Real Estate Interviews

Booth Real Estate Group Executive Interviews


kent born

Senior Managing Director & Head of Commercial Real Estate at PPM America

Booth Class of 1991

Kent Born sits down with two members of the Booth Real Estate Group to discuss his time at booth and his path within the commercial real estate industry.

Interview conducted by Timothy Thomas and Jack Carey

David Scherer

Co-Founder and Co-CEO of Origin Investments

Booth Class of 2014

David Scherer sits down over Zoom with two members of the Booth Real Estate Group to discuss the highs and lows of building a successful real estate business, his thoughts on market and asset class selection when making investment decisions, and his experiences navigating market disruptions brought on by the coronavirus pandemic.

Interview conducted by Andrew Killian & Tucker J. Rhodes

David Twardock

Former President Prudential Mortgage Capital

Director Boston Properties

Booth Class of 1982

David Twardock sits down over Zoom with two members of the Booth Real Estate Group to share his perspective from a career working on the lending side at Prudential as well as his thoughts on the current state of real estate markets.

Interview conducted by Ashley Rogers & Dan Sandbrink

David Schwartz

Co-Founder & CEO of Waterton

Booth Class of 1990

David Schwartz sits down with two members of the Booth Real Estate Group to share his thoughts on distributors in multi-family, the value of a Booth MBA, key considerations for entrepreneurs, and the importance of capital raising.

Interview conducted by Benny Kay & Tyler Thornton

David Helfand

President & CEO of Equity Commonwealth (EQC)

Booth Class of 1990

David Helfand sits down with two members of the Booth Real Estate Group to discuss working with Sam Zell, how Equity Commonwealth plans to deploy its $2.8BN war chest, and why young Booth RE alumni should seek experience across asset classes.

Interview conducted by Brian Davidoff & Jack Quinn