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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

Vivek Sah

Vivek Sah, Ph.D.

Dr. Vivek Sah is the Director of the LIED Institute of Real Estate Studies in the Lee Business School at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV). At UNLV, he is responsible for leading the LIED lnstitute’s efforts to grow the real estate program for students and supporting the education needs of the industry professionals in the Nevada region.

Find out more about our Distinguished Fellows

Research Reports

Autonomous Vehicles

Preparing for Autonomous Vehicles: A Survey of Local GovernmentsSubmitted By: David Dale-Johnson, Ph.D.

The NAIOP Research Foundation commissioned this report to examine how local governments are preparing for fully autonomous vehicles and to explore how future AV related policies could affect the commercial real estate industry.

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.

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