Cia Buckley Marakovits '93*

With a breadth of experience in finance, fund management and real estate investing through multiple market cycles over a more than 35-year career, Cia Buckley Marakovits is an accomplished professional in institutional real estate investing. As Chief Investment Officer and President, Ms. Buckley Marakovits is responsible for the management and performance of Dune’s investment activity and operating business and drives the development and implementation of the Firm’s strategy. Before joining Dune, Ms. Buckley Marakovits was the President of the U.S. Fund Business for JER Partners, an affiliate of the J.E. Robert Companies. Ms. Buckley Marakovits joined JER in 1997 and held a variety of positions in the JER organization, including Chief Financial Officer, Head of Asset Management, Head of Acquisitions and President of the U.S. Fund Business. She started her career in 1988 in the real estate finance group at Bankers Trust. In addition to her management role at Dune, Ms. Buckley Marakovits is an active member of the broader real estate community.  She is a full member and former trustee of the Urban Land Institute, serves on the Board of Directors of the Pension Real Estate Association, the Columbia Business School MBA Real Estate Program Advisory Board, and the Executive Committee of the Zell-Lurie Real Estate Center at the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania. Ms. Buckley Marakovits is a former board member of Taubman Centers (NYSE: TCO), a current trustee of Phillips Exeter Academy, and on the board of directors of SparkYouth NYC.  Ms. Buckley Marakovits received an M.B.A. from Columbia University Business School and a B.A. from Lafayette College.