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The NAIOP Research Foundation helps build better communities through practical research and education. The Foundation's research projects, educational programs and outreach activities have a united purpose: to support developers, owners and others involved in commercial real estate in meeting and exceeding the needs and expectations of our communities, now and in the future.

Distinguished Fellow Spotlight

Jim Clayton

Jim Clayton, Ph.D.

Jim Clayton, Ph.D., is a professor and the Timothy R. Price Chair and Director of the Brookfield Centre in Real Estate & Infrastructure in the Schulich School of Business at York University. The Brookfield Centre fosters a unique learning ecosystem within a community dedicated to academic excellence, experiential learning, alumni engagement, industry outreach and applied thought leadership. Schulich’s new 12-month Master of Real Estate and Infrastructure (MREI) program builds on the School’s long-existing MBA specialization in these areas.

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Research Reports

Industrial space demand graphic

Industrial Space Demand ForecastSubmitted By: Hany Guirguis, Ph.D., Manhattan College and Timothy Savage, Ph.D., New York University

The Industrial Space Demand Forecast for the U.S. is issued quarterly by NAIOP and is based on an accurate model. The Forecast assists developers and investors to make more prudent decisions about the timing of new development projects.

Read more about this and other Foundation research

Meet all of the Foundation's Governors

The Foundation's Governors support the Foundation's work through their contributions and sharing their expertise.

Rob StoferRob Stofer
Rick TollaksonRick Tollakson
Susan GrahamSusan H.S. Graham
John SchwabJohn Schwab, CPA
Douglas HoweDouglas O. Howe
Christopher HaleyChristopher Haley
Frank BairdFrank Baird
Roger ChristiansonRoger Christianson
Bilijack R. BellBilijack R. Bell
Jack SchultzJohn "Jack" Schultz
Ronnie DuncanRonnie E. Duncan
F.E. Kalb, Jr.F.E. "Skip" Kalb, Jr.
Molly CarsonMolly Carson, LEED AP
Richard WoodruffRichard L. Woodruff
David GockelDavid Gockel
Paul CiminelliPaul F. Ciminelli
Lawrence PobudaLawrence A. Pobuda
Stephen CrosbyStephen A. Crosby
Robb MerrittRobb Merritt
Barbara Schaefer McDuffieBarbara Schaefer McDuffie
Dale DekkerDale Dekker
Ronald PizzutiRonald A. Pizzuti
Jonathan TrattJonathan Tratt
Joseph TaylorJoseph S. Taylor
Joan WoodardJoan Woodard
Gregory FullerGregory P. Fuller
Mark FornesMark Fornes
James IrvingJames M. "Marty" Irving
Daniel LevisonDaniel Levison
Tracy AllenTracy Allen
William MitchellWilliam A. Mitchell
Mike MullenMike Mullen
Daniel DeMarcoDaniel DeMarco
Larry LanceLarry Lance
Thomas SenkbeilThomas D. Senkbeil
Collin BarrCollin Barr
Dwight TaylorDwight S. Taylor
Ralph HeinsRalph Heins
Alex KlatskinAlex Klatskin
Eugene ReillyEugene Reilly
Robert CutlipRobert G. Cutlip
Alan KahnAlan B. Kahn
Mark LevyMark G. Levy
Douglas SwainDouglas Swain
Kyle JonesKyle Jones
Hugh LittleHugh D. Little
Alan C. SheppardAlan C. Sheppard, Jr.
Ann Evans EstabrookAnne Evans Estabrook
Jody Walker BelsickJody Walker Belsick
Rod LawrenceRod Lawrence
Jeffrey MilanaikJeffrey Milanaik
Gerard SweeneyGerard Sweeney
Jon PetersonJon Peterson
William HuntWilliam E. Hunt
Ronald RayevichRonald L. Rayevich
Eva StevensEva Stevens
Ninio D. PedrelliNino D. Pedrelli, Ph.D.
Robert E O'NeillRobert E. O'Neill
Peter CocozielloPeter J. Cocoziello
Richard CannonRichard Cannon
Jordan LottJordan Lott
Jean KaneJean Kane