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Laurie Baker is responsible for the oversight and strategy of Camden's portfolio operations and investments funds, as well as asset management, revenue and business intelligence, information technology, marketing, innovation, and Camden's customer experience. During her time with Camden, Laurie has held several roles, including Senior Vice President of Fund & Asset Management, and has led Camden's reposition and redevelopment program totaling more than $487 million in property improvements. Laurie has a deep understanding of the multifamily industry, evolving customer preferences, and driving transformational change.

Before joining Camden in 1999, Laurie was Vice President at Walden Residential Properties and spent nine years at the Howard Hughes Medical Institute in Chevy Chase, Maryland.

Laurie is an officer on the National Multifamily Housing Council's Executive Committee and serves as the Chair of its Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Committee. She is vice-chair of ULI's Multifamily Bronze Council and serves on the boards of Camp for All and Texas A&M's Master of Real Estate Program. Laurie is an ongoing guest lecturer for George Washington University's Master of Real Estate Investment Institute. She is past President of CREW Network and CREW Houston and was recognized three times by Real Estate Forum as a Women of Influence. Laurie received her MBA in Finance from George Washington University and a BBA from Sam Houston State University.

Tim Berry is the Founder, Chief Executive Officer and Co-Chief Investment Officer of Pennybacker Capital, a real assets investment management firm with over $4 billion in assets under management. Since Pennybacker’s inception in 2006, Tim has led the firm’s execution and management of $8+ billion of real asset investments across various strategies, sectors, and geographies. Tim provides overarching strategic vision and directional leadership across all functional business units, orchestrates overall team building and advances the firm’s culture. With over 19 years of real estate investing experience, Tim leads investment strategy development and is head of the Firm’s Investment Committee.

Tim’s early career and professional training began as an investment banker in KPMG’s Corporate Finance Division. He later joined Qualcomm’s Strategic Investments Group and then worked as a restructuring advisor for Deloitte. Tim completed his undergraduate studies in Accounting at the University of Houston. He earned a Master’s degree in Professional Accounting from the McCombs School of Business at the University of Texas at Austin. He also holds dual MBAs from Columbia Business School and London Business School.

With over 25 years of experience in real estate, Paul Boomsma serves as president and CEO of Leading Real Estate Companies of the World®, a global real estate community of 550 real estate firms spanning six continents. He created the highly successful Luxury Portfolio International® division for LeadingRE, previously serving as its president. He also headed operations and strategic marketing for LeadingRE as COO. Paul began his career marketing luxury office towers and later joined a top residential firm, before becoming national marketing director for a major franchise. Today, he is a frequent industry speaker on topics that include consumer trends, global business practices, and innovation in real estate. Among his many distinctions, he has been recognized for his leadership on numerous prestigious industry rankings, including RISMedia’s Newsmakers Hall of Fame, the Swanepoel Power 200, REAL Trends’ Game Changers, and Inman News’ Real Estate Influencers.

As President and CEO, Toby Bozzuto provides strategic and day-to-day leadership for more than 3,400 employees across the country and guides future growth of Bozzuto’s homebuilding, multifamily development, construction and management divisions. Bozzuto manages 105,000 apartments and 3.5 million square feet of retail space across the U.S.

A regular guest lecturer at Harvard Business School, Harvard Business School Executive Education program, Harvard University Graduate School of Design, NYU Schack Institute of Real Estate, Georgetown University, Cornell University, the University of Maryland and Johns Hopkins University, Toby strives to share his insight and passion for creating community.

Sean is Chief Operating Officer, a position he has held since January 2015, with responsibility for the Company’s operating platform, including Property Operations, Engineering, Information and Digital Technology, Human Resources, Strategic Initiatives, Marketing, Revenue Management and Brand Strategy. He was previously the Company’s Executive Vice President—Investments and Asset Management since April 2012 with overall responsibility for AvalonBay’s investment and operating platforms, including property operations, asset management and redevelopment, and investment activity, including acquisitions, dispositions and investment strategy. Sean’s other roles with the Company included Senior Vice President—Redevelopment and Asset Management and Senior Vice President—Investments.

Prior to joining AvalonBay in 2002, he was the Chief Operating Officer of CWS Capital Partners.

Sean received his Bachelor’s Degree from California State University, Long Beach and his Masters of Business Administration from the University of Texas. He is a member of the Executive Committee of NMHC and is past Chair of ULI’s Multifamily Council. He is also a member of the Executive Committee of the Real Estate Finance & Investment Center at the University of Texas at Austin and a member of the Board of Directors of the American Red Cross.

Mark A. Casale is the founder, Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board of Directors of Essent Group Ltd. (NYSE: ESNT). Mr. Casale has more than 25 years of financial services experience, which includes senior roles in mortgage banking, mortgage insurance, bond insurance and capital markets.

Founded in 2008 by Mr. Casale with $500 million of equity funding, Essent Group Ltd. has grown to a market capitalization of approximately $6 billion and manages approximately $240B of insurance in force. Under Mr. Casale’s leadership, Essent has become a leading mortgage insurer and reinsurer serving as a trusted and strong counterparty to lenders and GSEs and has enabled over two million borrowers to become homeowners. Mr. Casale continues to evolve the franchise using risk-based pricing and AI-driven analytics to support his core mission of prudently growing shareholder value and promoting affordable and sustainable homeownership.

Mr. Casale also champions Essent’s philanthropic mission, supporting local and national organizations centered around children, housing, health and education. He currently serves as a member of the Board of Trustees for the Academy of Notre Dame de Namur.

A native of the Philadelphia region, Mr. Casale holds a BS in accounting from St. Joseph’s University and an MBA in finance from New York University.

Craig Cheatham is the CEO and president of The Realty Alliance, an elite network of more than 65 brokerages and firms across North America. As leader of The Realty Alliance, he coordinates the group’s influence on policy within the real estate sphere, among other important initiatives. With Douglas Elliman Real Estate, HomeServices of America, Howard Hanna Real Estate Services and others among the ranks, the network is a prevailing and powerful voice, with industry-wide reach.

As chief technology and digital officer of Keller Williams (KW), Chris Cox and his team of engineers, digital product leaders, designers and data scientists craft and deliver exceptional experiences in partnership with agents across the KW ecosystem.

Prior to joining KW, Cox served at Bain & Company as a senior partner within the financial services, digital, technology, and advanced analytics practice.

Cox previously served as the chief digital officer at USAA and Regions Bank and as the head of digital strategy at Wells Fargo.

Rachel Dooley serves as Chief Innovation Officer at Kirkland & Ellis, helping to shape strategy around AI and the future of legal service delivery.

Prior to joining Kirkland, Ms. Dooley was Chief Innovation Officer at Goodwin, leading a multidisciplinary team on developing the firm’s strategies around Generative AI, the next generation of legal apprenticeship and the future of the office programs. Before Goodwin, Ms. Dooley served as the Global Managing Counsel of McKinsey Digital, a McKinsey & Company growth platform that delivers technology-enabled services to clients across all geographies, sectors and technology use cases. Rachel is an experience technology lawyer who is lit up by emerging technology - including quantum computing, AI, cloud infrastructure and transformation, and data and ethics - and taking a design thinking approach to complex problems. As a lawyer, Rachel regularly advised clients on cutting edge issues in emerging technology, including AI/ML and Cloud, and future-facing technology like Quantum Computing.  

Rachel is passionate about Legal Design and how lawyers embedded in a business and technology problem create solutions. She founded and led McKinsey Legal Lab, a first-of-its-kind innovation incubator and accelerator for a global in-house legal department. She also co-founded McKinsey Digital’s Center of Risk Excellence, which focuses on agile risk management in technology. Previously, Ms. Dooley was an associate at Willkie Farr & Gallagher and Kenyon & Kenyon.

Jessica Edgerton oversees operational areas of the company, including technology, marketing, learning and development, preferred vendor relationships and events. She previously served as Associate Counsel for the National Association of REALTORS®, where she interfaced with NAR’s communications, conventions and technology teams, as well as its membership. Her responsibilities included contract negotiations for NAR’s various divisions, helping ensure regulatory compliance, speaking on risk management topics at industry events and authoring content on various legal issues relating to the industry.

Michael Episcope co-founded Origin Investments in 2007. Michael is co-CEO, co-chairs the investment committee and oversees investor relations and capital raising. Prior to Origin, Michael had a prolific trading career and twice was named one of the top 100 traders in the world by Trader Monthly Magazine.

Michael earned his undergraduate and master’s degrees from DePaul University. He has more than 30 years of investment and risk management experience.

Bob Faith is Founder, Chairman, and CEO of Greystar, a global leader in the investment, development, and management of high-quality rental housing properties. For three decades, Bob has maintained oversight over all aspects of Greystar, including organizational structure, strategic planning, and company growth.

Following Harvard Business School, Bob began his real estate career with the Trammell Crow Company in 1986, ultimately becoming a Partner. In 1991, he co-founded Starwood Capital Partners, LP, a private investment company. In 1993, Bob founded Greystar Real Estate Partners, LLC, in Houston, Texas. In addition, he founded and served as CEO of Homegate Hospitality, Inc from 1996 to 1997. From 2002 through 2006, Bob served as the South Carolina Secretary of Commerce.

Under Bob’s leadership, Greystar has grown from a manager of 9,000 units in the United States to managing and operating more $320 billion of real estate in 250 markets globally throughout the United States, United Kingdom, Europe, Latin America, and the Asia-Pacific region. Today, Greystar is the largest operator of apartments in the United States, managing nearly 997,000 units/beds globally, and has a robust institutional platform with $36 billion of assets under development. In 2020, Greystar was ranked as the 47th largest real estate investment manager in the world.

Stephanie Fuhrman is the Senior Vice President of Corporate Development at Entrata. Prior to Entrada, Stephanie led Innovation at Catalyst Housing Group. The company started the Catalyst Innovation Lab to focus on innovation that drives incremental affordability and efficiency while at the same time enhancing the resident experience. Stephanie was previously the Managing Director, Global Innovation at Greystar, and an Executive Vice President for Riverstone Residential.

Joe Hanauer is Chairman of the Move, Inc. Global Advisory Board, operator of Realtor.com. As chairman, he led the sale of the company to News Corp. He is also Chairman of the Board of IHC Global, a not-for-profit focused on establishing safe and decent housing in the world’s rapidly expanding cities in emerging economies. As principal of Combined Investments, LLC, Mr. Hanauer invests in commercial properties and real estate-related technology companies. He serves on board and as an advisor for several of these early stage companies. Mr. Hanauer is former Chairman and CEO of Coldwell Banker's global residential businesses and serves on the boards of numerous not-for-profits including Roosevelt University (Chicago), The Laguna Playhouse, and Laguna Art Museum, and others.

William P. Higgins has served as Senior Vice President since 2014. Mr. Higgins brings more than 30 years of wide-ranging experience in the banking, mortgage and financial services industries, covering areas of financial management, capital markets, credit and mortgage operations. From 2006 to 2012, Mr. Higgins was a member of ING Direct USA’s senior management team, serving as chief lending officer. His mortgage-related experience includes various senior positions in finance, operations, credit and capital markets at ContiMortgage Corp. Mr. Higgins began his career as a CPA with KPMG LLP, specializing in financial services and mortgage banking. Mr. Higgins holds a BBA in accounting from the University of Notre Dame.

Recognized by the industry for excellence in urban planning and design, Clyde’s work has received numerous awards from the Urban Land Institute, the National Multi-Family Housing Council, and Multi-Family Executive. He has directed over 50,000 units of housing and $10 billion (USD) in transaction value.

Karen Hollinger (New York) joined KKR Capstone in 2022 as a Managing Director, focused on the firm’s Real Estate business in the Americas. In this role, she helps on the creation of investment ideas, the assessment of new investment opportunities, and value creation within KKR’s real estate portfolio. Prior to KKR, Ms. Hollinger was a senior vice president at AvalonBay Communities, a large public REIT, focused on strategic initiatives. At AvalonBay, Ms. Hollinger focused on digitization, operations, innovation, venture investing and organizational transformation across the organization. Previously, Ms. Hollinger was a management consultant, providing strategy and technology guidance to developing countries and started KPMG’s technology consulting practice in China. Ms. Hollinger holds a Finance degree, with highest honors, from the College of William & Mary.

Paul serves as both a Managing Director at Parker89 as well as the Chief Innovation Officer for First American. He was previously a member of the founding team at Endpoint, a mobile first Title and Escrow Company, and was a Partner at BCG Digital Ventures where he built and launched venture backed companies with the world's largest corporations. Acting as GM, Paul launched five companies, across three continents, spanning Insurance, Financial Services and Real Estate. Before that he advised Fortune 100 companies on Corporate Strategy, M&A and Digital Transformation for BCG.

Paul holds a PhD in Neuroscience from Cambridge and undergraduate and graduate degrees in Pharmacology and Economics.

As President and Chief Financial Officer, Alex Jessett oversees all Real Estate Investments, Legal, Construction, Finance, Accounting, Risk Management, and Internal Audit teams, as well as all Operations and Operations-related teams including Strategic Services, Asset Management, and Sustainability. Since joining Camden in 1999, Alex has held various roles and has been responsible for over $25 billion of debt and equity issuances and structured real estate transactions.

Before joining Camden, Alex began his career in real estate at Comerica Bank of Texas in the Real Estate Lending department. Alex received his MBA in Finance from the University of Houston, where he earned the Dean's Award for Academic Excellence and his BBA in Finance from The University of Texas at Austin.

Matt Kelly is the CEO of JBG SMITH and a member of its board of trustees. Prior to the formation of JBG SMITH, Matt served as a Managing Partner of the JBG Companies and a member of the firm’s Executive Committee and Investment Committee.  He previously was co-head of JBG’s Investments Group and was primarily responsible for investment strategy and the investment and acquisition activity of the JBG Investment Funds. Prior to joining the JBG Companies in 2004, he was a co-founder of ODAC Inc., a media software company, and worked in private equity and investment banking with Thomas H. Lee Partners in Boston and Goldman Sachs, & Co in New York.

Mr. Kelly currently serves as member of the NAREIT Executive Board, the Real Estate Roundtable and the Urban Land Institute and served as the Host Co-Chair of the ULI 2019 Fall Meeting in Washington, DC.  He also serves as an Executive in Residence of the Steers Center at the McDonough School of Business at Georgetown University.

Mr. Kelly serves as a member of the Board of Directors of the Greater Washington Partnership, as a Trustee and member of the Executive Committee of the Federal City Council, as well as a Trustee and member of Executive Committee of the D.C. Policy Center.  He is also a member of the Economic Club of Washington, D.C.

Mr. Kelly serves as a member of the Board of Directors of the Urban Institute, is Chairman of the Board of the MedStar Health Washington Hospital Center and serves on the Board of Trustees for the Halcyon arts and social entrepreneurship incubator.

Mr. Kelly has lectured at Georgetown University, The University of Notre Dame, and The Amos Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth College. He holds a B.A. with honors from Dartmouth College and an M.B.A. from Harvard Business School.

Since joining Oaktree in 2008, Mr. Kim has been involved in the sourcing, analysis, execution and asset management of various real estate investments for Oaktree’s Real Estate strategy. His focus has been on commercial and residential investments including office, industrial, hotel and home building assets located in the western United States. Prior to joining Oaktree, Mr. Kim was an analyst in the real estate investment banking group at Banc of America advising real estate companies on M&A and capital raising transactions. Mr. Kim received a B.A. degree in economics with honors from the University of California, Berkeley.

Andrew Livingstone is the Chief Operating Officer for Greystar and leads the company’s North America property management business. Additionally, Andrew serves as a member of the Greystar Executive Committee and oversees the Greystar Management Support Services Group for the company’s real estate operations, including Financial Services, Legal Services, Strategic Services, and Technology & Business Systems.

As Chief Operating Officer, Andrew drives operational excellence at the property level globally and maintains management oversight of the company's owned and managed portfolios in North America, including Student, Active Adult, and Conventional properties. Andrew and his team are responsible for growing our connection with residents and driving efficiencies for our industry-leading platform through innovation and digital transformation.

Before becoming Chief Operating Officer, Andrew held several other leadership positions within the company, including Executive Managing Director for US Property Management and Southeast Regional Partner. Since joining the Executive Committee in 2007, Andrew has led the reorganization of the company’s real estate operations and support services as Greystar became the largest operator of apartment communities in the US, a position the company maintains today. Andrew played a critical role in the company’s growth, leading integration efforts following the acquisitions of JPI Property Management Company in 2009, Archon and Glacier in 2010, Riverstone Residential Group in 2014, Education Realty Trust (EdR) in 2018, and Alliance Residential’s property management business in 2020.

Andrew is a member of the National Multifamily Housing Council and the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants. Andrew is a licensed Certified Public Accountant and holds the Certified Apartment Manager designation from the National Apartment Association.

Andrew received his bachelor's degree in accounting from the University of South Florida.

Timothy J. Lobner is the Company's Executive Vice President and Head of Field Operations. Prior to this role, he served as the Company's Executive Vice President, Operations Support since January 2014. He joined Invitation Homes in October 2012 and currently oversees the company’s three field divisions as well as its rehab, turn, maintenance, procurement, smart home, and energy/utility programs. From 2006 to 2012, he served at Trammell Crow Company, the commercial real estate development subsidiary of CBRE, where he focused on industrial, office and retail opportunities. Before beginning his real estate career, Mr. Lobner served as a nuclear submarine officer in the United States Navy from 1999 to 2005.

Brian McAuliffe is a Vice Chairman in CBRE’s Multifamily Capital Markets team. In this role, he drives client relationships, alongside CBRE’s investment sales and debt professionals in a national capacity. Brian previously led CBRE’s Multifamily Capital Markets team in the Americas, including student housing, senior housing, affordable housing, and debt businesses in the Americas focusing on borrower/buyer relationships.

Brian began his real estate career at CBRE in 1983 as a multifamily investment specialist based in Chicago. During the subsequent 22 years with CBRE, Brian was recognized as a perennial top producer for the firm with a specific emphasis on the institutional market. He was involved in representing institutional investors and public companies in the acquisition and disposition of approximately $4 billion of multifamily properties.

In 2005, Brian joined Deutsche Asset & Wealth Management (formerly RREEF) as a Managing Director in the Transactions Group. He served as an active member of its Investment Committee during his seven-and-a-half-year tenure at the firm. In 2007, he became Chair of DAWM’s Investment Committee and Head of DAWM’s Transactions Group, with specific responsibility for all acquisitions, dispositions, and capital markets decisions. Throughout his tenure on DAWM's Investment Committee, the company acquired more than $15 billion of properties and sold over $12 billion of properties.

CBRE was pleased to welcome Brian back to the firm in January 2013 as a Senior Managing Director, responsible for the national production of multifamily investment sales. His extensive experience in institutional multifamily sales combined with proven management skills provides the expertise needed to lead CBRE sales professionals nationwide.

Mr. Merrill is the Co-Founder, Chairman and CEO of Harrison Street, a real assets investment management firm he co-founded in 2005 that has completed over $68 billion in transactional volume and as of 2Q 2024 has nearly $55 billion in AUM.

Mr. Merrill is currently the largest individual shareholder and serves as Chairman of the Board and the Investment and Executive Committees of the Firm. The Firm is a mover and innovator of a focused investment strategy around the Education, Healthcare, Life Sciences and Storage segments of the real estate market. Over 600 investors ($29 billion since inception) participate in Harrison Street funds including U.S., European and Asian pension funds, corporate plans, insurance companies, endowments, foundations and family offices.

Prior to co-founding Harrison Street, Mr. Merrill was a partner, owner and Managing Director of a large U.S. Pension Fund Advisory firm where he developed the firm’s presence in Europe, creating the first ever real estate funds exclusively targeting the markets of Central Europe. This initial fund was one of the Top 10 performing global funds during vintage years 1996-2000 as noted by Preqin. Mr. Merrill earned his MBA from the CASS School of Business in London, England.

Marguerite Nader, a seasoned real estate investment trust (REIT) executive, is President, CEO and Director of Equity LifeStyle Properties, Inc., a real estate investment trust that owns and operates over 400 high quality resort communities across the United States and British Columbia. Marguerite joined the company in 1993 and since joining has served in a wide variety of departments including asset management, sales and marketing, finance, and acquisitions. A member of the companys Management Committee, she also serves on the boards of Ventas, Inc. and National Association of Real Estate Investment Trusts, Inc.

Al Rabil is CEO of Kayne Anderson, overseeing strategic initiatives, operations, and asset management across all of Kayne’s investment platforms.

In 2007, Rabil co-founded Kayne Anderson’s real estate private equity platform and continues to serve as CEO for Real Estate, setting strategic direction, overseeing investment activities, and leading fundraising for all real estate investments. Rabil’s time at Kayne Anderson was preceded by an almost ten-year tenure at UBS where he served as the Head of Real Estate Banking for the Americas and Europe. During his tenure there he played a key role in making UBS a market leader in both syndicated debt and large loan CMBS, consummating more than $25 billion in transactions.

Mr. Rabil graduated Cum Laude with a BA from Yale University and later earned an MBA in Finance from Columbia University.

Ben is the Company’s Chief Executive Officer and President and has been a director of the Company since January 2021. Ben was previously AvalonBay's President, joining the Company in January 2021, and prior to that the Chief Executive Officer and President and a trustee of Seritage Growth Properties, a publicly traded real estate investment trust principally engaged in owning, developing, and managing a diversified portfolio of retail and mixed-use properties throughout the United States.

Prior to becoming CEO and President of Seritage in May 2015, Ben served as Chief Operating Officer of Rouse Properties, Inc. from 2012 to 2015; Rouse was a publicly-traded REIT (since acquired) that owned and managed regional malls and retail centers in 21 states. Prior to that, Ben was Senior Vice President with Vornado Realty Trust, a publicly traded REIT that owns, manages, and develops office and retail assets concentrated in New York City with additional assets in Chicago and San Francisco.

Ben received his Masters of Business Administration from Harvard Business School in 2003 and earned his undergraduate degree from Swarthmore College.

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Ryan Schneider became Anywhere Real Estate Inc.’s Chief Executive Officer effective December 31, 2017 and is a member of our Board of Directors. He joined the Company as President and Chief Operating Officer in October 2017 after nearly 15 years of senior leadership experience at Capital One Financial Corporation.

From 2007 to 2016, Schneider was President of Capital One’s Card division, its largest business, where he oversaw all of Capital One’s consumer and small business credit card lines in the United States, U.K., and Canada. He managed a staff of more than 10,000 employees and reported directly to Capital One’s Chief Executive Officer.

Schneider joined Capital One in December 2001 and held a variety of leadership positions within Capital One through 2007, including Executive Vice President and President, Auto Finance, which did the majority of its business with franchised auto dealers, and Executive Vice President, U.S. Card. He also served as a director of Capital One Bank (USA), National Association.

Schneider has substantial experience in public policy and regulatory affairs, including meeting with a sitting President of the United States and testifying in front of a Senate committee.

Previously, he was a partner at McKinsey & Company, where he specialized in financial services clients with an emphasis on consumer credit and insurance. Schneider received a B.A. in Economics from Williams College and his Ph.D. in Economics from Yale University.

With over 10 years of experience in the innovation and entrepreneurship ecosystem, I am passionate about creating positive impact through empowering individuals, teams, and organizations to develop their entrepreneurial mindset and skills. I currently work as the Assistant Vice President of Innovation at ALDAR, the leading real estate developer in Abu Dhabi, where I lead the strategy and execution of startup pilots, programs, and investments that align with ALDAR's vision and values.

In my previous role as the Program Director at Flat6Labs, I oversaw the design, delivery and team management of a world-class accelerator program that supported over 30 startups in various sectors and stages, providing them with mentorship, seed funding, training, and access to markets and networks. I also co-founded Future Faculty, an education startup that aims to develop the entrepreneurial mindset of educators and learners, and help them solve the challenges they face in their contexts. Some of the skills that I bring to my work include startup investment practices, startup support, research commercialisation and idea development.

Kristy Simonette is responsible for information technology, marketing, innovation, retail, ancillary income, and contact center operations at Camden. Kristy focuses on innovative solutions that differentiate Camden, including the rollout of smart access technology and CRM platforms throughout Camden, among other solutions to maximize revenue, improve process efficiency, and control costs.

Before joining Camden in 2003, Kristy was Director of Sales and Customer Service for Ashford.com. Before Ashford.com, Kristy spent three years implementing, training, and managing support for SAP at Browning Ferris Industries. Kristy also spent nine years at a multifamily management company.

Kristy is a frequent presenter and contributor within the multifamily industry and chairs the HoustonCIO Advisory Board. Currently, she is a member of CREW Houston and serves as co-lead of CREW Network's Multifamily Council, and Kristy served as President of CREW Houston. Kristy is a member of NMHC's Innovation Committee. She was presented with the 2019 ORBIE Awards for the Houston CIO of the Year. Kristy received her BBA from Schreiner University.

Sue Yannaccone is President and Chief Executive Officer for Anywhere Brands and Anywhere Advisors, responsible for overseeing both company-owned brokerage and franchise operations across the company’s six storied brands, including Better Homes and Gardens® Real Estate, CENTURY 21®, Coldwell Banker®, Corcoran®, ERA® and Sotheby’s International Realty®. Originally assuming leadership of Anywhere Brands (formerly Realogy Franchise Group) in 2020, Yannaccone is recognized for her nearly two decades of deep expertise in franchise management and real estate brokerage operations.

Prior to her current role, she served as Regional Executive Vice President of the Eastern Seaboard and Midwest regions of Coldwell Banker Realty. Prior to that, Yannaccone joined ERA as its Chief Operating Officer in July 2015 before moving to its President and Chief Executive Officer in September 2016.

A strong believer in accountability and authenticity, Yannaccone possesses a keen understanding of the residential real estate industry and has extensive experience leading organizations through transformational change. Previously, Yannaccone held a significant position as Senior Vice President of network services for HSF Affiliates, responsible for all affiliate-facing servicing for the real estate brokerage networks Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices, Prudential Real Estate and Real Living Real Estate. She was also Vice President of Operations for Real Living from 2010 to 2012.

A leading influencer in the real estate industry’s most notable rankings, Yannaccone has been regularly recognized in the Swanepoel Power 200 – including its Top 40 Women Executives – as well as RISMedia’s Real Estate Newsmakers, Inman Influencers and HousingWire’s Women of Influence. In 2016, she was named a Female Executive of the Year by the Stevie Awards for Women in Business and highlighted as a “Woman Worth Watching” by the Profiles in Diversity Journal. She is also the founder of What Moves Her, an industry advocacy organization focused on empowering women leaders in real estate.

A graduate of Clemson University, she began her career in commercial real estate before assuming roles with residential real estate firm GMAC HomeServices and Brookfield Residential Property Services in Canada.

Gregg joined Toll Brothers in 2002 within the Finance and Investor Relations departments.  The team is responsible for investor relations, capital markets, mergers and acquisitions, corporate strategy and land financing activities.  Gregg also oversees the Business Analytics & Insights group that is responsible for financial planning and analysis.

From 2000 to 2002, Gregg was a principal at Katalyst, a venture capital and private equity firm.  From 1997 to 2000, Gregg was an associate with Berwind Corporation, a family-owned investment management company.  For the two years prior to that, he worked at PricewaterhouseCoopers.

He holds a BS in Accounting and MBA in Finance from Villanova University.