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Director, Industrial Asset Management, Senior Asset Manager

DRA Advisors LLC is a New York-based registered investment advisor specializing in real estate investment management services for institutional and private investors, including pension funds, university endowments, foundations, and insurance companies. Since DRA was founded in 1986, the firm has acquired over $27 billion in assets, including 57 million square feet of retail properties, 31 million square feet of industrial properties, 49 million square feet of office properties and 65,000 residential units.

EXECUTIVE CREATIVE DIRECTOR A senior creative leader with over two decades of skills in experiential design and strategy, digital, branding, and selling ideas. Background in building, leading, and mentoring creative teams as large as 25, as well as having P&L responsibility of over $3M. Award-winning record of achieving clients’ business objectives and engaging consumers through design for major brands, including Salesforce, Nike, Harley-Davidson, Jamba Juice, CORT Event Furnishings, The Marine Corps, and The Coca-Cola Company. EXPERTISE Experiential Strategy and Design ° Digital Engagement ° Building, Leading, and Mentoring Creative Teams ° Presentation Skills ° Brand Development ° Business Development ° Technology Trends ° Agency Culture