The Fordham University Real Estate Institute (REI) has announced the appointments of Scott J. Avram, senior vice president of development at Lightstone, and Caren Maio, president of Moved, to its Executive Advisory Council (EAC).
Avram and Maio join a group of real estate and business leaders at the EAC, which focuses on adding value to the student experience, increasing awareness of new program offerings and growing enrollment on REI’s campuses at Lincoln Center in Manhattan and West Harrison, New York. The council includes professionals from UBS, JLL, Brown Harris Stevens, Douglaston Cos., the Real Estate Board of New York, Simone Management Group, Bental Green Oak, and Related Cos.
“We’re so pleased to have Caren and Scott join our Executive Advisory Council,” said Ryan O’Connor, chair of the EAC and CEO of Clinton Management. “Caren’s entrepreneurial skills and proptech expertise, and Scott’s vast experience in real estate sectors throughout the United States will serve our council well as we develop new programs relative to the evolving real estate industry.”
Avram has more than 20 years of real estate development experience, overseeing over $5 billion in new residential and hospitality development. As the senior vice president of Development at Lightstone, he is responsible for overseeing all aspects of operational oversight of Lightstone’s development platform. Lightstone, one of the largest and most diversified privately held real estate companies in the U.S., develops, manages and invests in all sectors of the real estate market, including residential, hospitality, commercial and retail. Active in 28 states, with more than 178 properties nationwide, Lightstone’s $7.5 billion portfolio includes some 11.3 million square feet of office, retail and industrial commercial properties, 25,000 residential units and 5,350 hotel keys. Headquartered in New York City, Lightstone continues to grow its new development portfolio with over $3.5 billion of new development in the residential and hospitality sectors spread across New York City, Los Angeles and Miami. Before joining Lightstone, Avram was responsible for the operational oversight of Toll Brothers’ City Living Division, and also managed high-rise urban development in Hoboken and Jersey City, New Jersey, as well as large scale suburban single-family developments in New Jersey. He graduated with honors from both the University of Maryland Robert H. Smith School of Business Honors Program and New York University with a Master’s of Science degree in real estate.
Maio is the president of Moved, an automated onboarding platform for multifamily real estate. Moved provides software to automate the resident-onboarding process for operators and residents. Maio also served as the first Entrepreneur-in-Residence at Camber Creek, a venture capital firm supporting technology companies focused on real estate. She is the co-founder and former CEO of Funnel Leasing (formerly Nestio). A proptech thought leader, Maio was named one of the 15 Women to Watch in Tech by Inc.com and Mentor of the Year by the MetaProp accelerator program, and she won the Leading Entrepreneur award with Women in PropTech. She earned a bachelor’s degree in publishing and branding from New York University.
“We welcome Caren and Scott to our Executive Advisory Council,” said Dr. Anthony R. Davidson, dean, Fordham School of Professional and Continuing Studies. “This is a very exciting time for our Real Estate Institute, as we continue to expand our council’s expertise to collaborate on enhancing our curriculum and offering timely, real-world experience.”
