Chris Munsell

Christopher Munsell is the Glascock Associate Professor of Professional Practice of Real Estate Development Finance at Columbia GSAPP. He teaches in the M.S. Real Estate Development program, where he develops curriculum for both core and elective real estate finance courses. Chris has been featured for his innovations in the hybrid learning environment and for his research on artificial intelligence. He is a regular speaker on capital markets, climate finance, structured finance, and real estate pedagogy with organizations that include PropTech Norway, the Asian Real Estate Association of America, the Coffee and Markets Club, Women in Real Estate Development (WiRED), the Penn Club of New York, Opal Group, MSRED Alumni Inc., the Center for Teaching and Learning, Columbia GSAPP, and Columbia University’s Real Estate Development Conference.

Chris is also a Principal at APRE Consulting, providing acquisitions, asset management, and capital markets services to APRE’s clients. He has over fifteen years of real estate finance experience working for large institutions and middle-market investors. He has structured and managed more than $3 billion in real estate across all asset types and in more than 20 states.

In addition to his professional experience, Chris maintains an active role in the industry. He is an Executive Board Member of the Real Estate Network of the Columbia Alumni Association, as well as a member of the Urban Land Institute, the Commercial Real Estate Finance Council, the International Council of Shopping Centers, and the Columbia Alumni Global Sustainability Network.

Chris holds a Master of Science in Real Estate Development from Columbia University and a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration from Boston University.