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Georgetown University Real Estate Alliance (GUREA)

What is the Georgetown Real Estate Alliance?

Established in 2015 by a group of dedicated alumni, the Georgetown University Real Estate Alliance (GUREA) serves as a vital link between the Steers Center for Global Real Assets, current students, alumni, and friends of the real estate program, and the real estate industry.

The Georgetown University Real Estate Alliance exists to welcome and encourage Georgetown University real assets students into the industry and to offer a best-in-class alumni organization for its membership that promotes networking opportunities and relationship building. This is for GRA alumni, MBA alumni, and Undergraduate alumni alike.

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Four Steers MBA students posing with two GUREA alumni members during a summer series networking event in 2024. The group is wearing business casual attire and standing on the sidewalk outside of a restaurant establishment. It is a well-lit area on a semi-cloudy day.

What does it mean to join GUREA?

By joining GUREA, you will have access to regularly occurring social programming, alumni events, and exclusive newsletters and emails about real estate alumni engagement opportunities. The Steers Center also leverages the GUREA network to serve as ambassadors for its academic programs through event attendance and outreach to prospective students, as well as through the GUREA and First Year Seminar Mentorship programs.

Here are some ways GUREA members have gotten involved –

  • Hosted an undergraduate or graduate event at their office;
  • Hired a Hoya they met at an event;
  • Hosted a group dinner with Steers Center alumni;
  • Hosted a recurring breakfast for alumni;
  • Served as a judge for the McDonough Real Estate Case Competition; and
  • Secured group tickets to a New York Yankees game.

If you have an idea for future GUREA programming or would like to host or plan an event, please reach out to Lena Duffield (lena.duffield@afrecapital.com) or Aaron Bothner (bothner@pamera.com).

All of these networking experiences translate into profitable opportunities for our students. 89% of our MBA students had job offers within three months of graduation, and 97% of our undergraduates had employment offers within that same time span.

Three Steers MBA students and Board member/GUREA alumni member - Katie Yanushonis sitting a round table booth inside of a resturnat. They are all wearing business casual attire with low lighting in the restaurant and dining utensils at the table,

GUREA Leadership Board

Board Member, Aaron Bothner. Wearing a blue dress shirt.
Aaron Bothner

Board Co-Chair

Board Member and GUREA Co-President, Lena Duffield. Wearing a navy business formal dress.
Lena Duffield

Board Co-Chair

GUREA Vice Chair, Jack Macfarlane, wearing a navy suit jacket, white dress shirt and a blue tie.
Jack Macfarlane

Vice Chair

Vice Chair, Morgan Murphey, wearing a black business casual shirt.
Morgan Murphy

Vice Chair

Chair of Mentorship, Matt Spiegel, wearing a grey-blue suit jacket, a white dress shirt, and a red striped tie.
Matt Spiegel

Chair of Mentor/Mentee Program

Chair of Events (DC), Faizon Qureshi, wearing a blue dress shirt.
Faizon Qureshi

Chair of Event Programming - DC

Chair of Events (DC), Zack Albert, wearing a navy suit jacket, white dress shirt, and a red tie.
Zack Albert

Chair of Event Programming - DC

Chair of Events (NYC), Hayden Pascal, is wearing a black suit jacket, a blue dress shirt, and a gold tie.
Hayden Pascal

Chair of Event Programming - NYC

Chair of Events (NYC), Alejandro Ernst, wearing a black suit jacket and a white dress shirt.
Alejandro Ernst

Chair of Event Programming - NYC

Chair of Events (PA), Snehann Kapnadak, wearing a navy suit jacket and a light blue dress shirt.
Snehann Kapnadak

Chair of Event Programming - Philadelphia

Chair of Events (UK), Hector Formoso-Murias, wearing a navy suit, a white dress shirt, and a red tie.
Hector Formoso-Murias

Chair of Event Programming - London

Chairs of Steers Center Women in Real Estate Network, Taylor Boylan, wearing a black checkered dress.
Taylor Boylan

Chair of Steers Center Women in Real Estate Network

Board Member, Julia Hyman. Wearing a white suit jacket and a white blouse.
Julia Hyman

Chair of Steers Center Women in Real Estate Network

Board Member, Marshall Nevins. Wearing a navy suit jacket, a light blue dress shirt and, a red patterned tie.
Marshall Nevins

Chair of VP Dinner Series/Summer Student Dinner Series

Special Advisor to the Board, Matt Moore, wearing a grey suit jacket, a white checkered dress shirt, and a black tie.
Matt Moore

Special Advisor to the Board