Aakash Thakkar
Aakash is Chief Acquisitions Officer at EYA, LLC. His responsibilities include leading acquisitions efforts for the company and managing new development projects through the sourcing, financing, and entitlement process. He serves on EYA’s Partnership and Investment Committees. Aakash is a full member of the Urban Land Institute, a member of the Maret School Board of Trustees, and a member of the National Building Museum Board of Trustees. He is a member of the DNC Finance Committee and a co-founder (along with his wife) of the Thakkar/Giallourakis Scholarship Fund for St. John’s College High School. Aakash has a BS in Accounting and Political Science from LaSalle University and holds both an MBA and a Masters in City and Regional Planning from Rutgers University. He is a native Washingtonian and resides in Washington, DC with his wife and two children.
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CEO, Bernstein Management Corporation
Kevin Clinton
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Chief Program Officer, Federal City Council
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President + CEO, Youth Invest Partners
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Maria S. Gomez
Former President + CEO, Mary’s Center
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Founding Director, NP3: Nurturing People. Power. Place.
Nicole Kelm
Senior Director of Strategy and Operations, Deloitte Health Equity Institute
David Martin
Partner, ArentFox Schiff
David Roodberg
CEO, DJR Assoc.
Eshauna Smith
Director of Community Impact, Ballmer Group
Aakash Thakkar
Chief Acquisitions Officer, EYA, LLC
Rob Stewart
Board Emeritus
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Partner at Uplands Real Estate Partners
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