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David is a seasoned operations leader with over twenty years of experience in finance, sports marketing, and automotive retail. From strategic planning to continuous process improvement, he has built winning teams focused on customer experience and stakeholder management. As Commercial Director in the Volvo Ocean Race 2008/09 & 2011/12, he managed a global sports property for public and private sponsors.

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At VW Group, he led the retail dealer risk committee with VW AB and VW Financial Services. As Chief Commercial Officer at Qvale Auto Group, he managed retail operations for Audi, JLR, Porsche, Honda, GM, and Subaru across 15 dealership sites.

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His latest venture, Insight Consultants, provides management consulting for automotive and renewable energy companies.

EJ has over three decades of experience in telecommunications and a diverse skill set that includes sales, marketing, software product development, operations, distribution, strategic planning, business development, and finance.

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EJ previously served as the Co-CEO of Red Bison Technology Group, a company specializing in streamlining the deployment and management of Commercial Real Estate Networks. Before his role at Red Bison, he supported CBRE’s Building Technology Consulting Practice, founded a wireless design and deployment firm, engaged in several startups, and held various positions at AT&T/Lucent Technologies/Bell Labs.

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Beyond his corporate roles, EJ is actively involved in the commercial real estate “proptech” industry and community. He is a founding board member of the non-profit organization Building Cyber Security and contributes to the technology advisory board for Realcomm. He holds a BA in Finance from St. Bonaventure University and an MBA in Finance from Fairleigh Dickinson University.

Chris is a seasoned veteran in all aspects of commercial development, operations, asset management, and revenue generation with specific expertise in mixed-use and urban retail projects. With his 29-year tenure with Federal Realty Investment Trust (NYSE:FRT), he possesses a deep understanding of all redevelopment, transaction, and asset value creation aspects of commercial real estate.

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Chris led best-in-class operations, asset management, and revenue teams generating double digit rent spreads for 17 consecutive years at Federal Realty. He was also responsible for cross discipline teams in the creation of iconic mixed-use developments including Assembly Row in Somerville, MA; Pike & Rose in North Bethesda, MD; Santana Row in San Jose, CA; Bethesda Row in Bethesda, MD; and Cocowalk in Miami, FL.

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Most recently, Chris was Chief Operating Officer at Urban Edge Properties (NYSE:UE) responsible for managing all operations and driving redevelopment activity for the portfolio.