2026 Real Estate Strategies Conference
Vieth Institute for Real Estate Leadership
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Dan Letter is the CEO and a board member of Prologis, where he leads the Executive Committee and guides the company's strategic, operational, and investment decisions. He joined AMB Property Corporation in 2004 as a development manager in Chicago and held several regional leadership roles before serving as president of Prologis, overseeing global real estate operations, capital deployment, and strategic capital. Throughout his tenure, he has helped position Prologis as the world's largest owner, operator, and developer of logistics real estate. As CEO, he represents the company with key stakeholders — including customers, investors, and media — and advocates for the industry at major conferences and policy events. Letter holds a Bachelor of Science in civil engineering from Marquette University and is a member of Nareit's Executive Board, The Real Estate Roundtable, and The Vieth Institute for Real Estate Advisory Board at Marquette University.
Molly McShane is CEO of The McShane Companies, one of the largest general contractors and real estate developers in the country, comprising McShane Construction Company, Cadence McShane Construction Company, and Conor Commercial Real Estate. She became CEO in 2020 after serving as Chief Investment Officer and COO. Under her leadership, the company reached record profits, and has been recognized as Chicago's second-largest woman-owned business. She was the first female president of NAIOP Chicago and serves as chair of ULI Chicago. She holds a BS in Marketing from Boston College and an MBA in Finance and Real Estate Management from Northwestern University's Kellogg School of Management. She also sits on Marquette University's Center for Real Estate Advisory Board.
David Binder, Jr. is Senior Vice President at MLG Capital, a Milwaukee-based private real estate investment firm ranked on the Inc. 5000 list three consecutive years. He has been with MLG since 2014 and focuses on operations, investor relations, capital sourcing, corporate data/technologies, and marketing. He was named one of Milwaukee Business Journal's 40 Under 40 honorees in 2024. He is a board member of REACH-WI and is active with Marquette University's Center for Real Estate. He holds a degree in Marketing with an emphasis in Real Estate from the Lubar College of Business (UW-Milwaukee).
Sarah Mancuso is Regional Leasing Lead for the Northwest at JLL, where she oversees leasing activities across the region. She has over 20 years of industry experience, having previously held roles at Harvest Properties, Ohana Real Estate Investors, Broadreach Capital Partners, Hines, and Ernst & Young. She served as President of CREW Silicon Valley in 2022 and currently serves as CREW Network Finance Committee Chair. She holds a Bachelor's in Finance from Marquette University and a Master's in Accounting from the University of Notre Dame.
Matt Rinka is the founder and partner of RINKA, an award-winning Milwaukee architecture and urban design firm he started in 2006. He has designed some of Milwaukee's most iconic buildings, including The Couture, The Moderne, the Deer District, and Drexel Town Square, and has grown the firm to nearly 50 employees with a second office in Fort Lauderdale. He serves on the boards of the UWM Foundation and Froedtert Hospital and is an emeritus member of the Milwaukee Institute of Art and Design board of trustees. He holds a bachelor's degree from UW-Milwaukee and a master's from the University of Washington.
Scott Yauck is the founder, president, and CEO of Cobalt Partners, a Milwaukee-based real estate development firm he founded in 2005. Under his leadership, Cobalt has built a $750 million portfolio of transformative mixed-use projects across southeastern Wisconsin, including Whitestone Station, 84South, Loomis Crossing, Allis Yards, and OneNorth. Prior to real estate, he worked as a real estate and business attorney at Quarles & Brady and ran a manufacturing firm, growing it from $2 million to $40 million in annual revenue. He holds a BS and a JD from Marquette University.