Meet the Speakers

As global co‐head of research and strategy of real estate private markets, Erin is responsible for developing and executing the real estate platform’s overall research strategy and house view, leveraging predictive analytics and proprietary modeling that guide the acquisition and asset management real estate lifecycle. She works closely with the regional chief investment officers and functional teams in these efforts, contributing investment decision‐making insight and working toward an increasing level of sophistication and quality with regard to evaluating and advancing the investment thesis. In her role, Erin sits on the global real estate leadership team.

Previously, Erin was director of real estate research and strategy at Wafra Real Estate, responsible for executing and maintaining a research and strategy platform in support of the Wafra real estate team, fund, and portfolio investments. Before that, Erin was a senior vice president at JLL, where she led and managed engagements with major global corporate occupiers in various real estate portfolio and organizational transformation strategies. She also managed principal and investor‐side engagements that included real estate investment/portfolio strategy, feasibility analysis, and market impact studies. Prior to that, Erin worked at DWS, where she was responsible for leading research and strategy for office investments across the United States.

Francis Greenburger is an American real estate developer, literary agent, author, art collector, philanthropist, and founder of Time Equities Inc., Art Omi, Inc., and the Greenburger Center for Social & Criminal Justice.

Francis Greenburger is the Founder, Chairman, and Chief Executive Officer of Time Equities Inc. Founded in 1966, Time Equities Inc. (TEI) has been in the real estate investment, development, and asset & property management business for more than 50 years. He is also the Chairman of Sanford J. Greenburger Associates (SJGA), a literary agency founded by his father in 1932.

He is the Founder and Chairman of Art Omi and Art Omi Pavilions, a sculpture and architecture park, unique museum complex, and arts center founded in 1992, which also provides residencies for visual artists, writers, dancers, musicians, and architects from all over the world. Most recently, Mr. Greenburger founded the Greenburger Center for Social and Criminal Justice in 2014, which advocates for reforms to the criminal justice and mental health systems.

He also serves on the board of several not for profit organizations and is an active donor to over 300 charitable organizations.

Mr. Greenburger graduated from Baruch College in 1974 with a degree in Public Administration. He is an avid tennis player and traveler. He resides in Manhattan with his wife, Isabelle Autones, and is the proud father of four children: Morgan, Noah, Julia, and Claire.

Rob co-founded Lone Star Capital in 2018 and has overseen the acquisition, financing, and management of over $600 million in apartment communities. As CEO, Rob drives the strategic growth of the firm, while also identifying and raising capital for new investment opportunities. He leads Lone Star Capital's in-house property and construction management division, Lone Star Communities, ensuring excellence in renovation, lease-up, and ongoing management. Rob has sold over 25,000 copies of his two books on commercial real estate. He is a sought-after speaker at industry conferences nationwide and hosts the popular Lone Star Capital podcast. Prior to Lone Star Capital, Rob studied Information Systems at Carnegie Mellon University for two years before pursuing his entrepreneurial ambitions full-time.

Ms. Guven serves as the Head of Environmental, Social, Governance & Sustainability for Cerberus. In her role, Ms. Guven coordinates the Firm’s Environmental, Social, Governance (“ESG”) and sustainability efforts across all desks and investments.

Prior to joining Cerberus in 2022, Ms. Guven was a Senior Legal Researcher at the Columbia Center on Sustainable Investment (“CCSI”), a joint center of the Law School and the Earth Institute at Columbia University, which she joined in 2016. Her work at CCSI focused on aligning the legal and normative frameworks governing global investment activities with sustainable development objectives and outcomes. From 2011 to 2015, Ms. Guven was a senior associate in the banking group at Hogan Lovells US LLP, where she represented public and private financial institutions and borrowers in multi-jurisdictional financing transactions. Earlier in her career, Ms. Guven served as a legal advisor to the Ministry of Health and Social Welfare of the Government of Liberia, and as an associate in the banking group at McGuireWoods LLP.

Ms. Guven graduated from Northwestern University, and received a J.D., cum laude, from the University of Wisconsin Law School, a M.A. in International Public Affairs from the University of Wisconsin, and a LL.M from New York University School of Law, where she was also a Human Rights Scholar. Ms. Guven is also an Adjunct Professor on Climate Change Law and Policy at the Columbia University School of Professional Studies.

Raphael Sidelsky, based in New York, NY, US, is currently a Chief Investment Officer | Real Estate at W5 Group (Winter Family Investment Office), bringing experience from previous roles at C-III Capital Partners LLC (Real Estate Investment Management firm with $8 billi, Fremont Group Fremont Realty Capital (Bechtel Family Investment Office) and Skidmore, Owings & Merrill LLP (SOM). Raphael Sidelsky holds a 1998 - 1999 MBA in Real Estate Finance, Finance @ Columbia Business School.

Cityview, a premier multifamily investment management and development firm, today announced the hire of Christoph Donner, the firm’s new Principal and Global Head of Capital Development and Strategy. Donner will pursue new global strategic opportunities, build and maintain relationships with investors and partners, lead the firm’s fund development and capital strategy, and oversee the launch of a new East Coast office.

Donner was previously CEO of America PIMCO Prime Real Estate LLC.

Drew Fung has over 30 years of work experience in the real estate investment management industry. Drew began their career at AXA Equitable Real Estate Investment Management in 1987 as a Vice President and worked there for a decade. In 1997, they joined Boston Financial Investment Management as a Senior Vice President. In 2000, they became a Principal at Lend Lease and stayed with the company until 2003 when they joined CWCapital as a Senior Vice President. In 2005, they joined Deutsche Bank Asset Management (formerly known as RREEF) as the Managing Director - Head of High Yield Debt Investments. In 2012, they joined Clarion Partners LLC as the Head of Debt Investment Group.

Drew Fung attended the University at Albany, SUNY from 1983 to 1987, where they studied Finance and Financial Management Services. Following this, from 1990 to 1994, they pursued their MBA degree in International Marketing and International Finance at the NYU Stern School of Business.

Shaunak Tanna is an executive director at PGIM Real Estate. Based in New York, Shaunak is responsible for sourcing, underwriting, and structuring real estate investments including senior and mezzanine loans and preferred equity investments for the Eastern and Mid-Western U.S.  

Prior to joining PGIM Real Estate, Shaunak was Head of Structured Investments for Basis Investment Group, LLC, where he was responsible for the firm’s mezzanine and bridge lending, and originated a range of investments across stabilized, development and transitional value-add properties. Before Basis, he was with Terra Capital Partners, LLC and its affiliate The Greenwich Group International, LLC.  

Shaunak has a Bachelor of Commerce in accounting and taxation from the University of Mumbai and a Master of Business Administration in real estate from Baruch College. Shaunak is also a Chartered Accountant, and an active member of the Advisory Board for Steven Newman Real Estate Institute of Baruch College. 

SJI is operated by the Tandon family.  The Tandon family office has invested in real estate for almost 20 years. The Tandon family is a 2^nd generation enterprise and real estate investment group. Divya Tandon is the president and chief executive officer of the family office.

The family actively seeks investments in multifamily real estate throughout the US. Its focus is value-add. SJI believes that there are an exorbitant number of opportunities to invest in the US multifamily sector.  The family office actively seeks to invest in a wide range of operators and asset managers focused on the multifamily industry.

Divya’s first real estate acquisition occurred in 2004 and since then she has been heavily involved in the world of investing. Divya is not just allocating to stable asset classes like real estate but also diversifying beyond public markets and in investments that have the potential for higher returns with proper due diligence. Divya Believes capital needs to be redistributed for wealth preservation and growth. Divya is goal-driven and believes in ownership or direct investment in every project she participates in.

Divya has been full cycle in 40 real estate transactions. Her expertise includes site analytics, construction, operations, and real estate sales. Divya works to find opportunities that align with the family office’s long-term goals. Divya’s goals at the family office include wealth preservation and growth.

Michael Kaufman is a Managing Director and Chief Operating Officer of the Client Solutions Group at Bridge Investment Group. Michael focuses on strategic initiatives, sales optimization, infrastructure improvements and team management. Prior to joining Bridge in 2022, Michael was an Executive Director at JP Morgan where he spent over 10 years. His roles at JP Morgan were focused on Wealth Management, both in the Private Bank and in the Chase Wealth Management channels. Michael has extensive experience overseeing advisor sales, strategic growth initiatives and all aspects of the discretionary client offering from product development through delivery. Michael began his career in major gifts fundraising before moving to financial services at Alliance Bernstein on the Alternatives Sales and Client Service and Product Development teams. He received his Bachelors of Arts degree from Georgetown University where he majored in Psychology and Theology.

Elizabeth is a Managing Director and Co-Head of Real Estate on the Real Assets team, where she is responsible for due diligence of primary, secondary and co-investment opportunities in real estate. She is a member of the Real Asset Investment Committee.  

Prior to joining Hamilton Lane in 2022, Elizabeth was a Managing Director with Jaguar Growth Partners where she was responsible for leading Latin American real estate private equity investments. Previously, Elizabeth was an Investment Manager at Aberdeen Asset Management on the Property Multi-Manager team and was a Vice President at Equity International, responsible for investing in emerging markets real estate companies. Earlier in her career, Elizabeth was an Associate at real estate private equity firm, JER Partners, and an investment banking analyst at Deutsche Bank.  

Elizabeth received her M.B.A from the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania and an A.B. from Princeton University.

Mr. Iadanza is a member of the real estate team.

Prior to joining StepStone, Mr. Iadanza was a vice president at Pebb Capital Management where he focused on underwriting and structuring real estate acquisitions across geographies and asset classes. Before that he was an analyst at the Baupost Group within their private investment valuation team. Previously Mr. Iadanza was a senior consultant within PwC’s financial services asset management vertical.

Mr. Iadanza received a BS in business administration from Stonehill College and an MS  in real estate finance and development from Georgetown University.

Anthony Russo ’15, a seasoned real estate professional with over a decade of experience, is a Partner and Managing Principal at CSFG Real Estate. A graduate of Duke University (2015) and NYU Schack Institute of Real Estate (2020), Anthony began his career at Sterling Project Development, where he honed his skills as a project manager from 2015 to 2020. In 2020, he joined CSFG as its first full-time employee, playing a pivotal role in expanding the firm's real estate investment portfolio across the United States and Europe. His expertise spans various sectors, including multifamily, industrial, hospitality, and retail, with deals ranging from $10 million to $100 million.

Alex Schaefer is a Vice President, Transactions on the real estate investment team at AXA Investment Managers, the asset management arm of the Paris-headquarter multinational insurance firm and a global leader in real estate investment management. At AXA-IM, Alex focuses on transactions across property types and across the risk spectrum in institutional markets throughout the country.

Before joining AXA in 2021, Alex served as a Vice President at TKF Real Estate Investment, specializing in value-add and core-plus investments in office and mixed-use assets across the East Coast. Prior to TKF, he was Head of Acquisitions for ALTO Real Estate Funds, a New York-based private equity firm focused on value-add investments nationwide in partnership with experienced local operating partners. Alex's earlier experience includes roles as Director of Acquisitions at VEREIT, a publicly traded REIT, where he played a key role in its management of over 4,000 properties across 49 states. His career path also included positions with American Realty Capital, where he transitioned into VEREIT following a merger of publicly traded investment vehicles.

DJ Van Keuren is the current President of HREAO and one of the initial founders of the SIG in 2009.  Named as one of Family Capitals Top 10 U.S. Family Office Real Estate Professionals, one of Trusted Insight's Top 30 Real Estate Investors at a Family Office, and founder of the Family Office Real Estate Institute, Mr. Van Keuren is the Co-Managing Member for Evergreen Property Partners.  D.J. has held senior management positions in real estate at several prominent single-family offices. Among them are The Hayman Family (Giorgio Perfume/Giorgio Beverly Hills & Discuss Dental), the Arsenault Family office (Mountain High Yogurt), and acting as the President of real estate for a family member of an owner of an MLB team.  Mr. Van Keuren is a member of the Forbes Real Estate Council, a frequent writer for Forbes on family office real estate investing, author of "Real Estate Investing for Family Offices," founder of The Family Office Real Estate Insitute, President of the Harvard Real Estate Alumni Organization, and a frequent speaker at family office conferences around the world. In addition, DJ was a Family Wealth Alliance finalist for its Best In Industry Awards for Thought Leadership and Special Industry Contributions awards. He has been published in Forbes, Family Office Elite, Real Asset Advisor, National Real Estate Investor, and Private Wealth and mentioned in The New York Times, PERE, National Real Estate Investor, and Trusted Insight, among others. Mr. Van Keuren is a past editorial board member for Real Asset Advisor Magazine, a prior Board Member for the Real Estate Academic Initiative at Harvard, and one of the founders and current President of the Harvard Real Estate Alumni Organization.  D.J. received his Master's Degree from Harvard University in Management and Finance, attended graduate studies in Real Estate from the NYU Schack Real Estate Institute, and received his B.A. from Ball State University as part of the universities Div IA baseball team.