Ken Rosen is Chairman of Rosen Consulting Group, a real estate market research firm, and Chairman of Rosen Real Estate Securities, a REIT money manager with over $300 million in assets under management. He was formerly Chairman, Founder and Portfolio Manager of Lend Lease Rosen Securities, a $3 billion REIT money management firm. In addition, Dr. Rosen is also the Chairman of the Fisher Center for Real Estate and Urban Economics and Professor Emeritus at the Haas School of Business at the University of California, Berkeley. Dr. Rosen is also the special real estate advisor to the Davos World Economic Forum. From 1985 to 1990 he was Consultant/Managing Director of Salomon Brothers’ Real Estate Research Department, which was recognized as Wall Street's leading real estate research group.

Dr. Rosen received his Ph.D. in Economics from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 1974 and a B.A. with highest honors from the University of Connecticut in 1970. He was a Professor of Economics at Princeton University from 1975 to 1979. In addition, he was a Professor at the Haas School of Business at the University of California, Berkeley from 1979 through 2004. Dr. Rosen is a trustee of the Urban Land Institute and a member of the board of directors of several non-profit and for-profit entities that deal with real estate finance and development. He has authored over 100 articles and four books on real estate and real estate finance.

Arthur Margon is a Partner at Rosen Consulting Group in charge of the firm’s New York office, having joined the firm in November 1998. He develops new business for the firm, while focusing on real estate trend analyses in the United States and abroad for the firm’s clients. He is also a Principal at Rosen Real Estate Securities, a money management firm which runs a long/short hedge fund focused on real estate securities. He has published numerous articles and reviews over the course of three decades, and is a frequent speaker at industry conferences. Mr. Margon was Director of the New York University Real Estate Institute. He has over two decades of experience in real estate consulting and market analysis, including engagements as diverse as developing securitization models, restructuring bank loan portfolios, managing due diligence projects, and serving as an independent fiduciary for a major pension fund reorganization. Arthur Margon came to the real estate industry from the academic world, where he had been a tenured faculty member at the City University of New York with a specialty in Urban History and Development. He has a Ph.D. from the University of Chicago, an M.A. from the University of California, Berkeley, and an undergraduate degree from Brooklyn College.

Andrea Cross is a Senior Vice President based in Berkeley who has been with Rosen Consulting Group since 2005. Ms. Cross is the Market Spotlight Report Coordinator, and also manages consulting engagements and oversees research and analysis conducted by RCG’s team of analysts. Ms. Cross has 8 years of experience in governmental affairs, real estate research and market analysis. Prior to joining RCG, Ms. Cross worked in governmental affairs at Pardee Homes in Los Angeles. Ms. Cross graduated cum laude from Duke University with a B.A. in Economics.

Caroline Green, Senior Vice President based in Berkeley, joined Rosen Consulting Group in 1998. Ms. Green heads the firm’s business development and client management efforts and regularly manages consulting engagements. She is also Vice President, Client Service at Rosen Real Estate Securities, a money management firm which runs a long/short hedge fund focused on real estate securities. Ms. Green has more than 13 years experience in real estate research, public equity real estate investment management, institutional marketing and client service. Prior to re-joining RCG in 2005, Ms. Green was a Senior Associate at Cohen & Steers. Her experience also includes work at Landauer Associates. Ms. Green holds a B.A. from the University of California, San Diego.

Andrea Lepcio, Principal, joined Rosen Consulting Group in 1997. She is based in New York and is responsible for business development and eastern region client relations. Ms. Lepcio has 25 year experience in real estate market analysis, underwriting and consulting. Prior to joining RCG, Ms. Lepcio was Vice President and Head of Market & Investor Research at Chase Manhattan Bank. Before that, she was a founding member of the Real Estate Research group at Salomon Brothers. Ms. Lepcio earned a B.A. from the College of the Atlantic and an M.B.A. from the University of California, Berkeley.

Randall Sakamoto, Senior Vice President and Director of Research based in Berkeley, joined Rosen Consulting Group in 2006. He manages the daily operations of the firm and oversees research and consulting engagements. Mr. Sakamoto has 10 years of experience in real estate research, consulting and strategic advisory. Prior to joining RCG, Mr. Sakamoto was an Assistant Director with Cushman & Wakefield and Research Manager at CoStar Group. He received a dual B.A. in Economics and International Relations from Claremont McKenna College.