Center Leadership
Center Staff
Alexa Hammel is the Senior Associate Director of Programs and Operations at The Paul Milstein Center for Real Estate. Prior to joining the Business school in August 2024, Alexa was the Senior Associate Director of Partnerships at Barnard College. She holds an M.A. in Higher and Postsecondary Education from Teachers College and a B.A. in Psychology from Barnard College. Alexa is originally from Long Island, NY and currently resides on the UWS.
Executives in Residence
M. Leanne Lachman is president of Lachman Associates, an independent real estate consulting company. Previously, Ms. Lachman spent 13 years as a partner at Schroder Real Estate Associates, a boutique real estate manager that was acquired by Lend Lease, a global institutional investment manager, where she spent four years. Her early career was with Real Estate Research Corporation, where she served as chief executive officer. A highly sought after speaker and widely published author of books and articles on the real estate industry, Ms.
Scott E. Shapiro '99 is the Managing Director of Eagle Rock Ventures LLC and President of ERV Realty Inc. Before returning to his home state of Washington from New York, Scott was with Related Urban Development (formerly The Palladium Company) and Related Lodging Group, real estate development affiliates of The Related Companies, L.P. Prior to that, Scott co-founded Cityfeet, a leading online commercial real estate network that was sold to LoopNet.