“Our team comes in everyday as a silent partner, helping our tenants achieve their goals. We do it with an internal culture built on respect and a deep rooted consideration for our tenants.”
Thomas Rizk, Chairman & CEO
Thomas A. Rizk
Chairman & CEO
Roger W. Thomas
Co-Founder, President, & COO
Christopher B. Allen
Executive Vice President & CFO
Tony Nichols
Senior Vice President, Leasing
Douglas Himmelreich
Director of Leasing
Pennyslvania | Horsham, Malvern, Exton, Wayne
Brad Butler
VP & Regional Director
Minnesota | Bloomington, Eden Prairie
Jeff Lanning
VP & Regional Director
Florida | Tampa
Mike Nathanson
Director of Leasing
Florida | South Florida
Wes Rudes
Director of Leasing
Atlanta | California | Chicago | Charlotte | Dallas | Fort Worth | Houston | Kansas | St Louis | Wisconsin
Stephan K. Pahides
Senior Vice President & General Counsel
Michael Gervasio
Senior Vice President, Operations
Christopher Eckerd
Senior Vice President, Property Management
Michael Keane
Senior Vice President, Investments
Peter Hansen
Senior Vice President, Head of Strategic Initiatives
Brandon J. Koch
Vice President & Chief Accounting Officer
Eric McHugh
Vice President, Construction & Development
Gina Bystedt
Vice President, Property Management
Kevin Ault
Director of Property Management Operations, South
Carin Hruby
Director of Property Management Operations, North
Marc DiLullo
Vice President, Property Accounting/Treasurer
Mary Kay Kozeniewski
Human Resource Director
Diana Bonner
Marketing Director
Anthony Rossi
Marketing Manager
Derrick Wilson
Director of Financial Reporting
Shaun Reilly
Corporate Controller
Scott Kieley
Technology
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In 1994, Mr. Rizk led the family-owned real estate partnership, Cali Associates, through its highly successful initial public offering as Cali Realty Corporation, a real estate investment trust (REIT) traded on the NYSE.
Cali Realty’s original portfolio grew from 12 properties at the time of the IPO to over 250 properties totaling over 28M square feet.
During Mr. Rizk’s tenure, the Cali Realty’s total market capitalization grew from $300M to over $3.6B, completing over $3B in acquisitions while maintaining the Company’s 50-year reputation for superior property management and tenant services.
As President and Chief Executive Officer, he also led the merger of Cali Realty Corporation into the Mack Company and Patriot American Office Group in 1997.
In 2000, Mr. Rizk founded TractManagerInc, the recognized leader in providing technology-based contract management solutions to healthcare organizations.
He led the company’s growth from a start-up operation to a company that served over 25% of the hospitals in the United States with more than 130,000 end users at over 5,000 locations throughout all 50 states.
Over the past 20 years, Mr. Rizk has also supported and partnered with select organizations to promote awareness for the needs of injured service members, supported youth education initiatives, and combated the effects of poverty. These charities include the Mourning Family Foundation, Operation Game On, and Jumpstart.
Mr. Rizk received his B.A. degree in business administration from Rutgers University, his J.D. degree from Rutgers University School of Law, and his L.L.M. in taxation from the New York University School of Law.
Co-Founder, President, & COO
Mr. Thomas has over 30 years of experience in real estate and has had significant success structuring, negotiating, completing and implementing all aspects of complex transactions including: real estate acquisitions, disposition and development, corporate securities and compliance matters, risk management, human resources and marketing.
From 1994 until 2014, Mr. Thomas served as Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary at Mack-Cali Realty Corporation, serving as a key member of the executive team. He also filled the roles of head of the risk management, human resources, and marketing departments.
During his tenure, Mr. Thomas was responsible for structuring and implementing the company’s acquisitions, mergers and dispositions, supervising outside and in-house legal and leasing counsel and staff, and negotiating joint venture agreements. He also insured legal compliance and oversaw day-to-day legal requirements, and assisted the company in investment strategies and financial activities.
Mr. Thomas was a key member of the executive team that worked with Mr. Rizk in taking Cali Associates public in 1994.
Mr. Thomas received both his B.S.B.A. in Finance and his J.D. from the University of Denver.
Executive Vice President & CFO
Mr. Allen has more than 17 years of REIT executive management and real estate investment banking experience. Prior to joining Workspace Property Trust in August 2017, Mr. Allen was a Managing Director in the M&A and Corporate Advisory Group at HFF Securities L.P., which he joined in March 2017 upon HFF’s acquisition of Hentschel & Company, a boutique real estate investment banking advisory firm where Mr. Allen had been a Managing Director since early 2016.
From 2008 to 2015, Mr. Allen was a senior financial executive at Chambers Street Properties and served as the company’s Executive Vice President of Capital Markets and Finance since 2012. Chambers Street Properties was a publicly traded REIT that merged with Gramercy Property Trust in December 2015 to become the largest industrial and office net lease REIT with an enterprise value totaling approximately $5.7 billion.
From 1999 to 2007, Mr. Allen spent more than eight years in real estate investment banking, including five years at Merrill Lynch and three years at Banc of America Securities, executing a broad cross section of financial advisory and capital raising transactions, including over $9 billion in M&A and financial advisory transactions; 27 public debt and preferred equity offerings, raising over $7.4 billion; and 16 common equity offerings, raising over $3.3 billion.
Mr. Allen has an M.B.A. in Finance and Accounting from the J.L. Kellogg Graduate School of Management at Northwestern University, and a B.S. in Electrical Engineering and a B.A. in Economics from Rice University.
Senior Vice President & General Counsel
Mr. Pahides joined Workspace Property Trust in 2022 as Senior Vice President & General Counsel. Mr. Pahides brings with him more than 30 years of experience practicing business and real estate law, and has counseled numerous real estate developers, lenders, owners, and users in the acquisition, development, financing, and leasing of office, life science, industrial, medical, senior living, multifamily and retail projects.
Prior to joining Workspace, Mr. Pahides served as a Partner at McCausland Keen + Buckman since 1998. During that time, he counseled and guided clients through sophisticated real estate transactions, both regionally and nationally, including the development and acquisition of more than 50 senior living facilities; the sale of more than $1 billion of office assets for a NYSE Exchange listed REIT; the acquisition of more than $500 million of office assets; the acquisition of 100 self-storage facilities and over two million square feet of leasing of office, flex, industrial, life science and medical space.
During his tenure at McCausland Keen + Buckman, Mr. Pahides served as outside counsel for Workspace Property Trust and was involved in many of Workspace Property Trust’s major lease transactions, financings and general real estate matters. He represented Workspace Property Trust through many of our formative transactions, including the very first property acquisition in Pennsylvania, the 2015 acquisition of 41 properties in Horsham, Pennsylvania, and the 2022 national portfolio acquisition of 53 office properties.
Mr. Pahides received his J.D. from the University of Pennsylvania Law School and a B.A. from Drew University, magna cum laude where he was elected to Phi Beta Kappa.
Senior Vice President, Operations
Mr. Gervasio has over 16 years of experience in the commercial real estate industry. His experience includes asset management, brokerage, property management and consulting. Since 2015, Mr. Gervasio has served as Senior Vice President of Operations and has been part of the executive leadership team that has led WSPT through over $1.2 billion of acquisitions. During his time as SVP of Operations, WSPT has grown from its infancy stage to expanding its portfolio to 148 properties totaling approximately 10 million square feet. Mr. Gervasio started his career at CB Richard Ellis in the commercial real estate brokerage division. During his tenure, he worked closely with senior management of both private and public companies to develop strategic real estate plans and implementation strategies. He negotiated commercial real estate leasing and sales transactions for both acquisition and disposition assignments on behalf of landlords and tenants. Mr. Gervasio was also part of the real estate financial services division of FTI Consulting where he was responsible for providing consulting services to public and private real estate companies including REITs, investment and commercial banks, opportunity funds, private equity funds and insurance companies.
From 2008 to 2013, Mr. Gervasio served as the Vice President of Property Tract, advising landlords and property managers on their administration of leasing and management objectives. In 2013 he joined Rizk Ventures focusing on investment activities in the areas of Real Estate, Private Equity, Venture Capital, and Special Opportunities until joining Workspace Property Trust.
Mr. Gervasio received a B.A. degree in Communication Studies from the University of Rhode Island.
Senior Vice President, Property Management
Mr. Eckerd has over 28 years of experience in Property Management. Since 2015, Mr. Eckerd has led our team of senior property managers and overseen customer service operations. Prior to joining Workspace Property Trust, Mr. Eckerd spent 18 years with Liberty Property Trust where he was Senior Property Manager for its Pennsylvania suburban office portfolio. In this role, he was responsible for the management of an eight-million square foot portfolio of office and flex assets in the Philadelphia suburbs.
Mr. Eckerd is a Certified Property Manager through the Institute of Real Estate Management. He holds a Pennsylvania Real Estate License and is a member of the Philadelphia chapter of Building Owners and Managers Association. He also holds a LEED Green designation through the U.S. Green Building Council.
Mr. Eckerd received an Associate’s degree in General Studies from the Montgomery County Community College.
Senior Vice President, Investments
Mr. Keane joined Workspace Property Trust in 2020 as Senior VP, Investments. Mr. Keane’s primary duties comprise of real estate acquisitions and structured finance. He is responsible for developing both short and long-term investment plans for the Company, as well as, approving the underwriting and financing for all acquisitions.
Prior to joining Workspace Property Trust, Mr. Keane worked on the CMBS Primary Loan Trading Desk at JP Morgan. While in this position his responsibilities included, loan pricing and hedging, as well as the structuring and distribution of new issue CMBS and CRE CLO’s.
Leading up to his time in the real estate sector, Mr. Keane served as a Lieutenant onboard the USS New Mexico (SSN-779), fast-attack submarine, where he completed one European Command Deployment.
Mr. Keane received his B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from the United States Naval Academy.
Senior Vice President, Head of Strategic Initiatives
Mr. Hansen joined Workspace Property Trust in 2022 as Senior Vice President and Head of Strategic Initiatives. Mr. Hansen has more than 14 years experience in commercial real estate asset management, leasing, and business development.
Mr. Hansen joined Workspace Property Trust from WeWork where he served as a Vice President on the Global Real Estate team from 2019-2021. Prior to WeWork, Mr. Hansen served as a Director in the New York region for Boston Properties from 2014-2019. Mr. Hansen began his real estate career in 2009 with Newmark Knight Frank and CBRE where he focused exclusively on asset management and agency representation.
Mr. Hansen is a graduate of Hobart College. Mr. Hansen serves on his alumni class fundraising committee of Woodberry Forest School in Virginia.
Vice President & Chief Accounting Officer
Mr. Koch has over 20 years of experience in real estate and public accounting environments. Prior to joining us in September 2017, Mr. Koch served as the Chief Accounting Officer for certain real estate investment trusts advised by AR Global Investments, LLC where he oversaw accounting and financial reporting for American Realty Capital—Retail Centers of America, Inc. from 2012 to December 2016, American Finance Trust, Inc. from 2013 to December 2016, and Global Net Lease, Inc. from June 2016 to September 2017.
From 2010 to 2012, Mr. Koch served as an Associate Director at The Siegfried Group, LLP responsible for directing and managing accounting and audit projects for Fortune 500 companies. From 2002 to 2010, Mr. Koch held several positions with Ernst & Young LLP, most recently as an Audit Senior Manager. Mr. Koch also served as a Staff Accountant at Siana, Carr and O’Connor LLP from 2000 to 2002 and as a Mutual Fund Accountant for Delaware Investments from 1999 to 2000.
Mr. Koch received his B.S. in Accounting from the University of Rhode Island and is a certified public accountant and member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants and the Pennsylvania Institute of Certified Public Accountants.
Vice President, Construction & Development
Mr. McHugh brings a unique, hands-on approach to Workspace’s Construction and Development projects. His 25 years of experience in Project and Property Management offers tremendous value to completing Workspace’s and our Tenants’ projects “on-time and on-budget”. Mr. McHugh has successfully overseen billions of dollars’ worth of tenant and capital improvements, new construction, and redevelopment in office, residential, and warehouse sites.
Mr. McHugh began his career in CRE managing maintenance and construction teams in the multi-family sector. He also has over 12 years of experience with large, publicly traded REITs (Boston Properties and Liberty Property Trust). He has also achieved many successful development projects from Princeton, New Jersey to Phoenix, Arizona for private investors, many of which have received various LEED designations.
Mr. McHugh received a Bachelor’s of Arts degree from the University of Pittsburgh and remains an avid fan of Pittsburgh sports teams.
Vice President, Property Management
Mrs. Bystedt has over 23 years of experience in Property Management. She joined Workspace Property Trust in 2016 as Senior Property Manager to lead the Minnesota Property Management team. In 2020 she was promoted to Vice President overseeing operations for both the Minnesota, Florida and Arizona Markets. In her current role she closely collaborates with Mr. Eckerd in all facets of Property Management throughout the portfolio. Mrs. Bystedt is responsible for the growth and development of key asset locations within the expanding portfolio of properties.
Prior to joining Workspace Property Trust, Mrs. Bystedt spent 19 years with Liberty Property Trust where she was Senior Property Manager responsible for a five-million square foot portfolio of office and flex assets in the suburban Twin Cities Market.
Mrs. Bystedt received a B.S. degree in Business Management from Cardinal Stritch University. She received the Real Property Administrator (RPA) designation through Building Owners and Managers Institute and is a member of BOMA, IREM, and MNCREW.
Vice President, Property Accounting/Treasurer
Mr. DiLullo joined the Workspace team in July 2015 and brought with him over 26 years of accounting, management, and leadership experience of which 22 years focused on real estate accounting.
Across his noteworthy career, Mr. DiLullo has served as Director of Accounting at Brandywine Realty Trust where he oversaw daily accounting functions of 30 employees across 230 wholly owned commercial office/industrial and JV properties totaling approximately 25 million square feet. Mr. DiLullo also served as Regional Controller at Liberty Property Trust for 12 years. He worked for Deloitte and Touche auditing multiple companies across various industries including Pennsylvania State University, Pennsylvania Blue Cross & Blue Shield and PIDC – all while obtaining his CPA.
As a founding Workspace team member, he was instrumental in producing the company’s talented team of accounting professionals as well as the implementation, start-up, and formation of the company. His institutional knowledge and cultivation of Workspace plays an influential role within the company. As the Vice President of Property Accounting/Treasurer he is responsible for the daily accounting and cash management as well as the preparing, reviewing, closing, and reporting of the monthly, quarterly, and annual financial information.
Mr. DiLullo graduated from Drexel University in 1989 and holds both a B.S. and M.S. in Accounting.
Human Resource Director
Mrs. Kozeniewski joined Workspace Property Trust in August 2016. As the Human Resource Director for Workspace Property Trust, Mrs. Kozeniewski oversees all areas of Human Resources including benefits, compensation, employment law, employee relations, on-boarding, payroll, performance management, policy & procedures, recruitment, and 401k administration.
Mrs. Kozeniewski is an avid Human Resource Professional with 39 years of experience leading Human Resources in Manufacturing and Pharmaceutical organizations along a path of growth and continuous improvement. Prior to joining Workspace Property Trust, she was the manager of Ametek HR programs for 10 years, where she serviced 10,000 employees in Berwyn, PA. Mrs. Kozeniewski began her career in 1981, by opening the Human Resource Department of Bloomingdale’s in King of Prussia.
Mrs. Kozeniewski earned her Bachelor of Science Degree in Psychology from Chestnut Hill College and has taken some graduate classes at Temple University. Mrs. Kozeniewski is the proud mother of five grown sons.
Marketing Director
Mrs. Bonner joined the Workspace Property Trust team in 2016 after working eight years in agency marketing and advertising. Her holistic approach in developing marketing, branding, communication and event strategies is geared by her passion for understanding consumer psychology. Over the course of her career she has provided strategic counsel to clients across industries including hospitality, legal, retail, animal services, and health & wellness. Her versatile background brings a unique approach to crafting brand messaging and perception.
Mrs. Bonner oversees all aspects of Workspace’s brand development and works across all facets of the organization to create compelling, impactful experiences for our tenant, broker and vendor partners. She continuously pushes herself and our team to embrace new concepts and expanding ideas.
A Philadelphia native, Mrs. Bonner received her B.A. in English and Communication from Cabrini University.
Director of Financial Reporting
With 13 years of real estate and public accounting experience, prior to joining Workspace, Mr. Wilson served as Manager of Financial Reporting, Manager of Financial Planning and Analysis, and Assistant Vice President for real estate investment trusts at AR Global Investments, LLC with a focus on healthcare, senior housing assets, triple net retail assets, globally invested retail, and office assets.
Mr. Wilson’s background includes oversight and execution of financial reporting, technical accounting, budgeting, and forecasting for various global entities including American Realty Capital Heathcare Trust and Global Net Lease, Inc. among others. Mr. Wilson has also held several positions with Ernst & Young LLP from 2008 to 2011, most recently as an Audit Senior.
Mr. Wilson received his B.S. in Accounting from the Pennsylvania State University’s Smeal College of Business.
Corporate Controller
Bringing 15 years of real estate and public accounting experience, Mr. Reilly most recently served as the Portfolio Controller and Assistant Vice President for globally invested real estate trusts advised by AR Global Investments, LLC. There he oversaw accounting for Global Net Lease, Inc. and American Realty Capital – Global Trust II, Inc.
From 2010 to 2013, Mr. Reilly served as a Senior Accountant at Morgan Properties where he was responsible for accounting close, financial statement preparation, and audit management for portfolios of over 108 residential properties. From 2006 to 2010, Mr. Reilly held several positions with Deloitte LLP, most recently as an Audit Senior.
Mr. Reilly received his B.S. in Accounting from the Temple University’s Fox School of Business.
Senior Vice President, Leasing
Mr. Nichols brings almost three decades of fundamental knowledge in asset management, development and leasing, and approximately 20 years of experience with publicly traded REITs. From 2005 to 2017, Mr. Nichols held various roles including Vice President and City Manager, as well as Vice President & Market Officer for suburban Philadelphia for Liberty Property Trust.
From 1989 to 1996, he was Vice President of Marketing and Property Management for the Nichols Company, a private commercial real estate developer. Mr. Nichols played an instrumental role in the Nichols Company before and during its merger with Brandywine Realty Trust in 1996. He is a past President of the Greater Philadelphia Chapter of the National Association of Office and Industrial Properties (NAIOP) as well as having served as a member of NAIOP’s National Board of Directors.
Mr. Nichols received a B.S. degree in Economics from East Carolina University and an MBA degree from St. Joseph’s University in Philadelphia.
Director of Leasing
Mr. Himmelreich has 9 years of commercial real estate experience. My Himmelreich is responsible for leasing the Horsham portfolio consisting of over 2.3 million sq ft of office and flex properties.
Mr. Himmelreich joined Workspace Property Trust in 2022 from Tactix Real Estate Advisor where he served as a tenant advisor. Prior to his time at Tactix, Doug worked at Stockton Real Estate Advisors and the Flynn Company where he was full service real estate advisor.
Mr. Himmelreich has his bachelor’s degree in Hotel Restaurant and Institutional Management from Penn State University.
Director of Leasing
What I Do: With over 15 years of commercial real estate experience, I am responsible for the leasing of our Malvern portfolio consisting of over 2 Million square feet of office and flex properties in the Malvern, Wayne, and Exton submarkets. I have a Bachelor of Music in Music Education from West Chester University and an MBA with a concentration in Finance from Drexel University.
Where I’m From: Phoenixville, PA
When I’m Not Here: I’m usually found outside, whether I’m hiking, kayaking, camping or gardening. I also love to travel and immerse myself in other cultures and cuisines.
VP & Regional Director
Mr. Butler joined Workspace Property Trust in 2016 as Vice President, Regional Director. Mr. Butler has over 23 years’ experience in commercial real estate leasing and development.
Mr. Butler joined Workspace Property Trust from Liberty Property Trust where he oversaw the leasing of 6.5 million square feet of office and industrial space in the Twin Cities Market from 1998 – 2016.
Mr. Butler is a graduate of St. Olof College, a former president of the Minnesota Commercial Association of Realtors (MNCAR) and currently serves as a trustee with the Episcopal Church of Minnesota. He is also on his community’s hockey board and president of the high school girl’s hockey team booster club and coaches numerous youth sports teams.
VP & Regional Director
What I Do: I am responsible for the management of our Tampa portfolio consisting of 34 buildings and 1.8 million square of office and flex properties. I have worked in the real estate industry for over 15 years. I received my Bachelor of Science in Business Administration from the University of Florida with a major in Finance and a minor in Economics and later achieved a Masters in International Business.
Where I’m From: Sarasota, FL
When I’m Not Here: I love spending time with my four-year-old son, Jackson, golfing, and watching movies.
Director of Leasing, South Florida
Mr. Nathanson joined Workspace Property Trust in 2020 as Director of Leasing. Mr. Nathanson has more than 18 years’ experience in commercial real estate leasing, sales, and business development. As South Florida’s Director of Leasing, Mr. Nathanson oversees the developing, implementing, and facilitating of leasing strategizes for more than one million square feet of assets throughout the region. In addition, he is responsible for helping to create new opportunities for the firm while growing and maintaining business, and brokerage relationships within the community.
With more than 18 years of commercial real estate experience, Mr. Nathanson has driven more than two million square feet in commercial real estate transactions. Prior to joining WPT, he was Senior Vice President with Blanca Commercial Real Estate, where he represented marquee clients as BlackRock, Acadia, Morgan Stanley, Lincoln Property Company and other institutional owners.
Mr. Nathanson is a graduate of the University of Florida. He currently is on the board of directors for NAIOP – (National Association for Industrial and Office Parks) South Florida, past president of University of Florida Alumni Association in Broward County, and is a Leadership Broward Class XXXVI graduate.
Director of Property Management Operations, North
Mrs. Hruby provides national support with day-to-day operations for the property management team. She is responsible for directing and overseeing certain operational processes and coordination between multiple departments. Additionally, she is also responsible for the oversight of our Malvern and Horsham portfolios which includes more than 4 million sq ft.
Mrs. Hruby’s experience within the commercial real estate realm includes managing office, flex, retail, and industrial buildings. Prior to managing commercial buildings, she was the Director of Operations at a research institute within an academic medical center, and additionally college level Biophysics. She graduated with a BA in Biology from Clark University and earned a PhD in Biophysics from Brandeis University.
Director of Property Management Operations, South
Mr. Ault joined Workspace Property Trust in 2021 with over 15 years’ experience in various aspects of the real estate industry including property management, acquisitions, leasing and investment.
Mr. Ault joined Workspace Property Trust from Grover Corlew of Florida LLC where he served as Commercial Real Estate, Area Manager. Prior to Grover Corlew, Mr. Ault held various roles where he developed his background in real estate acquisitions, construction project and property management.
Mr. Ault grew up in St. Louis Missouri and is a graduate of Lynn University in Boca Raton, Florida. He is actively involved in various real estate organizations including BOMA where he currently serves as President of the local BOMA Ft. Lauderdale and Palm Beaches chapter.
Mr. Ault is an active real estate investor in the South Florida community. He holds his Real Estate Sales License in Florida and the Real Property Administrator (RPA) designation.
Technology
Prior to joining Workspace Property Trust in 2019, Mr. Kieley worked for Equus Capital Partners. During his 16 years there, he served as IT manager for its multi-family division and Enterprise Operations Manager in the commercial real estate division. Among his varied responsibilities, Mr. Kieley improved data migration processes during property acquisitions, maintained and optimized the company’s IT infrastructure, and effectively supported software for accounting and property management.
At Workspace, Mr. Kieley is responsible for all aspects of Information Technology. Drawing on his 23 years of experience, Mr. Kieley directs IT operations for the entire company including security, network, hardware, and software. Mr. Kieley provides all employees at the company with the tools they need to get their jobs done as securely, efficiently, and quickly as possible.
Mr. Kieley received his B.S. in Business Administration from the University of Delaware.
Corporate Controller
Bringing 15 years of real estate and public accounting experience, Mr. Reilly most recently served as the Portfolio Controller and Assistant Vice President for globally invested real estate trusts advised by AR Global Investments, LLC. There he oversaw accounting for Global Net Lease, Inc. and American Realty Capital – Global Trust II, Inc.
From 2010 to 2013, Mr. Reilly served as a Senior Accountant at Morgan Properties where he was responsible for accounting close, financial statement preparation, and audit management for portfolios of over 108 residential properties. From 2006 to 2010, Mr. Reilly held several positions with Deloitte LLP, most recently as an Audit Senior.
Mr. Reilly received his B.S. in Accounting from the Temple University’s Fox School of Business.
Marketing Manager
Born and raised in Northeast Philadelphia, Mr. Rossi received his B.A. in Marketing from Gwynedd Mercy University.
Mr. Rossi recently joined Workspace Property Trust this year after working at Pep Boys and Merlin Entertainments (LEGOLAND). He has over 8 years of marketing experience specifically in the event planning, crm, client development and sales. Coming from a non-real estate background, Mr. Rossi offers a unique perspective when it comes to marketing.
While new to the team, Mr. Rossi will work closely on the Workspace App, social media channels, creative, broker/tenant events and more to achieve all marketing goals for WSPT.
Director of Leasing
Mr. Rudes has over 30 years of commercial real estate experience. Mr. Rudes has served as a building leasing agent for over 6 million square feet of office space and completed over 450 lease transactions as both an agency broker and tenant representative. As director of leasing for Workspace, Mr. Rudes is responsible for the leasing of the 7.5 million square feet and marketing efforts in Workspace’s national portfolio.
Mr. Rudes joined Workspace in 2023. He had previously served as executive director at Cushman & Wakefield and as a Principal at Cresa New York.
Mr. Rudes has a Bachelor of Arts degree from SUNY Albany and a Juris Doctor from Hofstra University School of Law.