The Real Estate Private Equity Program (IUREPE) provides a unique opportunity for some of the most experienced and exceptional students in the IU real estate program to learn how to manage all aspects of a private real estate investment fund.
Firsthand investment management opportunities for future real estate leaders
Interested in getting involved with IUREPE? Contact cres@iu.edu.
Eligibility
Enrollment in the Real Estate Private Equity Program is subject to an application and interview process and is only open to those students already enrolled in the Commercial Real Estate Workshop, R314.
“I’ve gained technical skills, industry knowledge, operational experience, and the confidence to hit the ground running in any entry-level real estate investment role.”
Ben Shugar, BS’21Finance, IUREPE Associate
“By collaborating with driven peers and supportive faculty, I’ve gotten firsthand experience in operational management, investor relations, and deal flow analysis.”
Catherine Covey, BS’21Finance, real estate, IUREPE Associate
“Participating in the Real Estate Private Equity Program closed the knowing-doing gap in my academic experience, preparing me to succeed as a professional.”
Sam Pittman, BS’21Finance, real estate, IUREPE Associate
The Real Estate Private Equity Program provides opportunities for students to:
- Manage all aspects of a real estate private equity firm through a hands-on approach to day-to-day and strategic operations
- Perform the analysis on and execution of actual transactions with real capital involved
- Focus on a strategy pursuing direct investments across property types, markets, and various positions in the capital structure of potential opportunities
- Gain critical abilities in capital raising and fund formation, deal and investment partner sourcing, underwriting, and asset management
- Present potential investment opportunities to an Investment Committee made up of IU real estate alumni for approval
- Accelerate their career paths through acquiring skills typically gained through multiple years of experience on the job
Real Estate Private Equity
Students enroll in Real Estate Private Equity I and II (BUS-R448, taken in subsequent semesters) in conjunction with their participation in IUREPE, exploring topics including:
- Real estate private equity investing fundamentals
- Real estate private equity fund formation, fundraising, fund reporting, and investor relations
- Asset management
- Real estate private equity fund accounting and finance
- Investment strategy formulation and research
Program Members
Krish
Agrawal
Caden
Ambrose
Jack
Anderson
Lucas
Angert
Maxwell
Arnold
Sydney
Barrett
Lucas
Bellido
Kyle
Bielawski
Karim
Boulos
Hayden
Bright
Holden
Busby
Lucca
Casacci
Ryan
Chen
Ethan
Chernow
Kavi
Chopra
Colin
Corboy
Nishaan
Desai
Lindsay
Echeverria
Carter
Friday
Chase
Frieman
Darshan
Garg
Thanasi
Georgiadis
Kartik
Godbole
Jacob
Gold
Ryan
Goldstein
Leo
Hergan
Gibby
Husby
Lucas
Jones
Elodie
Jones
Nicholas
Katris
Owen
Kendall
Jamie
Kim
Daniel
Kurgan
Jeremy
Leaf
Tommy
Lippincott
Felix
Lucchese
Cameron
Malek
Grace
Mazzie
Charlie
Montalto
Nathan
Namvar
Ethan
Neal
Kyle
Pambah
Rohan
Parikh
Charles
Perine
Tanisha
Poddar
Jacob
Portyansky
Jayden
Roth
Ethan
Smith
Aidan
Spehar
Savithri
Subash
Samuel
Thompson
Jack
Thompson
Brady
Turner
Samiha
Vali
Laksh
Vijayvargiya
Alexis
Whitworth
Jonathan
Williams
JT
Wolf
Angelina
Yeh
