John H. Alschuler, Jr. has served as one of our directors since 1997. He serves as Chairman of our Compensation Committee and as a member of our Audit, Executive and Nominating and Corporate Governance Committees. Mr. Alschuler is the President of Hamilton, Rabinowitz & Alschuler, Inc., a consulting organization with offices in New York and Los Angeles. He directs a consulting practice devoted to urban development, real estate transactions, and the re-restructuring of public institutions. His work focuses on managing large scale developments in urban areas, planning the revitalization of under-utilized areas, and strategic business planning for downtowns and regions. He has advised a wide range of public and private clients, including General Growth Properties, Trinity Church Real Estate, Macerich, the Guggenheim Foundation, the New York Blood Center, Governors Island Preservation and Education Corporation, the Anacostia Waterfront Corporation, Madison Square Garden, the Related Companies, the Brooklyn Bridge Park Development Corporation, the Battery Park City Authority, the New Jersey Performing Arts Center, the Brooklyn Academy of Music, and Brookfield Properties. He has also served as an advisor to the Government of Kuwait, the Cities of Columbus and Cincinnati, Ohio, Washington, D.C., and is a regular advisor to the City and State of New York. Mr. Alschuler is an Adjunct Associate Professor at Columbia University where he teaches real estate development for the graduate program. Mr. Alschuler received a B.A. degree from Wesleyan University and an Ed.D. degree from the University of Massachusetts at Amherst.
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