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For nearly 20 years, University of Colorado real estate alumnus Ben Woolf has been giving back to his alma mater. This year, he is taking on a new challenge as chairperson for the International Advisory Board (IAB) for the University of Colorado Real Estate Center (������ýREC), a role he will helm for two years. Woolf earned his MBA with a real estate focus in 2004 from the Leeds School of Business.

“I feel a sense of responsibility to give back to ������ýREC, Leeds and the students by stepping into the chairperson role," Woolf said. “For the past 20 years, I have seen time and time again ������ýREC’s impact on students and the real estate industry, and I know I wouldn’t be where I am today without ������ýREC. I look forward to serving the center in this new capacity.”

Leeds and ������ýREC benefit from a robust and engaged alumni community and a powerful group of industry supporters. The IAB, an invitation-only board, consists of C-suite leaders from the nation’s leading real estate firms who commit significant resources to support the academic and co-curricular work of ������ýREC. The board provides counsel, curriculum advice, mentorships, financial support, industry insights and career opportunities for the program.

“Ben’s commitment and involvement with ������ý since he graduated has been tremendous. He is strategic and thoughtful in all he does, and I can think of no one better to step into the chair role for the IAB. Ben has taught the MBA Real Estate Principles class at ������ý the past several years, so he has seen firsthand the impact that ������ýREC has had on hundreds of ������ý students and alumni,” said Julie Gibson, executive director of ������ýREC. “He is enormously respected by the real estate industry, and we are thrilled to welcome him as the new IAB chair.”

Woolf, who is co-founder and director of commercial investments for Conscience Bay Company, a private equity firm focused on real estate assets in and around Colorado, was part of the ������ýREC alumni board for 15 years. He joined ������ýREC's advisory board in 2023. He has also worked for the ������ý Real Estate Foundation in a project manager (asset manager/portfolio manager) role and was president of the Leeds MBA alumni board in 2018-19.