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

Michael Manville

Professor and Chair of Urban Planning

Greg Morrow

MRED Executive Director

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

Andy Cohen
Gensler

Clare De Briere
C+C Ventures

Cecilia Estolano
Estolano Advisors

Jeff Friedman
Mesa West Capital

Rob Goodman
The Resmark Companies

Aaron Greeno
Dune Real Estate

Wendy Greuel
LA City Controller (former)

Noah Hochman
TruAmerica Multifamily

Maria Hoye
Latham & Watkins

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

Ken Lombard
BRIDGE Housing Corporation

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

Jordan Pynes
Thomas Safran & Associates

Danielle Peterson
Ares Management Corp.

Milan Ratkovich
The Ratkovich Company

Austin Richter
Zephyr

Alex Rose
Continental Development Corporation

Thomas Safran
Thomas Safran & Associates

Jeff Seymour
Seymour Consulting Group

Jonathan Shum
Related California

Sanford Sigal
Newmark Merrill Companies

Arturo Sneider
Primestor Development, Inc.

Steve Soboroff

Jim Suhr
James Suhr & Associates, LLC

Leandro Tyberg
Primestor Development, Inc.

Alex Valente
Trammell Crow

Michael Van Konynenberg
Eastdil Secured

Corinne Verdery
Caruso

David Waite
Cox, Castle & Nicholson LLP

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