Drew Greenwald has been a recognized leader in urban development over the past two decades.
Mr. Greenwald has played a key role in many well known and highly complex real estate projects and transactions. He was the creative force behind Urban Strategic Investments and its development of Harlem USA and DC USA. His pioneering ideas and concepts for retail development in inner cities led to the creation of these highly successful projects that have become the model for similar developments throughout the country.
Mr. Greenwald is considered one of the foremost authorities on a range of real estate development issues from urban retail and entertainment to affordable housing, and from health care facilities to not-for-profit development. He has appeared as a panelist and moderator at numerous seminars including ones sponsored by NACORE, American Institute of Architects, Urban Land Institute, Regional Plan Association, NAREIM, International Council of Shopping Centers, Institute for International Research and the Steven L. Newman Real Estate Institute. In 2008 he was honored by the ICIC (Initiative for a Competitive Inner City) with their Inner City Economic Leadership Award.
Mr. Greenwald has been a guest lecturer at the Columbia University Graduate School of Business and both the University of Pennsylvania’s School of Design and its Wharton Graduate School of Business. He is frequently interviewed and quoted by national and international business, industry, and general news media including The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times, U.S. News and World Report, Forbes, The Financial Times of London, Bloomberg Business Forum, and ABC, NBC and CBS News.
Mr. Greenwald is a Registered Architect and licensed real estate professional. He received an undergraduate degree from the University of Pennsylvania and a Masters of Architecture from Columbia University's Graduate School of Architecture and Planning. He has served on the Board of Trustees of the New York Foundation for Architecture and on the Board of Directors of the New York Chapter of the American Institute of Architects. He currently serves on the Board of Directors for the 125th Street Business Improvement District and is a member of the International Council of Shopping Centers.
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