IU Real Estate Alumni Network 

Christopher M. Folz is a 2007 graduate of the Indiana University Kelley School of Business. Earning a BS in business with distinction, Christopher majored in finance–real estate, accounting, and entrepreneurship. He has been with Regency Properties since 2007, serving in various positions including real estate representative and project manager, and he currently serves as the director of acquisitions. He has earned the designation of certified leasing specialist (CLS) from the International Council of Shopping Centers (ICSC) and has served as the Indiana state operations chair and government relations chair for the ICSC. Christopher is also a licensed certified public accountant (CPA) and real estate broker in Indiana.

As a Senior Broker Associate at Cawley Chicago Commercial Real Estate, Dan specializes in the analysis, acquisition, disposition and leasing of commercial real estate properties throughout Chicago. His primary focus is assisting private business owners and investors in maximizing their asset’s value. This consists of representing owners with the sale of their properties by positioning the asset for highest-and-best-use; and assisting owners of underperforming assets by creating a strategic leasing initiative and implementing an assertive approach to achieve increased occupancy. This specialization includes urban redevelopment and adaptive reuse strategies within Chicago’s diverse neighborhoods.

He draws on his previous experience providing a full spectrum of commercial real estate brokerage services. Having brokered deals involving industrial, office, retail, land, development, and multifamily/mixed use property types, Dan has the knowledge and drive to assist commercial property owners and investors in both finding and maximizing their investments.

Dan stays active in the community as a mentor for the Big Brothers Big Sisters Organization, a board member for Headwaters Counseling, a member of the IU Real Estate Alumni Network, as well as the Young Real Estate Professionals of Chicago.

Prior to joining Cawley Chicago, he worked as a Broker at Kiser Group in Chicago as well as The Zacher Company in Northeast Indiana, where he was awarded a 40 Under 40 in Business distinction as well as a CoStar Power Broker Award in 2020. He attended Indiana University and graduated May 2018 with a degree in Business Management along with a minor in Urban Planning/Community Development. While on campus, he was the president of the IFC Mental Health Committee, held several executive positions within his fraternity, and studied abroad in London at King’s College for a summer. He is looking forward to leading the alumni efforts in the Fort Wayne and surrounding areas.

John H. Holloway, senior leasing and sales associate, brings over 10 valuable years of retail real estate experience. He joined Veritas Realty with a focus on investment evaluation, acquisitions and repositioning of distressed retail assets, while simultaneously creating value for clients through aggressive and creative leasing strategies along with national tenant representation for market entry, regional roll-out, and site selection for market optimization.

John started his commercial real estate career at Sandor Development & Sand Capital as leasing manager where his primary role was leasing shopping centers throughout the company’s Midwest portfolio. He was also involved in acquisitions where he gained valuable experience with regard to the due diligence and entitlement process related to acquiring distressed commercial properties. Prior to Veritas, John was the director of real estate at The Cellular Connection (TCC) (2011 – 2018), the nation’s largest Verizon dealer, where he was actively involved in the real estate process that supported the organic growth of TCC’s store portfolio in the Midwest & Northeast to grow their retail footprint 1,200+ stores nationwide. John was instrumental with critical store relocations, successfully repositioning these assets from small in-line locations into more prominent freestanding and end-cap retail locations, which resulted in significant increases in store sales. As a third-party representative at Veritas, John consults TCC on site-specific analysis, comprehensive real estate committee approval packages, and the drafting and negotiation of critical lease documents, including leases, renewals, assignments, and terminations while continuing his role of negotiating millions of dollars of rent savings and landlord concessions.

A lifelong Indiana resident, John graduated from the Kelley School of Business at Indiana University with a double major in real estate finance and entrepreneurship. He is the co-founder and president of the IU Real Estate Alumni Network, whose mission is to mentor current real estate students attending IU and IUPUI. Furthermore, the IU Real Estate Alumni Network provides focused networking opportunities for alumni and students with the goal of supporting and cultivating the strongest real estate alumni network and the preeminent real estate program in the country. Based on his fervent dedication, strong leadership, and utmost commitment to the IU Real Estate Alumni Network, John was awarded the inaugural Outstanding Alumni Award in 2013 at the annual IU Real Estate Alumni Dinner.

Andrew Mahr is a Vice President at Bialow Real Estate. Bialow Real Estate specializes in representing retailers and restaurants with their overall expansion needs on a regional or national level. We offer the personalized service of a boutique firm and through the Bialow network, we have the strength and resources of a national real estate company. Bialow provides retail chains the ability to outsource all of the traditional functions of an internal real estate department. The firm is capable of directing all facets of a retailer's growth including strategic planning, market analysis, site selection, lease negotiations and coordination of the construction process. Originally from Tampa, FL – Andrew grew up just outside Washington, D.C. and graduated from the Kelley School of Business with a double major in finance–real estate and entrepreneurship and corporate innovation. While at Kelley, Andrew and his team won the 2011 Stanley E. Hunt Case Competition. Andrew is based in Boston, and covers the entire United States for his clients. In 2018, Andrew was named one of the top 10 under 40 real estate professionals by Chain Store Age. Andrew is a member of the Combined Jewish Philanthropies real estate, construction, and design team, a member of the International Council of Shopping Centers (ICSC), and a proud Hoosier!

Eric Birnholtz is a sales associate with Mid-America Real Estate-Michigan, Inc., a leading full-service retail brokerage company in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan. Eric primarily focuses on landlord and tenant representation. Additionally, Eric works with clients on the acquisition/disposition of retail properties and new developments throughout the state of Michigan. Eric is an active member of ICSC as well as ChainLinks Retail Advisors. Eric is a graduate of Indiana University’s Kelley School of Business, class of 2018, with a degree in finance and real estate.

Ashley (Grebow) Jeshiva joined Regal Ventures in 2023. As Director of Asset Management, she leads the firm’s Asset Management platform, which includes strategic execution of asset business plans, leasing initiatives, and oversight of property management and other operational partners. She is also responsible for preparation of investor reporting for the portfolio.

Prior to joining Regal, Mrs. Jeshiva was an Asset Management Associate for DLC Management Corp where she managed a $750M joint venture portfolio of open-air shopping centers. Prior to this, Mrs. Jeshiva worked at a boutique brokerage focusing on Investment Sales and Leasing across all asset classes.

From 2017 to 2019, Mrs. Jeshiva held committee leadership positions within Commercial Real Estate Women (CREW). She was recognized by Real Estate Weekly as one of ‘2018’s Rising Stars of Real Estate’. In addition to the Indiana University Real Estate Alumni Network, she is currently a member of the UJA Real Estate Executives (REX) Committee.

Mrs. Jeshiva graduated from Indiana University’s Kelley School of Business with a Bachelor of Science in Marketing.

Matthew Horn is a Vice President at Wafra, focusing on asset management and strategy execution of Wafra’s real estate investments.

Previously, Matthew was a Senior Associate at PwC performing transactional due diligence and valuations for all real estate asset classes.

Matthew earned a dual BS in Real Estate and Finance from Indiana University and is a CFA Charterholder. Matthew is originally from Long Island but now resides in Manhattan.

Mr. Clutter is a senior managing director and co-head of the HFF’s Carolinas offices. Through his leadership role within the firm, he is primarily responsible for investment advisory transactions throughout the Carolinas region.

Through Mr. Clutter’s producer role, he co-leads the office investment advisory practice throughout the Southeast and Mid-Atlantic regions. Mr. Clutter has completed more than $8 billion in commercial real estate transactions during the course of his career. Mr. Clutter joined the firm in July 2014. Prior to HFF, he was an executive vice president with CBRE in the firm’s Washington, D.C. office from 2012 to 2014 and the Charlotte office for 14 years prior to that time from 1998 to 2012.

During his time with CBRE, Mr. Clutter was recognized by the Charlotte Region Commercial Board of Realtors (CRCBR) as the No. 1 overall market producer for seven consecutive years from 2005 to 2011. While in Washington D.C., he was a Top 15 producer for the firm both years he was in the market and was a Top 200 producer in CBRE’s Americas region six of nine years between 2005 and 2013. While at HFF, Mr. Clutter earned this designation again in both 2016 and 2017.

Ravi Narsinghani is the director of finance and development at Seva Hospitality, a family office focused on hotel development and management in Ohio and Kentucky. In his role, Mr. Narsinghani leads market research to identify key growth markets, finance structuring, project underwriting, and construction management for hotel development projects. Additionally, Mr. Narsinghani works in conjunction with the property management team to lead revenue management initiatives and special renovation projects. Mr. Narsinghani has specialized in select-service and extended-stay hotels for three years in conjunction with Hilton Hotels & Resorts, InterContinental Hotels Group, Choice Hotels, and Wyndham Hotels & Resorts.

Mr. Narsinghani received a BS from the Indiana University Kelley School of Business in both real estate finance and legal studies. While at IU, Ravi was a previous alumni coordinator of the Real Estate Club and a graduate of the Real Estate Workshop. He participated on the winning team of the 2015 Stanley E. Hunt Case Competition.

Adam Blustein is the vice president of leasing for Texas at Global Realty & Management, overseeing the leasing activities of approximately 3 million square feet of primarily grocery-anchored shopping centers, as well as a managing partner at Rhino Realty Partners, which specializes in acquiring existing value-added retail assets. During his career, Adam has been instrumental in executing over 500 leases totaling more than 1.5 million square feet. Prior to his current endeavors, Adam worked at Weingarten Realty Investors specializing in project leasing throughout several states in the central U.S.

Asher Hall joined Cushman and Wakefield’s Sunbelt Multifamily Advisory Group in 2022 as a Senior Director in the Dallas office. He previously worked with Institutional Property Advisors, where he was involved in the sale of more than $5B in multifamily sales, totaling over 25,000 units that included Core, Core-Plus, and Value-Add opportunities.

 Garrett Elconin is a Director of Multifamily Development at Provident Realty Advisers. PRA has developed over $5 Billion in real estate projects since inception. Prior to joining Provident, Garrett was an associate on the development team at Holland Partner Group, a vertically integrated commercial real estate investment firm. He was working on multifamily mixed-use projects totaling over $750 Million representing 1,300 units. While at Kelley, Garrett participated in several case competitions, placing in the Stanley E. Hunt Case Competition. He graduated from the Kelley School of Business with a BS in finance and real estate.