LUBERT-ADLER - Key Persons
Job Titles:
- Vice President at Lubert Adler
Job Titles:
- Vice President
- Vice President at Lubert Adler
Corey Ernst is a Vice President at Lubert Adler, responsible for acquisitions and asset management.
Prior to joining Lubert-Adler, Mr. Ernst worked on the Portfolio and Asset Management teams at Resource REIT in Philadelphia. Mr. Ernst graduated with a B.B.A. in Finance from the Fox School of Business at Temple University.
Job Titles:
- Vice President
- Vice President at Lubert - Adler
David Wolfson is a Vice President at Lubert-Adler, responsible for acquisitions and asset management.
Mr. Wolfson holds an MBA from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania and a J.D. from the University of Pennsylvania Law School. He graduated with a B.A. in History from Swarthmore College.
Job Titles:
- CEO
- Co - Founder
- CEO and Co - Founder of Lubert Adler Partners, L.P
Born and raised in Cleveland, Ohio, Dean S. Adler is CEO and Co-Founder of Lubert Adler Partners, L.P., a real estate equity firm with over $9 billion in equity raised since inception of the Firm. Dean is Head of the Investment Committee and is responsible for leading the strategic direction of the team.
Prior to Lubert Adler, Dean graduated magna cum laude from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania. He also holds a J.D. degree with honors from the University of Pennsylvania Law School and was an instructor at the Wharton School between 1981 and 1983. Subsequently, he worked at Ernst & Young, Baker and Hostetler and CMS.
Currently, he is an Executive Committee Member and Research Sponsor for the Zell/Lurie Real Estate Center of The Wharton School and a member of the Board of Directors of the Dominion Real Estate Company.
In addition, Dean is a former member of the board of directors of Bed Bath & Beyond (NASDAQ: BBBY), a former Director of Developers Diversified (NYSE: DDR), a former member of the board of directors of Safehold, Inc. (NASDAQ: SAFE), and a former member of the board of directors of Albertsons, LLC. He has been a keynote speaker for national real estate organizations such as the Urban Land Institute and the International Council of Shopping Centers. Dean has served on numerous community boards and has served on the City of Philadelphia's Economic Development.
Job Titles:
- Senior Associate
- Senior Associate at Lubert - Adler
Dinara Soumis is a Senior Associate at Lubert-Adler, responsible for portfolio and asset management, and has 15 years of real estate experience.
Prior to her work as a Senior Associate, Ms. Soumis was a Fund Accountant for Lubert-Adler. Ms. Soumis holds an M.B.A. in Accounting and Finance from Rutgers University and a B.S., M.S. in Economics and Management from Udmurt State University in Izhevsk, Russia.
Job Titles:
- Associate
- Associate at Lubert - Adler
Drew Hoffman is an Associate at Lubert-Adler, responsible for assisting with portfolio and asset management.
Mr. Hoffman holds a B.S. in Finance from the Smeal College of Business at The Pennsylvania State University.
Job Titles:
- Managing Partner & Co - Chief Investment Officer
- Managing Partner and Co - Chief Investment Officer for Lubert Adler
Ed Adler, Managing Partner and Co-Chief Investment Officer for Lubert Adler's credit business, has over 35 years of experience investing in, structuring/restructuring debt instruments including commercial real estate loans, CMBS, CLOs/CDOs, repurchase agreements, corporate real estate facilities, non-performing loan portfolios (NPLs), and distressed debt across U.S and international markets. Prior to joining Lubert Adler, Mr. Adler founded Silver Eagle Advisory Group, a boutique restructuring and advisory business. During his career Mr. Adler ran multi-billion-dollar commercial real estate debt platforms at major Wall Street institutions in the US and Asia including Citigroup and Deutsche Bank and most recently founded Bentall GreenOak's US debt platform. Over the past 4 credit cycles, Mr. Adler has led multiple teams and managed all elements of commercial real estate finance encompassing origination of new business, loan negotiation and structuring, loan syndications, risk management and regulatory compliance. Mr. Adler is widely respected as an industry expert and is a frequent speaker and press resource.
Mr. Adler graduated with honors from Union College with a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering and holds an M.B.A. from Columbia Business School. He is currently an adjunct professor at Columbia University's Master's in Real Estate Development Program and also sits on the Advisory Board of Academy Securities.
Mr. Adler serves on the board of Spark Youth NYC a nonprofit organization dedicated to transforming the lives of New York City children by identifying and providing crucial funding and operational support to emerging innovative community-based organizations that assist underserved youth throughout New York City.
Job Titles:
- Co - President
- Managing Partner
- Managing Partner of Lubert - Adler
- Member of Lubert - Adler 's Investment Committee
Gerry Ronon is a Managing Partner of Lubert-Adler. Mr. Ronon is a member of Lubert-Adler's investment committee, asset management committee and regulatory compliance committee. He is responsible for originating and closing transactions, developing relationships with operating partners, fund and portfolio management, as well as day-to-day oversight of the administration of the firm.
Mr. Ronon has more than twenty-five years of experience in the real estate investment sector, including more than a decade at Lubert-Adler. In between his current and a prior engagement with Lubert-Adler, Mr. Ronon was the Founder and Managing Partner of Cheswold Real Estate Investment Management.
Previously, Mr. Ronon was a principal at LaSalle Advisors and its predecessor, Alex. Brown Kleinwort Benson Realty Advisors; prior to that he was senior associate at Linpro/LCOR, a development firm. Mr. Ronon earned his A.B. from Princeton University.
Job Titles:
- Chairman
- Co - Founder
- Chairman and Co - Founder of Lubert Adler
Ira M. Lubert is the Chairman and co-founder of Lubert Adler. He is also the co-founder of LLR Management HoldCo, Quaker Partners Management, LEM Capital, LBC Credit Partners, Patriot Financial Manager and Independence Capital Partners, LLC. Mr. Lubert is also a member of Lubert-Adler's Investment Committee.
Mr. Lubert has over forty years of experience in real estate and private equity. Prior to co-founding Lubert-Adler, Mr. Lubert co-founded several other businesses, including TL Ventures, within the family of Safeguard Scientifics, Inc. (NYSE: SFE), an early-stage venture fund; Radnor Venture Partners, L.P., the first venture fund managed by Safeguard Scientifics; and GF Management, a hotel ownership and management company.
Mr. Lubert is a 1973 graduate of the Pennsylvania State University, where he received a Bachelor of Science degree in Human Development, with a major in Hotel Management. In 2006, Mr. Lubert was the recipient of The Distinguished Alumni Award, which is the highest honor presented by Penn State to an outstanding alumna or alumnus. In addition, Mr. Lubert is a past Chair and former member of the Board of Trustees of Pennsylvania State University.
Mr. Lubert also serves on the Board of the National Constitution Center. He previously served on the Board of Directors of PREIT (NYSE: PEI), Thomas Jefferson University Hospital, the Franklin Institute, CompuCom Systems, Safeguard Scientifics, Inc. (NYSE: SFE) and Sanchez Computer Associates. Mr. Lubert is also a past chairman of the United Way Campaign of Philadelphia and an active recruiter for the Alexis de Tocqueville Society of the United Way.
Job Titles:
- Vice President
- Vice President at Lubert Adler
Jake Pesci is a Vice President at Lubert Adler, responsible for originating, structuring, and underwriting private credit investments and has 6 years of real estate experience.
Prior to joining Lubert Adler in 2023, Mr. Pesci was an Investments Director at Seritage Growth Properties, a publicly listed owner/operator that specializes in the development, redevelopment, management and leasing of diversified and mixed-use properties. Mr. Pesci also served as an Associate in BentallGreenOak's US Debt group, where he focused on the origination, structuring and underwriting of transitional and stabilized balance sheet loans.
Mr. Pesci holds a B.A. in Economics from the University of Connecticut and a M.S in Real Estate Development from Columbia University.
Job Titles:
- Principal
- Principal at Lubert - Adler
Jane M. Smith is a Principal at Lubert-Adler, responsible for asset management and acquisitions in the Northeast. Ms. Smith is also a member of the Asset Management Committee.
Ms. Smith has 28 years of real estate experience. Prior to joining Lubert-Adler, Ms. Smith was a Director at The Rubin Organization and a Commercial Loan Officer in the real estate department at The First National Bank of Chicago.
Ms. Smith holds an M.B.A. from the Wharton School of The University of Pennsylvania, with a concentration in Real Estate, and a B.A. from Wesleyan University.
Job Titles:
- Senior Vice President
- Senior Vice President at Lubert - Adler
Jay Slovin is a Senior Vice President at Lubert-Adler and has responsibilities in both asset management and sourcing/underwriting of new acquisitions.
Mr. Slovin has over 35 years of experience in the real estate investment sector with specific expertise in Hospitality, Multi-family, Office/Industrial, Retail, and Senior Housing. During his tenure at Lubert Adler, Mr. Slovin has successfully completed in excess of $1.7B in combined acquisitions, sales, and refinancing of assets. Prior to joining Lubert-Adler, Mr. Slovin worked as Acquisitions Manager for Brandywine Realty Trust acting as lead on purchases in excess of $600 million. In addition, Mr. Slovin held the position of Manager of Investments for Bell Atlantic Properties.
Mr. Slovin holds both a B.S. in Accounting and a M.B.A. from Rider University.
Job Titles:
- Co - President
- Co - President at Lubert
Jessica Morgan is Co-President at Lubert-Adler, responsible for acquisitions, asset management, fund and portfolio management, as well as day-to-day oversight of the administration of the firm, and has 10 years of real estate experience.
Prior to joining Lubert-Adler, Ms. Morgan worked on the Acquisitions team at SL Green Realty Corp. in Manhattan. Ms. Morgan graduated magna cum laude with a B.A. in Economics from the University of Pennsylvania.
Job Titles:
- Analyst
- Analyst at Lubert - Adler
John Kraft is an Analyst at Lubert-Adler, responsible for acquisitions, asset management, and investor relations.
Mr. Kraft graduated with a B.A. in Economics from the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences at Villanova University.
Job Titles:
- Vice President
- Principal at Lubert Adler
Laurelle Cheng is a Principal at Lubert Adler, responsible for originating, structuring, and underwriting private credit investments and has 9 years of real estate experience.
Prior to joining Lubert Adler in 2023, Ms. Cheng was a Vice President at Silver Eagle, a commercial real estate restructuring and workout advisory firm. Ms. Cheng also served as a Vice President in Deutsche Bank's commercial real estate lending group, where she focused on the origination, structuring and underwriting of CMBS and transitional balance sheet loans, as well as the pricing and structuring of SASB and conduit loans and securitizations on the CMBS primary trading desk.
Ms. Cheng holds a B.A. in International Relations and Economics from Wellesley College.
Job Titles:
- Vice Chairman
- Vice Chairman of Lubert - Adler
Leonard M. Klehr is Vice Chairman of Lubert-Adler. He focuses his efforts on the acquisition of and investment in distressed real estate, distressed debt, work out solutions and problem loans. Mr. Klehr is also a member of the Investment Committee.
Mr. Klehr was a founding partner of the Philadelphia law firm, Klehr, Harrison, Harvey, Branzburg, & Ellers, where he practiced law for thirty years. He concentrated his practice in bankruptcy, insolvency, and loan workouts on behalf of banks and financial institutions throughout the U.S. He had an active practice in mergers and acquisitions and private equity transactions.
Mr. Klehr graduated from Franklin & Marshall College where he received a B.A. degree. He holds a J.D. degree from Temple University Law School, where he presently serves as a member of the Board of Visitors.
Job Titles:
- Member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants
- Principal - Finance at Lubert Adler
Mark S. Kripke is a Principal - Finance at Lubert Adler, responsible for special projects with the Chief Operating Officer (concerning such matters as reporting, acquisitions, dispositions, financing, restructuring, and fund raising support & coordination) and is the compliance liaison with the Chief Compliance Officer concerning reporting under the Investment Advisors Act. Mr. Kripke is also a member of the Lubert Adler Asset Management Committee, the Valuation Committee and the Compliance Committee.
Mr. Kripke has combined public and private CFO real estate experience, exceeding 25 years and $4 billion transaction volume levels, in such areas as acquisitions, financing, dispositions, investment operational management, taxation and financial reporting.
As CFO of Stoltz Management, a private real estate company and fund sponsor, Mr. Kripke was involved in all financial aspects performing over $2.5 billion of capital transactions with institutional joint venture partners and in private equity funds.
As CFO of Brandywine Realty Trust, a NYSE REIT, Mr. Kripke coordinated seven equity offerings, managed relationships with a thirteen-member bank syndicate and ten public company stock analysts, while total market capitalization grew from $200 million to $2 billion.
Mr. Kripke is a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants, was a former Tax Manager at Price Waterhouse and was a magna cum laude graduate of the Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania.
Michael P. Gray is an Executive Vice President responsible for Commercial Real Estate Development, as well as portfolio and asset management.
Mr. Gray brings over 18 years of experience in real estate brokerage, development, national rollouts and investment sales. Throughout his career, Mr. Gray's work has covered every commercial real estate asset class from "High Street" retail to traditional grocery-anchored centers to emerging neighborhoods in various markets across the US. Mr. Gray has worked with local landlords, institutional landlords, PE firms and VC platforms, most of whom were in their respective growth phase. Prior to joining Lubert-Adler, Mr. Gray was the Director of Real Estate & Construction at La Colombe.
Mr. Gray graduated with a Bachelor's in Business Administration from the Sellinger School of Business at Loyola University Maryland.
Job Titles:
- Managing Partner
- Managing Partner of Lubert - Adler
Michael Trachtenberg is a Managing Partner of Lubert-Adler, responsible for acquisitions and asset management, and has 20 years of real estate experience.
Prior to joining Lubert-Adler, Mr. Trachtenberg was an Analyst with Merrill Lynch's Real Estate Investment Banking Group. Mr. Trachtenberg graduated magna cum laude with a B.S. in Finance and Accounting from the Leonard N. Stern School of Business at New York University.
Job Titles:
- Chief Compliance Officer
- Chief Compliance Officer of Lubert - Adler
Michelle Vaughn is the Chief Compliance Officer of Lubert-Adler, responsible for overseeing the firm's regulatory and compliance programs, including its Code of Ethics. Ms. Vaughn is also a member of the Asset Management, Valuation, Information Technology, and Compliance Committees.
Prior to joining Lubert-Adler, Michelle was a regulatory consultant with Deloitte where she helped several private equity firms build and implement their internal compliance programs. Previously, Ms. Vaughn served as the Chief Compliance Officer of Capmark Investments, a multibillion-dollar real estate investment adviser, where she was responsible for the implementation, integrity and on-going testing of the firm's global compliance program and investor reporting teams. Prior to Capmark, she held several regulatory and compliance positions at SEI Investment Company (SEIC).
Ms. Vaughn holds a BBA in Finance from Iowa State University and an MBA in International Business from The Haub School of Business at Saint Joseph's University.
Natanya DiBona is an Operations Manager at Lubert Adler. Ms. DiBona holds a B.A. from Franklin & Marshall College and Ed.M from Harvard University.
Job Titles:
- Chief Financial Officer
- Principal
- Treasurer
- Board Member for the Philadelphia Chapter of the Private Equity CFO Association
R. Eric Emrich is the Chief Financial Officer, Treasurer and also a Principal of Lubert Adler, and is responsible for all finance, accounting and taxation for the firm. Mr. Emrich is also a member of the Information Technology, Risk Management, and Compliance Committees.
Mr. Emrich has 38 years of real estate experience. Prior to joining Lubert-Adler, Mr. Emrich was Tax Director and Controller for the CMS Companies. He was also a Managing Partner for a SEC registered investment advisor in Plymouth Meeting, PA. In addition, Mr. Emrich spent twelve years in public accounting.
Mr. Emrich is a board member for the Philadelphia chapter of The Private Equity CFO Association, Co-Chairman of the tax committee of the National Association of Real Estate Companies (PEERSPAN) and is a member of the NVCA CFO Task Force. Mr. Emrich graduated cum laude from the University of Delaware with a B.S. in Accounting and Economics. He also received his M.S. in Taxation from Widener University. He spent five years as an Adjunct Professor in the Drexel University Master of Taxation Program teaching Partnership Taxation.
Job Titles:
- Managing Partner
- Managing Partner at Lubert - Adler
Rob Morgan is a Managing Partner at Lubert-Adler, responsible for southeast acquisitions and asset management, and has 18 years of real estate experience.
Prior to joining Lubert-Adler, Mr. Morgan worked as an Analyst in the Investment Banking Department of SunTrust Robinson Humphrey, where he primarily worked on mergers & acquisitions and capital raises. Mr. Morgan holds a B.S., Business Administration with Highest Honors from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
BJ Glenn is a Vice President at Lubert Adler, responsible for capital formation, portfolio management, and investor relations, and has 13 years of real estate experience.
Before joining Lubert Adler, he was an Asset Manager at Unibail-Rodamco-Westfield, an Associate at Brookfield Asset Management, and an Analyst at The Cordish Companies.
Mr. Glenn holds an M.B.A. from the University of Virginia's Darden School of Business and a B.A. from Lafayette College.
Job Titles:
- Associate
- Associate at Lubert - Adler
Russell Hudgins is an Associate at Lubert-Adler, responsible for acquisitions and asset management.
Prior to joining Lubert-Adler, Mr. Hudgins worked on the Consumer & Retail Investment Banking team at Truist Securities. Mr. Hudgins graduated with a B.S. from the Scheller College of Business at the Georgia Institute of Technology.
Job Titles:
- Controller
- Controller at Lubert Adler
Ryan Burke is Controller at Lubert Adler, responsible for all financial reporting of the Lubert-Adler funds and management companies.
Prior to joining Lubert Adler, Mr. Burke was a Director in PwC's Asset and Wealth Management group based out of Philadelphia.
Mr. Burke has 13 years of public accounting experience focusing on audits of SEC registered investment companies, private equity and venture capital funds, investment advisors, hedge funds, separate accounts, master-feeder funds, and fund of funds.
Mr. Burke graduated from Providence College with a B.S in Accounting and a M.B.A. with a concentration in Accounting. He is a licensed CPA, member of the American Institute of CPAs, and a member of Pennsylvania Institute of CPAs.
Job Titles:
- Chief Operating Officer
- Chief Operating Officer at Lubert Adler
Ryan Forry is Chief Operating Officer at Lubert Adler, responsible for portfolio and asset management, and has 22 years of real estate experience.
Prior to joining Lubert-Adler, Mr. Forry was an accountant with CMS Companies. Mr. Forry graduated cum laude with a B.S. in Accounting, Business Administration and Biology from Heidelberg College. Mr. Forry is also a member of the Asset Management Committee, Valuation Committee and Compliance Committee.
Job Titles:
- Vice President
- Vice President at Lubert Adler
Sara Adler is a Vice President at Lubert Adler, responsible for acquisitions, asset management and development, and has 8 years of real estate experience.
Prior to joining Lubert Adler, Ms. Adler was an Associate at Workplace Hospitality Management and an Analyst at WeWork.
Ms. Adler holds an M.B.A. from Columbia Business School, with a concentration in Real Estate, and a B.A. from the University of Pennsylvania.
Job Titles:
- Principal
- Principal at Lubert - Adler
Tien-Yueh B. Kubach is a Principal at Lubert-Adler, responsible for leading their real estate development vertical. Ms. Kubach is a strategic real estate development specialist with more than 20 years of experience on multi-use developments including luxury hospitality, gaming and integrated resorts, multi-family, retail, and cultural institutions.
Prior to joining Lubert-Adler, Ms. Kubach led the real estate development team on behalf of Las Vegas Sands in Singapore implementing a $6B real estate development and CapEx plan. Ms. Kubach also served as a Vice President of Technical Services at Tishman Realty & Construction where she was responsible for the development of Tishman owned and operated hotel assets.
Ms. Kubach holds a B.S. from Cornell University's School of Hotel Administration with a concentration in Hotel Planning, Design and Construction.
Job Titles:
- Managing Partner
- Managing Partner of Lubert - Adler
Vinod Paidipalli is a Managing Partner of Lubert-Adler, focusing on new acquisitions and asset management in the Atlanta office and has 22 years of experience in the real estate investment sector.
Prior to joining Lubert-Adler, Mr. Paidipalli worked as a Senior Analyst in the Investment Banking Department of SunTrust Robinson Humphrey, where he primarily worked on mergers & acquisitions and public offerings.
Mr. Paidipalli received a B.A. in Economics from the University of North Carolina.
Job Titles:
- Vice President
- Vice President at Lubert Adler
Will Adams is a Vice President at Lubert Adler, responsible for acquisitions and asset management, and has 8 years of real estate experience.
Prior to joining Lubert-Adler, Mr. Adams worked at SunTrust Robinson Humphrey, an Atlanta-based investment bank, and The White Oak Group, an Atlanta-based private equity firm. Mr. Adams holds a B.B.A. in Finance and Real Estate with Distinction from Emory University's Goizueta Business School.