Peter P. Kozel

Commercial Real Estate Finance Council, Inc. is a trade association for the commercial real estate finance industry. The non-profit company is based in New York, NY and has subsidiaries in the United States. Its members include balance sheet and securitized lenders, loan and bond investors, private equity firms, servicers, and rating agencies. The council has been promoting liquidity, transparency, and efficiency in the commercial real estate finance markets for 30 years. It also acts as a legislative and regulatory advocate for the industry, setting market standards and best practices, and providing education for market participants.

Pension Real Estate Association (PREA) is a non-profit trade association based in Hartford, CT, for the institutional real estate investment industry. The company's members include public and corporate pension funds, endowments, foundations, insurance companies, and investment advisory firms. PREA provides its members with materials to keep up to date on trends and issues in real estate investment decisions, including sustainability and other ESG considerations. The company also offers access to the MSCI/PREA U.S. Property Fund Index, which allows for detailed analysis of the performance of open-end property funds and their underlying investments.

American Bankers Association, Inc. represents, assists and provides support services to banks of different sizes and charters. Its membership includes community, regional, and money center banks and holding companies, as well as savings associations, trust companies, and savings banks. The company was founded in 1875 and is headquartered in Washington, DC.

Standard & Poor's Financial Services provides financial market intelligence services. It offers credit ratings, indices, risk evaluation, investment research and data to the financial decision-makers. The company was founded in 1860 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Harvard University engages in the provision of teaching and research. It has twelve degree-granting Schools in addition to the Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study, offering a global education. The university was founded in 1636 and is headquartered in Cambridge, MA.

Newmark & Company Real Estate, Inc. provides real estate management services. It also offers account management, transition management, lease administration, technology services, operations consulting services, transaction management, financial integration services, program and project management, and facilities management services. The company was founded in 1929 and is headquartered in New York, NY.