Dr. Eli Beracha has over 20 years of practical real estate experience. Over the years, he served as a consultant for real estate funds that manage billions of dollars, advise on development projects, acquisition and disposition decisions, portfolio allocation and wealth management. In the academic world, Dr. Beracha is a Professor, Department Chair and the Director of The Hollo School of Real Estate, at Florida International University. Dr. Beracha earned his Ph.D. in Finance with concentration in Real Estate Investment and has published dozens of academic papers in leading journals and featured in the popular press including the WSJ, The Economist, CNBC, Bloomberg, The NY Times and Forbes, among many others. In a recently published report by the Journal of Real Estate Literature, Dr. Beracha was ranked 3rd in the world for his real estate research productivity.