RE Seminar: Adam Metz
The Cornell Program in Real Estate Distinguished Speakers Series welcomes Adam Metz, a senior advisor to TPG Capital’s Real Estate Group. Prior to joining TPG, Adam was the Chief Executive Officer of General Growth Properties, Inc. During his tenure, GGP owned and managed more than 200 regional shopping malls in 43 states. The Company’s portfolio totaled approximately 200 million square feet of retail space and more than 24,000 retail stores nationwide. The Company’s stock is traded on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol GGP.
Prior to joining GGP, Mr. Metz held numerous executive positions such as president, chief financial officer and director of acquisitions for Urban Shopping Centers, Inc., a publicly-traded REIT that owned a portfolio of high-performing malls, where he worked from 1993 until its sale in 2000. Before joining Urban, he held positions in the capital markets group of JMB Realty and in the commercial real estate lending group at The First National Bank of Chicago.
Adam is a 1983 Cornell graduate and is a member of the Cornell Real Estate Council. Adam will draw upon his extensive experience with shopping centers, including his leadership role at GGP, for his prepared remarks on LEADERSHIP AND MANAGEMENT IN RETAIL REAL ESTATE.
The particulars for this Thursday are as follows:
Date: Thursday, November 17th
When: 4:30-6:30 with reception to follow in the Statler Hotel’s Regents Lounge
Where: Beck 198
Attire: Business
Learn more about the Cornell Real Estate Industry Seminar by visiting http://realestate.cornell.edu/index.php/academics/curriculum/industry_seminar
Learn more about TPG here: http://www.tpg.com/