Alexander Quinn is the Senior Director of Research for Northern California at JLL. He has over 20 years of economic analysis experience and specializes in real estate development, economic forecasting, and urban regeneration. Quinn leads commercial real estate research efforts for JLL’s Northern California region, providing insights on prevailing commercial real estate demand, regional economic dynamics, and shifting business behavior that shapes our built environment.

Quinn has advised both developers and tenants on site selection, building recommendations, and strike price for office, lab, research and development, and multifamily projects in Northern California. Quinn also develops the North America tech report which identifies the top 30 markets for tech companies in the US and Canada.

Quinn has served as expert testimony to the US Congress to first explain the economic contribution of water infrastructure to the national economy and in a second testimony to explain the potential national loss in GDP should our national water system fail. 

Quinn has worked on multiple feasibility studies for clients in the Bay Area, including the Downtown Berkeley Feasibility Analysis for the Downtown Berkeley Area Plan. He has also worked on numerous international development projects, including in Mexico, Brazil, Peru, Kazakhstan, Saudi Arabia, and Singapore. He has led infrastructure and economic policy analysis efforts, including an analysis of the economic impact of SB375 to the State of California and the Central Market Economic Strategy which won a national economic development award. 

Quinn is a professor at UC Berkeley where he also received his Masters degree in City and Regional Planning.

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Alexandra Nicoletti is an Investor at Camber Creek and supports the firm’s deal flow, diligence, transactions, and portfolio management. Alexandra currently serves on numerous Camber Creek portfolio company boards.  Prior to joining Camber Creek, Alexandra worked in real estate private equity; her roles included acquisitions and asset management positions at several leading real estate investing and operating companies globally, including Brookfield Properties, Norges Bank and Apollo Global Management. She has closed commercial real estate transactions and managed portfolios totaling over $10 billion in value. Alexandra began her career in real estate investment banking at Goldman Sachs. She received a BA from Duke University.

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Claire Coder (Forbes 30under30) is the founder and CEO of Aunt Flow. On a mission to make the world better for people with periods, Aunt Flow stocks organizations with tampons and pads. Through Claire’s leadership, Aunt Flow launched patented tampon & pad dispensers in 27k+ bathrooms, donated 1.6m tampons and pads, and raised $17m+ in venture capital. 

Coder launched her first company at age 16, designed a bag for Vera Bradley that sold out in 24 hours, and has her own line of GIFs. The 25-year-old Thiel Fellow has been featured in TeenVogue, Forbes, and starred in TLC’s Girl Starter Season 1. 

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Kenter Wu is the Co-Founder and CTO at Dealpath, where he leads the engineering and quality team as they build industry-altering software for the real estate industry.

Prior to Dealpath, he worked at Zynga as a member of the Shared Technology Group. He also spent time at Redfin, developing their award-winning iPhone application. Kenter holds a Master’s degree in Materials Engineering from Stanford University with a focus on computer science, nanotechnology, and signal processing. He also holds a B.S. with Highest Honors in Material Science and Engineering from Georgia Institute of Technology. Outside of his daily work at Dealpath, Kenter is an avid soccer player and cross country runner.

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Mikal is the Director of Proptech and Innovation at Nuveen. He focuses on proptech investments and innovation initiatives across Nuveen Real Estate.

Prior to joining Nuveen in 2022, Mikal was an investor at DBL Partners, a leading impact focused venture capital firm based in San Francisco, California. Prior to joining DBL Partners, Mikal was a strategic advisor to Governor Ned Lamont of Connecticut where he worked on climate initiatives, COVID response and broadband policy. Additionally, Mikal has previous experience with Shell Oil Company.

Mikal graduated with a B.B.A. in Finance from Georgia Southern University and an M.B.A. from Harvard Business School. His thought leadership on the intersection of real estate and climate has been featured by venture capital firm, Fifth Wall, and Connected Real Estate Magazine.

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Minna Song is the Founder and CEO of EliseAI, a technology company based in New York City dedicated to building the world’s most advanced conversational artificial intelligence platform. EliseAI is multifamily’s leading AI that helps owners and management companies provide an exceptional prospect experience, modernize operations, and maximize revenue.

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Tom Wallace is Founder and CEO of Re-Leased, the property management software company that helps thousands of owners and property managers across the world run their property business with a cloud and integration first mindset. With a background in commercial property development and investment, Tom founded the company in New Zealand in 2013, and has since expanded to Australia, the UK, the US and Canada. With a focus on mobile-first development, automation, and data insights, Re-Leased’s vision is to deliver cutting-edge technology benefits to the property management industry internationally. The majority of Tom’s time is spent on strategy, product and recruiting great talent to join the team. 

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