Daniele Raynaud

Founder and Managing Partner, Raynaud Studio Legale Professional Qualifications/Education 1986 Italian Bar Association, Milan, Italy Admitted as Procuratore Legale 1991 Italian Bar Association, Milan, Italy Admitted as Avvocato 1978 – 1982 Università degli Studi of Milan, School of Law, Milan, Italy Graduated magna cum laude 1978 “Alessandro Manzoni” High School, Milan, Italy Secondary school-leaving, certificate… Read more

Deborah Cloutier, CRE

President & Founder, RE Tech Advisors, Inc. Deborah Cloutier brings more than 25 years of leadership experience consulting with clients in commercial real estate, energy management, and environmental sustainability. She has extensive experience designing, developing, implementing, and managing award-winning and innovative environmental, social, and governance (ESG) programs for the built environment for clients including the… Read more

Güniz Çelen, CRE

CEO, Chairperson, Celen Corporate Property Valuation & Counseling Inc. Prior to launching Çelen Appraisal Center in 1995, Güniz Çelen worked, in International construction contracts as project engineer, then took executive position in international trade, investment and development projects as Executive Vice President – Investments of KiSKA Holding; active in infrasture construction contracts, superstructure development and… Read more

Member Spotlight: Hiroyuki Isobe, CRE®

“I Wanted to Be an Entrepreneur!” The Backstory Hiroyuki (Hiro) Isobe, CRE, Founder and Chairman, Japan Valuers, Inc., Tokyo, was attracted to a profession in real estate while a college student at Waseda University in Tokyo.  “In Japan, an appraisal license was considered to be one of the most difficult professional licenses to acquire,” Hiro… Read more

Claudio Giannotti

University of Rome LUMSA Professor of Economics of Financial Intermediaries at the Department of Jurisprudence, Economics, Politics and Modern Languages ​at LUMSA University. Director of the Department of Jurisprudence, Economics, Politics and Modern Languages ​​at LUMSA University of Rome. Member of the Board of the European Real Estate Society (ERES), which includes academics, operations and… Read more

Maarten Vermeulen

Managing Director for Europe, Russia & CIS, RICS Maarten Vermeulen is the Managing Director for Europe, Russia & CIS at RICS. RICS corporate global strategy focusses on the implementation of International Standards to create consistency and transparency in the land, property and construction sector worldwide. In line with this RICS (co-)develops standards, trains, qualifies and… Read more

Francesco Terra

International Business Director, UrbiStat Francesco was born in Rome, Italy, in 1979 and graduated in 2003 with a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration (BSBA) from Youngstown State University, an AACSB accredited academic institution located in Ohio, USA. Furthermore, Francesco was awarded a full-time graduate assistantship and earned a Master of Science in Business Administration… Read more

Zachary Schwartz

Vice President, Cerberus UK Mr. Schwartz joined Cerberus in 2014 and oversees the Firm’s hospitality acquisition activities across Europe. Prior to joining Cerberus, Mr. Schwartz led a boutique hotel consulting firm, based in Dublin and Amsterdam, from 2010 to 2014.  Previously, Mr. Schwartz held an investment role with Host Hotels & Resorts, a leading US-based… Read more

Raoul Ravara

Director of Funds, Dea Capital Real Estate Raoul Ravara is Director of Funds of DeA Capital Real Estate SGR.  He graduated in Political Science at the University of Milan and in 2011 he obtained the Master in Real Estate at SDA Bocconi.  He began his career in real estate brokerage and consultancy, and then became… Read more

Alessandra Priante

Ministry of Heritage and Cultural Activities and Tourism (Italy) Alessandra Priante is a first degree business graduate at the top Italian business University, Università Luigi Bocconi, holds an Executive MBA at Luiss Guido Carli University and an International Master in Audiovisual Management. She successfully merged her strong experience in corporate finance and M&A operations, developed within international investment banks… Read more

The Counselors of Real Estate®, established in 1953, is an international group of high profile professionals including members of prominent real estate, financial, legal and accounting firms as well as leaders of government and academia who provide expert, objective advice on complex real property situations and land-related matters. Membership is selective, extended by invitation only. The organization’s CRE® (Counselor of Real Estate) credential is granted to all members in recognition of superior problem solving ability in various areas of real estate counseling. For more information, contact The Counselors of Real Estate