8TH STREET PARTNERS - Key Persons
Job Titles:
- VICE PRESIDENT, ABBOTT LAND & INVESTMENT
Ben manages developments and acquisitions for Abbott Land and WBS Equities. Prior to joining, Ben spent four years as a public accountant, most recently with Ernst & Young, LLP. At Ernst & Young, Ben served multiple manufacturing and transportation clients, both public and private. He focused on analyzing companies' financial statements, accounting strategies, estimates and processes. At WBS Equities and Abbott Land, Ben is responsible for underwriting, project management and investor relations.
Education:
Miami University - B.S. Accounting - Oxford, OH - 2009
Job Titles:
- PRESIDENT, ABBOTT LAND & INVESTMENT
Dean oversees operations of Abbott Land & Investment and manages all aspects of real estate for Abbott Land and its affiliated entities. In 1990, Dean started working for Abbott Land & Investment Corp. At Abbott Land, Dean has been involved in the master planning and developing of more than 1,500 acres of land and the construction of more than 5 million square feet of commercial buildings. Dean began his career in Chicago Illinois as a Commercial Banker at Harris Trust & Savings Bank. He worked in various roles at Harris from 1984 to 1990.
Education:
Northwestern University - B.A. Economics - Evanston, IL - 1984
Northwestern University - J.L. Kellogg Graduate School of Management - Masters in Management (MBA) - Evanston, IL - 1988
Jack manages the operations of 8th Street Partners focusing on the execution of existing development and investment transactions and identifying new opportunities. Before founding 8th Street Partners, Jack directed leasing, development and management of medical office properties on behalf of a Chicago-based developer. Prior to that, Jack was a Vice President in CBRE's Location Incentives Group, where he advised clients throughout North America on site selection and economic incentive negotiations, in conjunction with the overall strategy and execution of corporate real estate initiatives. Jack began his real estate career as an Associate at Cushman & Wakefield where he marketed the disposition of more than 50 develop sites throughout the greater Chicago area.
Education:
Northwestern University - B.A. Political Science - Evanston, IL - 2011
Northwestern University - M.A. Liberal Studies - Evanston, IL - 2013
Larry manages contracts and other legal and administrative matters for 8 th Street Partners development projects, acquisitions and dispositions. Larry has been involved in both real estate management and investment for a number of years. Prior to joining 8 th Street Partners, Larry was a Partner at Jones Day where he led the firm's global Labor and Employment Practice. While at Jones Day he tried more than 35 cases to verdict before juries around the United States and handled an equal number of cases before federal and state appellate courts, including an unanimous victory before The United States Supreme Court.
Education:
University of Notre Dame - B.A. Government - South Bend, IN - 1971
University of Notre Dame - J.D. - South Bend, IN - 1974