Andrew L. Benioff-Chairman

Mr. Benioff is also the founder and Senior Managing Partner at Llenrock Group, a boutique investment banking firm based in Philadelphia. Before founding Llenrock Group, Mr. Benioff was a managing partner and head of the hospitality and leisure finance group at another Philadelphia-based boutique real estate investment banking firm. There, he was instrumental in growing the firm’s yearly transaction volume from $200M to more than $800M in less than three years. He also led an extensive firm makeover and re-branding.

In addition, Mr. Benioff has 15 years experience in luxury hotel operations, management and finance. He has held management and executive level positions at Pan Pacific Hotels and Resorts, Nikko Hotels International and The Ritz-Carlton Hotel Company in the U.S. as well as at a traditional Ryokan (Inn) in Atami, Japan.

Mr. Benioff is the author of several articles on real estate finance for publications like Scotsman’s Guide, Hotel Business and Hotel Real Estate. He is a member of the Urban Land Institute, the New York Hospitality Council, and is the Chairman of the Philadelphia chapter of the Cornell Real Estate Council. He has also served as a guest panelist at numerous real estate conferences.

He received his M.B.A. with a focus on Finance and Real Estate from Cornell University’s S.C. Johnson Graduate School of Management, and has a B.A. from Connecticut College.

Philip R. Rosenfeldt - Vice-Chairman

Philip R. Rosenfeldt , partner and Institutional Real Estate Practice Group Leader for Blank Rome LLP, maintains a national practice counseling clients in all facets of real estate development. He brings more than 25 years of experience representing clients in office and retail leasing; sales and acquisitions; financing; refinancing; joint venture and partnership structuring; construction and architect agreements; and workout/restructuring of leases and debt. These matters relate to commercial, residential, and industrial developments. Mr. Rosenfeldt has received the highest possible rating from Martindale-Hubbell and has been recognized as a Pennsylvania “Super Lawyer”.

Alan M. Gottlieb - Director

Alan Gottlieb is Vice President and Special Counsel at First American Title Insurance Corp. office in Philadelphia, PA. and Princeton, NJ. He specializes in underwriting and insuring large commercial real estate transactions. As a member of the National Commercial Services Division, Alan is responsible for helping clients anticipate and solve title problems relating to the acquisition, ownership and financing of real property.  He has developed strategic relationships with his clientele, which include major law firms, developers, REITS, lenders, hospitals, universities and brokers.

Alan has extensive business and legal experience and has established a track record of innovation in response to complex title issues and rapidly changing business conditions.  He is credited with helping his clients identify business opportunities, successfully close sophisticated real estate transactions and dramatically reduce expenses.

Alan previously served as the Vice President of Corporate Real Estate, Vice President of Purchasing, and Chief Financial Officer of the Human Resources & Services Division at Cigna Corp. in Philadelphia.  Prior to joining Cigna, he served as real estate counsel at Stroock & Stroock & Lavan and Citicorp Real Estate in New York City.  Alan is admitted to practice law in PA, NJ and NY.

Ashish R. Parikh – Director

Ashish R. Parikh has been Chief Financial Officer of Hersha Hospitality Trust (“HT”) since 1999. HT is a New York Stock Exchange listed publicly traded real estate investment trust that focuses on the ownership of midscale and upscale hotels in urban gateway markets.  HT currently has ownership interests in 79 properties and focuses on premium branded hotels in the Marriott, Hilton, Starwood and Hyatt family of brands. Previously, Mr. Parikh was Assistant Vice President in the Mergers and Acquisition Group for Fleet Financial Group where he developed valuable expertise in numerous forms of capital raising activities including leveraged buyouts, bank syndications and venture financing. Mr. Parikh has also been employed by Tyco International, Ltd. and practiced as a Certified Public Accountant with Ernst & Young LLP. Mr. Parikh received his M.B.A. from New York University and a B.B.A. from the University of Massachusetts at Amherst.

Barry M. Berkowitz – Director

Barry M. Berkowitz is a Director at CBIZ and a Partner at Mayer Hoffman McCann P.C. (MHM). He also serves as Treasurer of MHM and is a member of the Firm’s HUD Task Force and Board of Directors.

As a licensed CPA in several states, Mr. Berkowitz has over 25 years of experience in public accounting, including extensive experience with construction industry, HVAC industry, not-for-profit housing communities and HUD audits in addition to consulting and professional services firms throughout the country.

Mr. Berkowitz is a member of the AICPA, the Pennsylvania Institute of Certified Public Accountants, the Maryland Association of Certified Public Accountants, the Delaware Valley Chapter of the Air Conditioning Contractors of America, the United Way Network Relations Committee of the Southeastern Pennsylvania Chapter and serves on the Executive Committee of the Philadelphia Chapter of the PICPA.

Michael T. Hagan – Director

Michael T. Hagan is the chief investment officer of Liberty Property Trust. Before assuming this role, he was senior vice president in charge of acquisitions and dispositions. Since joining Liberty Property Trust in 1989, Mr. Hagan has served as regional controller for the Lehigh and Montgomery/Bucks regions, and vice president of Asset Management. Prior to joining Liberty Property Trust, Mr. Hagan spent several years with Toll Brothers, Inc., as divisional controller and with Franklin Realty Group, a syndicator and developer, as asset manager. Mr. Hagan is a Certified Public Accountant, who earned a Bachelor's of Business Administration in business and a Master's degree in finance from Temple University.

Craig Grossman - Director

Craig Grossman is the Managing Director of Goldman Properties. Craig is responsible for the management, marketing, leasing, development, and financing of all aspects of the Philadelphia portfolio –encompassing 30 properties comprised of just over 400,000 square feet of commercial, residential, and mixed-use space. Upon taking title to these properties, Craig manages the master planning, architectural and design process, and rehabilitation and construction initiatives. Focusing on luring local entrepreneurs, start-ups, and Philadelphia based unique boutiques and food and beverage operators to the properties, Craig then manages the process of raising the taste level and adding value in and around the properties through merchandising, marketing, differentiating, and leasing the properties.

Craig has integrally been involved in transforming a two block blighted area of Center City Philadelphia on and around South 13th Street, once commonly referred to as “red light district,” into one of the most exciting and popular “live / work” destinations that Philadelphia has to offer (recently referred to as Midtown Village). Goldman Properties’ portfolio and the contiguous neighborhood formerly housed check cashing businesses, pornography shops, palm readers and dollar stores - these uses have since been replaced by trendy shops and boutiques, quaint restaurants and cafes, and interesting “creative class” businesses and live / work loft dwellers. Craig graduated from Brandeis University with a Bachelor of Arts in Philosophy in 1990 and received his Masters in Business Administration from Baruch College in 1998.