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Student Organizations
Real Estate Private Equity and Entrepreneurship
MISSION:
The Mission of Columbia’s MSRED Private Equity and Entrepreneurship Club is to create an environment where students and leaders from the real estate investment community have the opportunity to network and to exchange ideas. The Club’s objective is to ensure that fellow students have a wider understanding of the industry and have better access to career opportunities. The Club aims to accomplish these objectives by inviting industry leaders on campus as guest speakers and hosting a variety of events to foster industry and student interactions.
The Mission of Columbia’s MSRED Private Equity and Entrepreneurship Club is to create an environment where students and leaders from the real estate investment community have the opportunity to network and to exchange ideas. The Club’s objective is to ensure that fellow students have a wider understanding of the industry and have better access to career opportunities. The Club aims to accomplish these objectives by inviting industry leaders on campus as guest speakers and hosting a variety of events to foster industry and student interactions.
Contact: Rani Gharbie
BIO:
Prior to pursuing his Masters in Real Estate Development at Columbia University, Rani was the Director of Development for Middle East & Africafor InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG). His key responsibility was to actively expand and develop IHG’s hotel brands (InterContinental, Crowne Plaza, Holiday Inn, Indigo and Staybridge Suites) across the region. His previous job with Jones Lang LaSalle (JLL) was in development advisory where he oversaw numerous real estate and hospitality projects. He has also held various operation roles in Europe and Asia. Rani holds a Hotel Management degree from Glion Hotel School, Switzerland, and an MBA from HEC Montreal. He has operated in the real estate and hotel industries since 1997.
Prior to pursuing his Masters in Real Estate Development at Columbia University, Rani was the Director of Development for Middle East & Africafor InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG). His key responsibility was to actively expand and develop IHG’s hotel brands (InterContinental, Crowne Plaza, Holiday Inn, Indigo and Staybridge Suites) across the region. His previous job with Jones Lang LaSalle (JLL) was in development advisory where he oversaw numerous real estate and hospitality projects. He has also held various operation roles in Europe and Asia. Rani holds a Hotel Management degree from Glion Hotel School, Switzerland, and an MBA from HEC Montreal. He has operated in the real estate and hotel industries since 1997.
Women in RED
MISSION:
Our aim is to create an inspiring platform to influence the success of women in the real estate industry through the collaborative and cooperative efforts of like-minded professionals. This year the Columbia’s Women in RED offers a rich schedule of panels and networking events featuring speakers addressing topics that cover current trends in real estate both local and global.
Our aim is to create an inspiring platform to influence the success of women in the real estate industry through the collaborative and cooperative efforts of like-minded professionals. This year the Columbia’s Women in RED offers a rich schedule of panels and networking events featuring speakers addressing topics that cover current trends in real estate both local and global.
Contact: Betcy Vincent
BIO:
Betcy is a current student at the Real Estate Development program at Columbia University in New York. She has a dual Master's degree in Business Administration and Information Networking from Carnegie Mellon University as well as an Executive Degree in Finance from Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University.
Betcy Vincent has an established track record in investment sales of commercial properties. Some of her largest transactions included: sale of the Tribune Company’s assets in Connecticut valued at $40M and Procter & Gamble’s Clairol headquarters at $35M. Betcy has been recognized for excellent results when it comes to negotiating win-win solutions and managing real estate transactions through the closing process. Prior to her real estate career, Betcy worked in the field of Mergers and Acquisition, Strategy and Planning with a Fortune 100 company.
She has lived and worked extensively in the United States, Middle East, United Kingdom, India, China. She is multi-lingual and speaks four languages.
As President of the Women in RED Club at the MSRED program at Columbia, Betcy will first be focused on creating avenues to connect women in her class to successful women in the real estate industry and second be focused on creating a dialogue with a panel of industry leaders to discuss current state of affairs in the real estate industry.
Betcy is a current student at the Real Estate Development program at Columbia University in New York. She has a dual Master's degree in Business Administration and Information Networking from Carnegie Mellon University as well as an Executive Degree in Finance from Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University.
Betcy Vincent has an established track record in investment sales of commercial properties. Some of her largest transactions included: sale of the Tribune Company’s assets in Connecticut valued at $40M and Procter & Gamble’s Clairol headquarters at $35M. Betcy has been recognized for excellent results when it comes to negotiating win-win solutions and managing real estate transactions through the closing process. Prior to her real estate career, Betcy worked in the field of Mergers and Acquisition, Strategy and Planning with a Fortune 100 company.
She has lived and worked extensively in the United States, Middle East, United Kingdom, India, China. She is multi-lingual and speaks four languages.
As President of the Women in RED Club at the MSRED program at Columbia, Betcy will first be focused on creating avenues to connect women in her class to successful women in the real estate industry and second be focused on creating a dialogue with a panel of industry leaders to discuss current state of affairs in the real estate industry.
shelteRED
MISSION:
shelteRED serves students at Columbia’s graduate program in real estate development that are interested in the myriad aspects of affordable housing development and finance by being a resource to affordable housing issues and trends and connecting students, faculty, alumni, and professionals in the field.
shelteRED serves students at Columbia’s graduate program in real estate development that are interested in the myriad aspects of affordable housing development and finance by being a resource to affordable housing issues and trends and connecting students, faculty, alumni, and professionals in the field.
Contact: Sigmund Ting
BIO:
Sigmund Ting is a student at the Columbia University Graduate School of Architecture, Planning, and Preservation’s Masters Program in Real Estate Development. Sigmund received a Bachelor of Arts in Urban Studies from UCBerkeley and has worked at HUD, ABAG (Northern California’s regional council of governments), and the Bernal Heights Neighborhood Center (a not-for-profit affordable housing developer). Sigmund was the project manager for Casa Quezada, a 52-unit SRO-hotel rehab in San Francisco’s Mission District that opened in 2011.
Sigmund Ting is a student at the Columbia University Graduate School of Architecture, Planning, and Preservation’s Masters Program in Real Estate Development. Sigmund received a Bachelor of Arts in Urban Studies from UCBerkeley and has worked at HUD, ABAG (Northern California’s regional council of governments), and the Bernal Heights Neighborhood Center (a not-for-profit affordable housing developer). Sigmund was the project manager for Casa Quezada, a 52-unit SRO-hotel rehab in San Francisco’s Mission District that opened in 2011.
Alternative RED
MISSION:
Alternative RED serves gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgendered students at Columbia’s graduate program in real estate development by:
1) creating connections among students, faculty, alumni, and professionals in the field;
2) building awareness of LGBT issues at Columbia and in real estate development; and
3) being a resource for Columbia’s Graduate School of Architecture, Planning, and Preservation to ensure an open and inclusive environment.
Alternative RED serves gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgendered students at Columbia’s graduate program in real estate development by:
1) creating connections among students, faculty, alumni, and professionals in the field;
2) building awareness of LGBT issues at Columbia and in real estate development; and
3) being a resource for Columbia’s Graduate School of Architecture, Planning, and Preservation to ensure an open and inclusive environment.
Contact: Sigmund Ting
BIO:
Sigmund Ting is a student at the Columbia University Graduate School of Architecture, Planning, and Preservation’s Masters Program in Real Estate Development. Sigmund received a Bachelor of Arts in Urban Studies from UCBerkeley and has worked at HUD, ABAG (Northern California’s regional council of governments), and the Bernal Heights Neighborhood Center (a not-for-profit affordable housing developer). Sigmund was the project manager for Casa Quezada, a 52-unit SRO-hotel rehab in San Francisco’s Mission District that opened in 2011.
Sigmund Ting is a student at the Columbia University Graduate School of Architecture, Planning, and Preservation’s Masters Program in Real Estate Development. Sigmund received a Bachelor of Arts in Urban Studies from UCBerkeley and has worked at HUD, ABAG (Northern California’s regional council of governments), and the Bernal Heights Neighborhood Center (a not-for-profit affordable housing developer). Sigmund was the project manager for Casa Quezada, a 52-unit SRO-hotel rehab in San Francisco’s Mission District that opened in 2011.
Architect Developer Group (ADG)
MISSION:
The Architect Developer Group (ADG) aims to focus the integration of architectural design and real estate development disciplines. As a collective we strive to identify career paths and create a resource for architects that are interested in seguing into the development industry. Given the abundance of resources and talents at GSAPP, the group will bring together diverse disciplines of architecture, urban design and real estate development.
The Architect Developer Group (ADG) aims to focus the integration of architectural design and real estate development disciplines. As a collective we strive to identify career paths and create a resource for architects that are interested in seguing into the development industry. Given the abundance of resources and talents at GSAPP, the group will bring together diverse disciplines of architecture, urban design and real estate development.
Contact: Michael Harvey
BIO:
Michael “Mike” Harvey is a MSRED (Master of Science in Real Estate Development) Student at Columbia University focusing on design driven development. He is a licensed architect in the State of Hawaii where he has been practicing for the past eight years. In 2007, Mike opened Edge Consulting Hawaii, a boutique architecture and consulting firm with a focus on custom residential and retail design. Prior and concurrently, he worked as Senior Associate at InForm Design, Co-Instructor at the University of Hawaii School of Architecture, and as Designer/Project Manager at Clifford Projects Inc. where he managed over $125 million in multifamily residential, retail, hospitality, and institutional projects. Before starting his career in Hawaii, Mike received his undergraduate degree in architecture from the University of North Carolina at Charlotte.
Michael “Mike” Harvey is a MSRED (Master of Science in Real Estate Development) Student at Columbia University focusing on design driven development. He is a licensed architect in the State of Hawaii where he has been practicing for the past eight years. In 2007, Mike opened Edge Consulting Hawaii, a boutique architecture and consulting firm with a focus on custom residential and retail design. Prior and concurrently, he worked as Senior Associate at InForm Design, Co-Instructor at the University of Hawaii School of Architecture, and as Designer/Project Manager at Clifford Projects Inc. where he managed over $125 million in multifamily residential, retail, hospitality, and institutional projects. Before starting his career in Hawaii, Mike received his undergraduate degree in architecture from the University of North Carolina at Charlotte.
International RED
MISSION:
With the global nature of real estate today and a diverse international presence in the MSRED program, this forum aims to provide a platform through which we can enrich our understanding of current global trends in various real estate sectors. There will be a series of panel discussions with eminent people in the global real estate industry along with networking social events with alumni and the forum members throughout the academic year.
With the global nature of real estate today and a diverse international presence in the MSRED program, this forum aims to provide a platform through which we can enrich our understanding of current global trends in various real estate sectors. There will be a series of panel discussions with eminent people in the global real estate industry along with networking social events with alumni and the forum members throughout the academic year.
Contact: Rashi Puri
BIO:
Rashi comes to real estate with a background in architecture, urban design and urban planning, having worked in the New York City metro area over the last few years, and with prior work experience in Dubai, UAE and New Delhi, India. She has worked on various urban design and planning projects including transit-oriented developments, waterfront developments and mixed-use neighborhoods here and around the globe. Rashi is LEED certified and strives to incorporate sustainability in her work. She also writes regularly for various journals addressing architecture and development issues. With the very global nature of real estate development today, Rashi has a keen interest in fostering relationships with various international real estate players in the New York region as well as learn from key players and innovative real estate concepts that have been successful internationally.
Rashi comes to real estate with a background in architecture, urban design and urban planning, having worked in the New York City metro area over the last few years, and with prior work experience in Dubai, UAE and New Delhi, India. She has worked on various urban design and planning projects including transit-oriented developments, waterfront developments and mixed-use neighborhoods here and around the globe. Rashi is LEED certified and strives to incorporate sustainability in her work. She also writes regularly for various journals addressing architecture and development issues. With the very global nature of real estate development today, Rashi has a keen interest in fostering relationships with various international real estate players in the New York region as well as learn from key players and innovative real estate concepts that have been successful internationally.
Building Tours
MISSION:
The building tour lecture series intends to meld the didactic experience of a lecture, the interactive benefit of academic discourse and the physical experience and emotional power of experiencing the
built environment into one. The intention of the series is to both learn from and understand the various aspects that go in to the completion of a project from conception to completion (design, construction, development etc) and to gain inspiration from successful projects that are assets to the community we live in. a series will be curated to include a variety of building and development types that will be explored throughout the academic year. projects will include, but are not limited to: typical ground up developments (residential, commercial, mixed use) of varying sizes, adaptive re-use projects, public works project and public/private collaborations, institutional projects, and affordable housing projects. in special circumstances, trips to locations around the tri-state area may be required.
Contact: Sam Alison-Mayne (sa3008@columbia.edu)
The building tour lecture series intends to meld the didactic experience of a lecture, the interactive benefit of academic discourse and the physical experience and emotional power of experiencing the
built environment into one. The intention of the series is to both learn from and understand the various aspects that go in to the completion of a project from conception to completion (design, construction, development etc) and to gain inspiration from successful projects that are assets to the community we live in. a series will be curated to include a variety of building and development types that will be explored throughout the academic year. projects will include, but are not limited to: typical ground up developments (residential, commercial, mixed use) of varying sizes, adaptive re-use projects, public works project and public/private collaborations, institutional projects, and affordable housing projects. in special circumstances, trips to locations around the tri-state area may be required.
Contact: Sam Alison-Mayne (sa3008@columbia.edu)
Sustainability Club
MISSION:
Buildings account for over 40% of the carbon emissions in the United States. Over the past 10-15 years the concept of sustainability has risen in public awareness, but what does that mean for the real estate sector? The goal of this club is to explore the green benefits (both environmental and economic) and challenges of implementing sustainable concepts in a development project through the interplay between the building and community scale as well as the differences between various spaces types and asset classes. Advancement of topic is the primary goal of the club and will manifest itself through lectures, tours, and access to individuals in the industry.
Buildings account for over 40% of the carbon emissions in the United States. Over the past 10-15 years the concept of sustainability has risen in public awareness, but what does that mean for the real estate sector? The goal of this club is to explore the green benefits (both environmental and economic) and challenges of implementing sustainable concepts in a development project through the interplay between the building and community scale as well as the differences between various spaces types and asset classes. Advancement of topic is the primary goal of the club and will manifest itself through lectures, tours, and access to individuals in the industry.
Contact: Jeff Lovshin
BIO:
Prior to matriculating at Columbia University to pursue a Master of Science in Real Estate Development, Jeff Lovshin served as a Neighborhood Development Associate at the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) where he was primarily responsible for increasing the visibility and knowledge of the LEED for Neighborhood Development program through outreach and market engagement with developers, industry leaders, and local representatives. In this capacity, Jeff helped to develop tools and resources to educate and increase awareness about the financial and environmental benefits of creating green, sustainable communities in both domestic and international contexts.
Jeff also has worked for a retail and commercial consulting company, where he was responsible for facilitating the site development and entitlement process for various clients across the United States, and in a public sector community planning department. Jeff is a graduate of the University of Colorado at Boulder where he received a Bachelor of Arts in Environmental Design (Planning).
Prior to matriculating at Columbia University to pursue a Master of Science in Real Estate Development, Jeff Lovshin served as a Neighborhood Development Associate at the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) where he was primarily responsible for increasing the visibility and knowledge of the LEED for Neighborhood Development program through outreach and market engagement with developers, industry leaders, and local representatives. In this capacity, Jeff helped to develop tools and resources to educate and increase awareness about the financial and environmental benefits of creating green, sustainable communities in both domestic and international contexts.
Jeff also has worked for a retail and commercial consulting company, where he was responsible for facilitating the site development and entitlement process for various clients across the United States, and in a public sector community planning department. Jeff is a graduate of the University of Colorado at Boulder where he received a Bachelor of Arts in Environmental Design (Planning).