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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

Mark J. Eppli

Mark J. Eppli, Ph.D.

Dr. Mark Eppli has 25 years of academic and administrative leadership experience. He served as Interim James H. Keyes Dean of Business Administration from 2012 to 2015 and was a Professor of Finance and Bell Chair in Real Estate at Marquette University. Currently he is director of the James A. Graaskamp Center for Real Estate at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. He is widely published in commercial real estate finance, development, and valuation, and is coauthor of two books.

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Research Reports

Midyear Economic Impacts of COVID-19 on the U.S. Commercial Real Estate Development Industry

Midyear Economic Impacts of COVID-19 on the Commercial Real Estate Development IndustrySubmitted By: Stephen S. Fuller, Ph.D.

The NAIOP Research Foundation commissioned Steve Fuller, Ph.D., professor emeritus at George Mason University, to undertake a study of the 2020 mid-year economy and how second quarter shocks may influence commercial real estate development in the future.

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Meet all of the Foundation's Governors

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

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