Join us for our upcoming virtual Nittany Networking Breakfast on Wednesday, December 4th. For this next installment we welcome back Gary Brandeis as host. Curious on the latest developments within the Happy Valley real estate market, including the recently renovated Nittany Lion Inn? Gary will share his insights as a driving force behind many of these changes.

About Gary – Gary is the CEO and Co-Founder of Scholar Hotels LLC. Hed his real estate career in 1990 which has included senior level and partnership positions with Lincoln Property Company, FB Capital Partners, and Meridian Capital. His experience and expertise include development, finance, acquisitions, dispositions, asset management and joint ventures. He has been the principal partner in four real estate investment funds, including PB Funds I & II, investing over $350 million in all property types and investment strategies since 2005.

Gary acquired his first hotel in 2006 and has since been directly involved in the hospitality business as an investor, developer, and manager. He has worked with Marriott, Hilton, IHG and Hyatt brands while also acquiring and redeveloping several independent branded hotels. In State College, Gary and his colleagues developed, built, and operate a number of hotels including the Nittany Lion Inn, The Penn Stater, the Hyatt Place Hotel, the Scholar Hotel, and both the Marriott Courtyard and Residence Inn. As a Penn State alumnus, these projects have special meaning, and their success is State College’s and Penn State’s success.

Gary was also the founder and managing partner of two real estate technology companies – (i) PropertyLogic.com, an innovative real estate technology company that has won numerous awards including the Digital Innovation Award given by the Realcomm Conference and (ii) iBuilding, a successful business model for implementing property level technology to enhance property values and increase tenant satisfaction. More recently, Gary leads the efforts of Vertalo in the real estate industry. Vertalo is an industry-leading solution for digital asset lifecycle management founded with a suite of products in the traditional financial and real estate sectors and applying a partner-driven ethos to the development of the digital asset economy.

A consummate entrepreneur, Gary brings a creative and thoughtful mindset to everything he does. Hed his career in public accounting with Price Waterhouse. He is a Certified Public Accountant and holds a B.S. in Accounting from The Smeal College of Business of The Pennsylvania State University.

As usual, we will reserve some time for general conversation, idea sharing, and the opportunity to meet the many talented Smeal and Penn State Alumni in the area.

Details

Wednesday, December 4th from 8 am to 9 am.

Meeting will be held virtually via Zoom. Spacing will be limited.

Zoom link will be sent with registration confirmation.