REI Executive Advisory Council

The Fordham Real Estate Institute (REI) Executive Advisory Council (EAC) serves an important role in thought leadership, curriculum development, research, scholarly activities, recruitment, philanthropy, sponsorships, and events. EAC members are prominent industry leaders in local, national and international markets.

Louis Mirando
Founder and Principal of Streamline Realty Funding, LLC
Chair of the EAC

Louis Mirando has more than 35 years’ experience in commercial mortgage lending and acquisitions, initially with Chase Manhattan Bank and, later, The Mutual Life Insurance Company of New York. He has originated in excess of $4 billion in investments. Mirando founded Rhodes Capital Company in 1992 and became an early pioneer in CMBS conduit lending, formalizing alliances with Morgan Stanley, CSFB and Nomura Securities. In 1996, he co-founded and became CEO of Transatlantic Capital Company (“TACC”), a joint venture with Deutsche Bank. In 2001, Mirando co-founded Rhodes Capital Advisors, a real estate debt and equity advisory company. In 2004, he became Co-Head and Managing Director of CMBS Originations for Eurohypo AG. He left Eurohypo to pursue active real estate development in 2006.

Ryan O'Connor
President and CEO, Clinton Management
Chair-in-Waiting (January 2023) of the EAC

Ryan O’Connor is President and CEO of Clinton Management, the management arm of The Douglaston Companies. O'Connor oversees operations of some 6,000 residential units, both market and affordable. Prior to joining Clinton Management, O’Connor was a Senior Vice President at Douglas Elliman where he oversaw the growth of a rental property management division. He is an adjunct professor at Fordham University and teaches property management courses at the Real Estate Institute. He earned a Bachelor of Science degree from Fordham University’s Gabelli School of Business.

Special Advisor
CEO
MAG Partners
Anthony R. Davidson Ph.D, MBA
Dean
Fordham School of Professional and Continuing Studies