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Lily Kao

Ms. Kao is a Managing Director at AEW and Head of Asset Management for the firm’s Private Equity Group. In this capacity, she is responsible for the oversight of all asset management activities across all strategies and separate accounts. Ms. Kao is also a Senior Portfolio Manager for AEW’s U.S. open-end, core strategy, where she […]


Patrick Schlehuber

Mr. Schlehuber has led Rexford Industrial’s property investment efforts since joining in 2009. He is also a member of Rexford’s Investment Committee. To date, Mr. Schlehuber has led the investments team through nearly 400 property acquisitions and dispositions totaling over $10 billion and adding over 43 million square feet to Rexford’s portfolio. Mr. Schlehuber has […]


Shannon Hersker

Shannon Hersker is a senior vice president in Northmarq’s Phoenix office. She joined Northmarq in January 2023 and is responsible for originating debt and equity solutions through bank, debt fund, life company and direct Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac financing. With a specialty in financing build-to-rent projects, Shannon assists clients with sourcing equity, construction lending, […]


Deborah Casper Stone

Deborah is the CEO of Connect Homes, a prefabricated home builder, building homes since 2012 and a recent transplant to Mesa, AZ. Before assuming the role as CEO of Connect Homes, Deborah served as the company’s CFO, guiding accounting and finance, IT, HR and operations. Since moving to CEO, the business has opened a new […]