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Posted: December 8, 2015

TTL: Sitt of Thor Equities shares personal insights and professional tips with Georgetown McDonough School of Business students

Shown (from left) are: Bob Steers, Joseph Sitt and Matthew Cypher. Shown (from left) are: Bob Steers, Joseph Sitt and Matthew Cypher.
New York, NY  Joseph Sitt, president and CEO of Thor Equities, shared his personal insights and professional tips with Georgetown McDonough School of Business students and alumni at a special event co-hosted by the school’s Steers Center for Global Real Estate and the Georgetown University Wall Street Alliance. The event was held November 12 at Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom 4 Times Sq. As a global leader in the real estate industry, Sitt talked about current trends and forecasts in a discussion with Matthew Cypher, Ph.D., director of the Steers Center for Global Real Estate. Sitt followed up by answering questions from the audience. Sitt is president and CEO of Thor Equities, a global leader in urban real estate development, leasing and management of commercial, residential, retail, hotel, and mixed-use assets. Founded in 1986 by Sitt, Thor Equities owns prime property in the United States, Europe, Canada, and Latin America. Sitt also is CEO of Thor Retail Advisors, a premier leasing agent and exclusive representative of global retailers in their search for prime locations; chairman of Thor Urbana, which develops and acquires retail, office, and mixed-use urban properties throughout Mexico; chairman and managing principal of Thor Urban Property Funds, an investment vehicle serving pension funds, investment banks, top-tier college endowments, and foundations; and chairman of TOWN Residential.
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