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Aaron Block

@ MetaProp NYC

Aaron Block is an early stage investor with a passion for building high growth real estate and technology businesses.
Aaron is Co-Founder and MD of MetaProp NYC (metaprop.org), the world’s premier real estate technology (“RETech” or “PropTech”) nexus. The MetaProp Accelerator at Columbia University is the leading growth program for early stage PropTech companies, based in the heart of Silicon Alley. MetaProp NYC’s team and strategic seed stage funds have invested in 60+ technology companies across the full real estate value chain that have raised more than $2 billion and employ over 1,500 people globally. MetaProp Advisors provides strategic advice, growth consulting, event management and market research for real estate companies that are serious about innovation.
Previously, Aaron served as CEO of Chicago-based BayRu, LLC, a US-Russia ecommerce shopping and shipping specialist and eBay.com’s exclusive drop shipping partner for Russia/CIS consumers. By 2013, BayRu grew to become the 8th largest international online retailer in Russia, was #11 on the Inc5000 “Top 100 Retail Companies” list, and was named “Exporter of the Year” by the official export promotion magazine of the U.S. Department of Commerce.
Prior to BayRu, Aaron was an executive with commercial real estate services firm Cushman & Wakefield and oversaw more than 270 professionals as leader of the Chicago region. Aaron received numerous honors and awards during his real estate career including Top Producer, Most Creative Deal, Agency of the Year and Most Promising Brokerage Professional. Notably, Aaron completed the largest leasing deal in Russian history and the largest leasing deal of the year in Ukraine (2007).
Outside of work, Aaron has served as a board member of numerous organizations including Young Presidents Organization (“YPO”), the Tech:NYC Leadership Council, New York City Community Board Five, and Friends of the Chicago River. Aaron speaks English, Spanish and Russian.

Tracey Curtis

Founder @ Zathmedia

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Peter Reid

Founder @ Ventolax

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Joan Graves

Product Manager @ Howtech

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Herman Russell

Developer @ Zenquoace

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Jessica Green

Product Designer @ Magna

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Martin Pearson

CFO @ Kitten Co.

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Jane Richards

CEO @ Hipmunk

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Stanley Willis

Executive Creative Director @ Fermentum Co.

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Mark Thomas

@ NYC Economic Development Corporation

Mark A. Thomas is the newly created Senior Vice President of Partnerships for the New York City Economic Development Corporation, managing and driving strategic industry engagement and business development. For more than 16 years, Mark has worked at the intersection of public-private partnerships and civic innovation, serving as the Director of Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti’s Operations Innovation Team and piloting Fuse Corps’ executive fellowship program in the City of Los Angeles.
Mark has also served as the publisher of City Limits magazine and Deputy Director of the think-tank Center for an Urban Future. The Atlanta-native began his career at Georgia-Pacific Corporation, shaping CSR and sustainability, and has been prominently featured by news publications and conferences. Mark has counseled local and national policy leaders and industry innovators and serves as a mentor for startups and emerging companies in the civic and new media space. Mark earned his MBA from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), MPA from Columbia University’s School of International Affairs, and Bachelors in Business from the University of Georgia, which honored him as one of its Top 40 Alumni under 40.
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