MRED Leadership

UCLA MRED’s diverse leadership and faculty are national and global leaders in the urban development and planning fields. 70% of MRED’s courses are taught by leading real estate development professionals and 30% taught by leading urban planning and development scholars.

Anastasia Loukaitou-Sideris

UCLA Luskin Interim Dean and Distinguished Professor of Urban Planning

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Michael Manville

Professor and Chair of Urban Planning

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Greg Morrow

MRED Executive Director

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Vinit Mukhija

MRED Founding Director and Professor of Urban Planning

Full-time Faculty


Minjee Kim

Assistant Professor of Urban Planning


Michael Lens

Professor of Urban Planning and Public Policy; Chair, Luskin Undergraduate Programs


José Loya

Assistant Professor of Urban Planning; Faculty Associate in the Chicano Studies Research Center (CSRC)


Paavo Monkkonen

Professor of Urban Planning and Public Policy

Industry Faculty and Partners

David Aghaei
Eleos Ventures

Debra Barbanel
Russell Reynolds Associates

Adrienne Barr
Berkadia

Marty Borko
Urban Land Institute

Pete Cassiano
Overton Moore Properties

Cyrus Chini
The Ratkovich Company

Clare De Briere
C+C Ventures

Cecilia Estolano
Estolano Advisors

Rob Goodman
The Resmark Companies

Jeff Friedman
Mesa West Capital

Wendy Greuel
LA City Controller (former)

Noah Hochman
TruAmerica Multifamily

Carolyn Hull
City of LA Economic and Workforce Development

Gadi Kaufmann
RCLCO Real Estate Consulting

Brien R. Kelley, Esq.
Tides Equities, LLC

Deborah La Franchi
SDS Capital

Randall W. Lewis
Lewis Management Corp

Dennis Lopez
QuadReal Property Group

Anthony Mason
AMA Project Management

Murray McQueen
Northmarq Fund Management

George Mihlsten
Latham & Watkins LLP

Charles Muttillo
Morley Builders

Alec Nedelman
UCLA Luskin Board of Advisors

Pike Oliver
Urbanexus

Milan Ratkovich
The Ratkovich Company

Austin Richter
Zephyr

Alex Rose
Continental Development Corporation

Jeff Seymour
Seymour Consulting Group

Jonathan Shum
Related California

Sanford Sigal
Newmark Merrill Companies

Arturo Sneider
Primestor Development, Inc.

Jim Suhr
James Suhr & Associates, LLC

Leandro Tyberg
Primestor Development, Inc.

Michael Van Konynenberg
Eastdil Secured

David Waite
Cox, Castle & Nicholson LLP

UCLA Luskin would also like to recognize the Sugarman Communications Group for its generous pro bono launch consultation services and unwavering program support.