JDG completes executive search for VP of Research for Nareit

JDG and the National Association of Real Estate Investment Trusts (Nareit) are pleased to announce the selection of Dr. Nicole Funari as its new Vice President of Research.  As a Ph.D. Economist with nearly ten years of public service experience regulating airlines and public accounting firms, she brings successful leadership of complex, multi-year projects.  She excels at leading collaborative teams using analytical skills to translate industry knowledge into economic theory and quantitative analysis.  Prior to joining Nareit, she was a senior Financial Economist at the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board.  Dr. Funari earned her Ph.D. in Economics from Michigan State University.