was co-founder and Chairman of Tooley & Company Investment Builders, developing and managing high-quality office buildings in California, including the Wilshire Palisades Building in Santa Monica, winner of 1988 Urban Land Institute Award of Excellence. In 1998, the Trammell Crow Company purchased Tooley & Company. Tooley Investment Company owns and manages office and retail properties in the West. Bill served on the Board of Directors of the National Realty Committee, the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco, and in 1992, received the Lifetime Achievement Award from the Los Angeles Chamber of Commerce Construction Industries Committee. In 2013, Bill was inducted into the Stanford Real Estate Hall of Fame. He holds a Bachelor of Arts in Economics from Stanford and an MBA from Harvard.