Icons of DC Area Real Estate

Prior to his retirement at the end of 2021, Brad Olsen had been active in the area of international real estate investment for more than 40 years. During that time, he has represented investors, investment managers and developers from the U.S., Germany, The Netherlands, the U.K., Canada and Japan on transactions valued in excess of $10 billion.

In 1995, he established Atlantic Partners, Ltd., an independent advisory firm, and he served as President of the company until his retirement.

Before forming Atlantic Partners, Mr. Olsen was a principal of Richard Ellis, Inc., the US affiliate of a major international real estate advisory firm, and a shareholder of the international holding company. At Richard Ellis, he served as the director of the firm’s investment advisory group which advised domestic and international investors.

Mr. Olsen was a founder and principal of The Lexington Company, a Chicago‐based independent real estate investment advisory and consulting firm. His responsibilities included acquisitions and dispositions, asset management and property finance. Richard Ellis acquired the company in 1989.

From 1980 through 1983, Mr. Olsen served as senior vice president and regional manager of the Chicago office of Richard Ellis, Inc. He supervised real estate acquisitions, dispositions and management in the Midwest and was responsible for the firm’s business development efforts nationwide.

Before joining Richard Ellis, Mr. Olsen was a practicing real estate lawyer. He served as general counsel of a real estate development and construction company and was in private practice. His assignments involved various aspects of real estate development, financing and property management.

Mr. Olsen is a graduate of Princeton University and Harvard Law School. He was the author of numerous articles on international real estate investment and a frequent lecturer at leading universities and professional conferences, including Expo Real, the USA Conference in Frankfurt and the Global Property Market conference in Toronto. Mr. Olsen was a longtime member of the Association of Foreign Investors in Real Estate (“AFIRE”) and a member of the European Association for Investors in Non-Listed Real Estate Vehicles (“INREV”).

Sean Caldwell is one of the founding partners of Mill Creek Residential and serves on the Investment Committee. He currently serves as an Executive Managing Director with overall responsibility for development in Mill Creek’s Northeast and Mid-Atlantic Regions, including Washington, D.C., Boston, the greater New York City metropolitan area, and North Carolina. Prior to this role, Mr. Caldwell served as Senior Managing Director, where he managed the company’s development activity for the Mid-Atlantic region. During his career, he has been involved in the entitlement, development and construction of over 10,000 multifamily homes.

Prior to joining Mill Creek, Mr. Caldwell was a Managing Director for Trammell Crow Residential, where he was responsible for all phases of the development process for both rental and for-sale multifamily communities. Prior to joining Trammell Crow, Mr. Caldwell was a Senior Project Manager with the civil engineering firm of VIKA, Inc. In this role, his responsibilities included the design, coordination, management, and approval of multiple development projects throughout the Greater Washington Metropolitan Area. Projects varied from 500 home multifamily development communities to 200,000 sf commercial redevelopment projects.

Mr. Caldwell received his Bachelor of Science Degree from George Mason University in Civil Engineering and his Master of Business Administration from the Darden School of Business at the University of Virginia. He is a member of the Northern Virginia Building Industry Association (NVBIA), the National Association of Homebuilders (NAHB), and the Urban Land Institute (ULI). He also has served in various capacities with the Northern Virginia Chapter of Habitat for Humanity.

P. David (Dave) Bramble has been working in real estate investment for over 20 years. He dedicates his time to sourcing & capitalizing transactions and overseeing project underwriting and execution.  As a corporate and real estate attorney by training, David brings a deep knowledge of all aspects of the real estate cycle. Prior to MCB, David served as the director of commercial lending for a regionally based full-service lending firm –Madison Funding – which he co- founded in 2000. Prior to devoting all his time to commercial real estate investment, David practiced law in the transactions group of Steptoe & Johnson LLP where he provided corporate and real estate advisory services.  His practice focused on complex workouts, primarily in the real estate and financial products space.

David serves as the Chairman of the Board of Lendistry, a fintech enabled CDFI focused on providing small business capital to underserved communities nationwide. He serves on the investment committee and board of the Robert W. Deutsch Foundation which invests in innovative people, projects, and ideas that improve the quality of life in Baltimore and beyond. He also serves on the boards of Johns Hopkins Bayview Hospital, Ronald McDonald House, UPENN Institute for Urban Research, The Abel Foundation, and Baltimore Tree Trust.

David received his J.D. from the University of Pennsylvania, and A.B. from Princeton University.

As the President of Rappaport, Henry Fonvielle oversees the leasing strategy for third-party landlord and tenant representation services and all shopping centers within the company’s extensive portfolio.   Dedicated to reinvigorating, designing, and constructing top-tier mixed-use developments and shopping centers within the D.C. market, Henry utilizes over 35 years of experience in the retail industry to create well-organized and exceptional projects from conception to completion. With comprehensive knowledge in a wide array of retail types including urban, mixed-use, neighborhood, lifestyle, and power centers, Henry is recognized as a trusted retail advisor and an expert in the commercial real estate industry.

His ability to form and cultivate close-knit partnerships within his team and among his clients enhanced Rappaport’s reputation as a well-respected and experienced firm committed to cultivating places. Under his leadership, the company’s leasing and brokerage portfolio soared from 35 to over 170 properties. Prior to joining Rappaport, Henry was Senior Vice President and Retail Department Head for the Vornado/Charles E. Smith Commercial Realty.

Henry is Co-Founder of the Skyland Workforce Center Leadership Council, member of the Executive Leadership Team for the Alzheimer’s Association – Ride to End ALZ, Emeritus member of the Foundation Board and Ball Chair of Children’s National Hospital, member of the Bisnow Diversity Board, Board member for Tall Ship Providence Foundation, Board member and Gala Chair for Atlas Performing Arts Center, At-Large member of the Board of the USTA-Mid-Atlantic, ICSC member and former Mid Atlantic Event Chair. Henry formerly served as Vice-Chair for Washington Tennis and Education Foundation, as a Board member for Federal City Council, Washington DC Economic Partnership, and the Urban Land Institute CRC Green Council.

Charlie has over 35 years of experience in real estate and has consulted on a broad spectrum of commercial and residential properties in most major metropolitan regions in the country. Before joining RCLCO, he was president of Lofty Builders, Inc., a real estate service company concentrating in renovation, rehabilitation, and management of investment real estate properties in the Boston metropolitan area.

Charlie graduated from Brown University in Providence, Rhode Island. He has conducted training seminars on the methodology for metropolitan development trend analysis for regional branch offices of major national commercial developers. He is also a frequent speaker and ULI panelist-including the redevelopment of the Southeast Federal Center in Washington, D.C., and Atlantic City in Norfolk, Virginia. Charles has written articles published in the Corridor Real Estate Journal, Urban Land Digest, and publications of the National Multi Housing Council.

Charlie is the author of Strategy for Real Estate Companies (Volume #3) which is a guide for real estate operating companies of all sizes to plan and build their enterprises.

John L. Ziegenhein is President and Chief Executive Officer of The Chevy Chase Land Company, overseeing the company’s new development and two-million square feet of commercial and residential properties. John has over 20 years of experience in real estate development and management, most recently as Chief Operating Officer at McCaffery, Inc.  He is a member of the International Council of Shopping Centers, Inc., Urban Land Institute, and National Multifamily Housing Council. John currently serves on the Land Company’s Executive Committee, and is active locally serving on the Board of the Arlington Food Assistance Center and Arlington Partnership for Affordable Housing.

Cameron Pratt has in excess of 15 years of real estate investment and operating experience and has been with Foulger-Pratt since 2004. As Managing Partner and CEO, he establishes the company’s strategy and vision and oversees all operating and investing entities. Additionally, he is a member of the Board of Directors and the Investment Committee.

Prior to joining Foulger-Pratt, Mr. Pratt worked in real estate development in California, as well as real estate investment banking and private equity in New York. He earned a Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering from Brigham Young University and a Master of Business Administration from Harvard Business School. Mr. Pratt has been involved with the Young Presidents’ Organization, CF Foundation and Make-A-Wish Foundation Mid-Atlantic Chapter.

Jordan Goldstein, Co-CEO of Gensler and a member of the firm’s Board of Directors, is an award-winning architect who uses design to help clients unravel complex problems and craft relevant solutions that evolve their businesses and brands.

Throughout his 25-plus-year career, Jordan has been involved in further defining the skyline of global cities with buildings like Beijing’s twin 725-foot CP Towers and providing design vision on projects that range in scale from China’s Duke Kunshan University campus to Marriott’s new global headquarters. His projects have won national and local awards from the American Institute of Architects, International Interior Design Association, and NAIOP, among others, and his work has been featured in publications, including Architect, Interior Design, Contract, Fortune, US News & World Report, Washington Business Journal, and The Washington Post.

In addition to being recognized for his design skills, Jordan is honored for his leadership, and was recently included on the Washington Business Journal’s “Power 100” list and recognized as one of the top 25 innovators in Washington, D.C. He is a Fellow of the American Institute of Architects and the International Interior Design Association. An advocate of helping the next generation of architects prepare for tomorrow, Jordan has taught at the University of Pennsylvania, where he earned his Master in Architecture, and has been the Kea Professor at the University of Maryland, where he earned his Bachelor of Science in Architecture.

Grant directs the acquisition, business development and anchor leasing activities at Willard Retail. With more than 28 years of experience in the commercial real estate industry, he is actively involved in the entitlement, design, and development processes for the company’s pipeline.

Before founding Willard Retail, he co-managed the retail portfolio and led the acquisitions of JBGR Retail for 15 years. Grant’s development history includes more than one million square feet of ground-up retail development and over 1,000 residential units at some of the Washington area’s most notable projects such as North Bethesda Market and Market Square at Frederick in Maryland; 77 H Street in Washington, DC; and Woodland Park Crossing, Kings Crossing, and 1700 Duke Street in Virginia.

He holds a B.B.A. from James Madison University, is a licensed real estate broker in Virginia, Maryland, D.C., and Pennsylvania and is an active member of ICSC and ULI. Additionally, Grant sits on the board of the Arlington Free Clinic.

Before founding Wainger Group in 2000, Liz held a senior communications positions with Morino Institute and Venture Philanthropy Partners, The National Trust for Historic Preservation and The American Institute of Architects. She was a reporter at The Washington Post on the Metro and Style desks. As a Certified Professional Facilitator, she is part of an elite group of professionals, highly educated and certified to be skilled at creating workshops and group processes that get to the heart of the matter, foster alignment, build consensus, and derive solutions to complex challenges.

A prolific writer, she is the author of 2018 book, Prism of Value®: Connect, Convince and Influence When It Matters Most. She has blogged for Huffington Post and her work and has appeared in the Washington Post, Washington Business Journal, and numerous professional and digital publications. She currently serves on the boards of School for Ethics and Global Learning, Jubilee Housing, and the Steering Committee of the ULI DC’s Women’s Leadership Initiative. In 2015, she was named by the Washington Business Journal to the distinguished cadre of Women Who Mean Business in Washington, D.C.