Benjamin Blakney

Mesirow Financial Holdings, Inc. provides financial services. Its services include investment, real estate, investment banking, consulting and insurance services. The company was founded in 1937 and is headquartered in Chicago, IL.

Pension Real Estate Association (PREA) is a non-profit trade association based in Hartford, CT, for the institutional real estate investment industry. The company's members include public and corporate pension funds, endowments, foundations, insurance companies, and investment advisory firms. PREA provides its members with materials to keep up to date on trends and issues in real estate investment decisions, including sustainability and other ESG considerations. The company also offers access to the MSCI/PREA U.S. Property Fund Index, which allows for detailed analysis of the performance of open-end property funds and their underlying investments.

National Association of Securities Professionals is a Non-Profit Organization, which assists people to achieve inclusion in the financial services industry. The company was founded by Maynard H. Jackson, Felicia Flowers-Smith, Joyce M. Johnson & Donald Davidson in 1985 and is headquartered in Washington, DC.

Founded in 1986 by Maceo Sloan, NCM Capital Management Group, Inc. is a registered investment advisor located in Durham, North Carolina. The firm provides equity and fixed-income investment management services for institutional clients.

Founded in 1995, Courtland Partners Ltd. is a registered investment advisor headquartered in Cleveland, Ohio. The firm provides provide real asset and real estate related investment services primarily to tax-exempt institutional investors, including public, corporate, and Taft-Hartley pension plans, as well as foundations, endowments, and sovereign wealth funds.