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The NAIOP Research Foundation helps build better communities through practical research and education. The Foundation's research projects, educational programs and outreach activities have a united purpose: to support developers, owners and others involved in commercial real estate in meeting and exceeding the needs and expectations of our communities, now and in the future.

Distinguished Fellow Spotlight

Kat Grimsley

Kat Grimsley, Ph.D.

Kat Grimsley is the Director of the Masters in Real Estate Development program at the George Mason University. She is responsible for the administration of all aspects of the program including community building, curriculum management and strategic development.

Find out more about our Distinguished Fellows

Research Reports

The Evolution of the Warehouse

The Evolution of the Warehouse: Trends in Technology, Design, Development and DeliverySubmitted By: Steve Weikal and James Robert Scott

The NAIOP Research Foundation commissioned this report to provide the real estate development community with insight into current and future trends in building and logistics technologies and their implications for industrial real estate. Steve Weikal and James Robert Scott, researchers at the MIT Real Estate Innovation Lab, interviewed professionals specializing in industrial building design and automated systems to identify emerging trends that will be of interest to industrial developers, building owners and tenants.

Read more about this and other Foundation research

Meet all of the Foundation's Governors

The Foundation's Governors support the Foundation's work through their contributions and sharing their expertise.

Christopher HaleyChristopher Haley
Frank BairdFrank Baird
Dwight TaylorDwight S. Taylor
David GockelDavid Gockel
Bilijack R. BellBilijack R. Bell
Alan C. SheppardAlan C. Sheppard, Jr.
Dale DekkerDale Dekker
Susan GrahamSusan H.S. Graham
Lawrence PobudaLawrence A. Pobuda
Larry LanceLarry Lance
Drew RichardsonDrew Richardson
Barbara Schaefer McDuffieBarbara Schaefer McDuffie
Joseph TaylorJoseph S. Taylor
Robert CutlipRobert G. Cutlip
Ronald PizzutiRonald A. Pizzuti
Daniel LevisonDaniel Levison
Mark FornesMark Fornes
Colleen WevodauColleen Wevodau, CPA, MBA
Mark LevyMark G. Levy
Ronnie DuncanRonnie E. Duncan
Robert E O'NeillRobert E. O'Neill
Alan KahnAlan B. Kahn
Ann Evans EstabrookAnne Evans Estabrook
Jack SchultzJohn "Jack" Schultz
Joan WoodardJoan Woodard
Mike MullenMike Mullen
Daniel DeMarcoDaniel DeMarco
Lex RickenbakerLex Rickenbaker
Ronald RayevichRonald L. Rayevich
Jonathan TrattJonathan Tratt
Alex KlatskinAlex Klatskin
James IrvingJames M. "Marty" Irving
Collin BarrCollin Barr
Gregory FullerGregory P. Fuller
Jon PetersonJon Peterson
Lewis AgnewLewis Agnew
Kate Nolan BrydenKate Bryden, LEED® AP BD+C
Larry ArmstrongLawrence Armstrong, LEED AP
Jeffrey MilanaikJeffrey Milanaik
Douglas SwainDouglas Swain
Jordan LottJordan Lott
Peter CocozielloPeter J. Cocoziello
William HuntWilliam E. Hunt
Stephen CrosbyStephen A. Crosby
Eugene ReillyEugene Reilly
F.E. Kalb, Jr.F.E. "Skip" Kalb, Jr.
Tracy AllenTracy Allen
Jean KaneJean Kane
Eva StevensEva Stevens
Gerard SweeneyGerard Sweeney
Rod LawrenceRod Lawrence
Richard WoodruffRichard L. Woodruff
Roger ChristiansonRoger Christianson
Rick TollaksonRick Tollakson
Paul CiminelliPaul F. Ciminelli
Douglas HoweDouglas O. Howe
Thomas SenkbeilThomas D. Senkbeil
Ninio D. PedrelliNino D. Pedrelli, Ph.D.
William MitchellWilliam A. Mitchell
Richard CannonRichard Cannon
Rob StoferRob Stofer
Jody Walker BelsickJody Walker Belsick
Hugh LittleHugh D. Little
Molly CarsonMolly Carson, LEED AP
Robb MerrittRobb Merritt
John SchwabJohn Schwab, CPA
Ralph HeinsRalph Heins
Megan Creecy-HermanMegan Creecy-Herman