NEW MEMBERS FOR REAL ESTATE INSTITUTE

Ryan Severino, chief economist and head of U.S. research at Bentall Green Oak, and Kenneth Morrison, managing member of Lemor Development Group, have been named to the Executive Advisory Council (EAC) of the Fordham Real Estate Institute (REI), a prestigious real estate industry and business leaders’ organization.

Morrison and Severino will collaborate with the EAC on enhancing the student experience, increasing awareness of the expanding program offerings, and growing enrollment on REI’s campuses at Lincoln Center in Manhattan and West Harrison, New York. 

Severino is responsible for global and regional economic research, analysis and forecasting as well as property market research at Bentall Green Oak (BGO). Prior to joining BGO in May 2023, he was chief economist at JLL, where he managed the economics team and performed global and regional economic research and forecasting, as well as property market forecasting. Severino also has held senior research positions at Reis, MetLife Real Estate Investments, Starwood Capital Group, Prudential Real Estate Investors and UBS.  He is an adjunct professor of finance and economics at Columbia University and New York University and is a Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA®). He earned a master’s degree from Columbia University and a bachelor’s degree from Georgetown University. He is a member of the CFA Institute, the American Economic Association, the National Association for Business Economics, Urban Land Institute, and National Council of Real Estate Investment Fiduciaries. 

Morrison, a licensed New York state real estate broker, oversees Lemor Development Group, which focuses on real estate investments, consulting and development. He is active in promoting affordable housing and has worked with municipal agencies in New York and New Jersey to successfully develop projects, including The Robeson, a 10-story building in Central Harlem, and Balton Commons, a 7-story mixed-use development in New York City. He earned a bachelor’s degree in business and entrepreneurship from the University of Phoenix, and recently completed a Master of Science degree in real estate at Fordham University. He is on the boards of Bradhurst Merchants Association, New York City Habitat for Humanity and New York Real Estate Chamber, and is chairman of the Greater Harlem Real Estate Board. 

The Fordham Real Estate Institute offers a Master of Science in Real Estate, a Master of Science in Real Estate Development, Master of Science in Construction Management, advanced graduate certificates in real estate finance, development, management and construction management, a Bachelor of Science in Real Estate, and a comprehensive array of professional certificates in real estate and construction at its campuses in Manhattan and West Harrison. The programs are developed and taught by leading industry practitioners and are centered on imparting real-world professional skill sets.