CoStar Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: CSGP) is the leading provider of commercial real estate information, analytics and online marketplaces.

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Cyndi Eakin is the SVP of Investor Relations at [CoStar Group](/org/costar-group). Cyndi has over 20 years of experience in accounting and finance. Prior to joining [CoStar Group](/org/costar-group), Ms. Eakin served as Chief Accounting Officer at [Evolent Health](/org/evolent-health) from January 2015 to December 2016. Ms. Eakin has also served on the advisory board of Chelfie - A camera first, social feedback app for apparel from January 2014 to December 2016. From January 2011 to December 2014, Ms. Eakin was the Vice President and Controller at LivingSocial. From January 2009 to December 2011, Ms. Eakin was the Vice President and Controller at Iridium.

Cyndi Eakin has a certificate in international business from [Georgetown University](/org/georgetown-university), a bachelor's degree in accounting and accounting information systems from Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, and they are a certified public accountant.

They are on a team with and Martin Johnson - VP, Corporate Development & Partnerships. Their manager is Scott Wheeler, CFO.

Cyndi Eakin

Carl Gomez was appointed CoStar Group Canada’s Chief Economist and Head of Market Analytics Canada November, 2020. In this role, Mr. Gomez leads market analytics for Canada, working strategically to accelerate the brand’s growth momentum across the region and build a team of high performance, senior-level talent.

With more than 20 years of experience as an economist and respected institutional investment professional specializing in private equity real estate, Mr. Gomez boasts an impressive track record leading investment management, research and strategy. Most recently a Senior Vice President at QuadReal Property Group, Mr. Gomez was responsible for spearheading strategic market analysis from both the fundamental and capital markets perspective and took a leadership role in setting up the structure and systems of the company’s research group. Prior to joining QuadReal Property Group, he held various leadership positions from Senior Vice President and Chief Economist at Bentall Kennedy to Senior Economist at TD Bank Financial Group and at Canada Mortgage & Housing Corporation.

Carl Gomez

Scott Wheeler has been the CFO at [CoStar Group](/org/costar-group) since December 2015. Prior to that, they were CFO of the North America regional business group of [Experian](/org/experian) from January 2013 to December 2015. From January 2008 to December 2012, Wheeler was CFO - N. America and Director SalesShare and Innovation for [Experian](/org/experian). Scott also served as the CFO - Americas from January 2006 to December 2007. Wheeler began their career at [General Electric](/org/general-electric) in 1996 as Business Development Manager - Americas for GE Plastics. Scott later became Senior Manager at Deloitte & Touche, LLP from January 1993 to December 1996. In 2000, they returned to [General Electric](/org/general-electric) as the Finance Director for Fasson Roll North America. Two years later, they became CFO - GE Bayer Silicones.

Scott Wheeler attended the University of Washington - Michael G. Foster School of Business, where they earned a Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) in business and finance with an accounting concentration.

Martin Johnson - VP, Corporate Development & Partnerships, Cyndi Eakin - SVP, IR report to Scott Wheeler. Scott Wheeler reports to Andrew C. Florance, Founder, President & CEO. Some of their coworkers include Carl Gomez - Chief Economist & Head of Market Analytics, Canada, Gene Boxer - General Counsel & Corporate Secretary, and Marc Swartz - SVP, Global Sales.

Scott Wheeler

Martin Johnson is currently the VP of Corporate Development & Partnerships at [CoStar Group](/org/costar-group). Martin has previously held positions as the Vice President of Commercial Partnerships at [Outcome Health](/org/outcome-health) and the Head of Global Commercial Strategy at Visa. Before that, they were a Manager at Deloitte Consulting. Their areas of expertise include customer relationship management (CRM), customer acquisition, customer segmentation, marketing/sales campaign strategy, and product development. Martin has contributed to over $5MM in incremental firm revenue throughout their career.

Martin Johnson has a MBA from [Duke University](/org/duke-university) in the field of strategy and operations. Martin also has a BA in economics from the [University of Maryland](/org/university-of-maryland). Martin attended Hammond High School.

Martin Johnson reports to Scott Wheeler, CFO. Some of their coworkers include Cyndi Eakin - SVP, IR.

Martin Johnson

Andy Thomas has over 35 years of experience in the real estate industry. Andy began their career in 1985 as an Executive Vice President at Equitable Real Estate Investment Management. In 1998, they became the Managing Director at [Portman Holdings](/org/portman-holdings). In 2000, they made the jump to Real Estate.com where they were also the Managing Director. The company ran out of funding eight months after they joined and liquidated. Despite this setback, Andy learned a lot from their time at Real Estate.com and realized there was great potential for bringing technology solutions to the real estate market. In 2006, they co-founded [CoStar Group](/org/costar-group) and is currently the President of CoStar Real Estate Manager. Under their leadership, [CoStar Group](/org/costar-group) has become the leading provider of commercial real estate information, analytics, and online marketplaces.

Andy Thomas pursued a MBA at The Wharton School with a focus in finance and real estate. Prior to that, they completed their undergraduate degree at the [Georgia Institute of Technology](/org/georgia-institute-of-technology) in building construction.

Andy Thomas reports to Andrew C. Florance, Founder, President & CEO. They are on a team with Gene Boxer - General Counsel & Corporate Secretary, David Mele - President, LoopNet, and Carl Gomez - Chief Economist & Head of Market Analytics, Canada.

Andy Thomas

Bob House has over twenty years of experience in product management, marketing, and business development. Bob is currently the President of Business for Sale at [CoStar Group](/org/costar-group). Prior to this, they were the Director of Product Management for AllBusiness.com, a website with over six million monthly visitors. Bob was responsible for setting the product roadmap, developing detailed product specifications, and driving website monetization. Bob has specific experience with advertising-supported media, developing content for lead generation, information and website architecture, user experience and template design, website analytics, multivariate and A/B testing, content syndication, content management systems, business and product strategy, taxonomy development and content mapping, site registration and authentication, site search and search filters, social media integration, business valuation, business development and contract negotiation, search engine optimization, search engine marketing, and ecommerce.

Bob co-founded Adventure Network for Travelers, LLC in 1996 and served as VP Marketing until 1999. Bob then went on to work as Director of Product Management for Abilizer Solutions from 1999 to 2001.

Bob House has an MBA from UCLA Anderson School of Management and a BS in Electrical Engineering & Computer Science from the University of California, Berkeley.

Bob House reports to Andrew C. Florance, Founder, President & CEO. Bob House works with Scott Wheeler - CFO, Carl Gomez - Chief Economist & Head of Market Analytics, Canada, and Michael Desmarais - Chief Human Resources Officer.

Bob House

Marc Swartz is the Senior Vice President of Global Sales and is responsible for leading the growth of CoStar’s flagship data, analytics, and news platforms. He joined CoStar in March of 2016 as the Regional Vice President of CoStar’s business in the Northeastern United States. Marc has a long history of successfully leading high impact sales organizations.  Marc spent 21 years at Bloomberg L.P. where he held several key leadership positions.  Prior to his time at Bloomberg, Marc was a financial auditor at the accounting firm of Ernst & Young.  

Marc holds a Bachelor of Science degree from the State University of New York, College at Oswego.

Marc Swartz

David Mele, President of LoopNet, oversees overall business strategy and day-to-day operations for LoopNet, the world’s largest commercial real estate marketplace. Mele previously served as president of Homes.com, a leading real estate technology provider and home search platform, which was acquired by the CoStar Group in May 2021. Prior to joining Homes.com, Mele served as publisher of The Virginian-Pilot, the largest daily metro newspaper in Virginia, and president of Pilot Media, a diversified media company based in Norfolk, Virginia. He also served as general manager of Pilot Interactive, where he was responsible for online and digital operations including PilotOnline.com, HamptonRoads.com, online vertical marketplaces for homes, jobs, and autos, and a digital services division that delivered search engine marketing, social media and web development solutions. Earlier in his career, Mele served in corporate development, marketing and human resources management positions with Landmark Media Enterprises. Mele began his career with Accenture, a global management consulting and technology services company, where he worked with a number of Fortune 100 companies on new product development and innovation.

Mele holds a bachelor’s degree in commerce from the University of Virginia and an MBA from the Darden Graduate School of Business at the University of Virginia.

David Mele

Gene Boxer, General Counsel & Corporate Secretary, serves as a member of the executive team and maintains overall responsibility for the company’s legal and compliance function. Prior to joining [CoStar Group](/org/costar-group), Gene served as Chief Strategy Officer & Group General Counsel of Sirius International Insurance Group from August 2016 until the sale of the firm in February 2021.

From January 2011 through September 2015, Gene served as the Global General Counsel of [Cushman & Wakefield](/org/cushman-wakefield), where he headed the Legal and Compliance functions and served as a member of the Executive Committee and Global Management Committee, and Co-Chaired the Global Enterprise Risk Management Committee, of the firm. Gene was a core member of the management team overseeing the strategic review and sales process resulting in the sale of [Cushman & Wakefield](/org/cushman-wakefield) to DTZ, creating one of the largest global commercial real estate services companies.

Prior to joining [Cushman & Wakefield](/org/cushman-wakefield), Gene served as a senior member of the Restructuring Group of American International Group, Inc. (AIG), where he was responsible for managing multi-functional teams executing several of its most high-profile worldwide asset dispositions, restructurings and other strategic transactions. Prior to September 2008, Gene served as a member of AIG’s Legal Mergers & Acquisitions Group overseeing the legal aspects of AIG’s worldwide strategic transactions in a broad range of insurance and financial services sectors.

Gene began his career in the late ‘90s at [Milbank, LLP](/org/milbank-tweed-hadley-mccloy-llp), where he represented private equity funds and public and private companies in connection with mergers, acquisitions, joint ventures, restructurings, reorganizations, divestitures, securities offerings and other significant corporate matters. He also provided ongoing securities and general corporate advice to public companies.

Gene is a graduate of Boston University School of Law and New York University, where he received a B.S. in Finance and International Business from the Leonard N. Stern School of Business.

Gene Boxer

Louise S. Sams was the Executive Vice President and General Counsel of Turner Broadcasting System, Inc., a television and media conglomerate, from 2000 until September 2019. Ms. Sams also served as President, Turner Broadcasting System International, Inc. from September 2003 until May 2012. As General Counsel, Ms. Sams oversaw legal work relating to all of the business activities of Turner and its subsidiaries worldwide.  She managed a global legal department, overseeing licensing, clearance and production of content for the Turner television networks and related media services; the sale and distribution of those networks; protection of intellectual property; employment matters; litigation; and transactional work, such as acquisitions and joint ventures.  Most recently, Ms. Sams’ focus was on issues related to technology, information security, use of data and consumer privacy, as well as enterprise-wide risk management. In her role as President, Turner Broadcasting System International, Inc., Ms. Sams was responsible for production, distribution and ad sales relating to all kids and entertainment television networks and media services offered by Turner outside of the U.S. and Canada; distribution and commercial operations of CNN’s international services; and Turner’s international joint ventures. Prior to joining Turner in 1993 as a corporate attorney, Ms. Sams was an associate at [White & Case](/org/white-case-llp), specializing in mergers and acquisitions and securities law. Ms. Sams currently serves on the following non-profit boards: [Princeton University](/org/princeton), where she is Chair of the Board of Trustees and Chair of the Executive Committee, Board Development Committee and Compensation Committee; High Museum of Art in Atlanta; Woodruff Arts Center; The Westminster Schools; and Meals on Wheels, Atlanta, where she chairs the Development Committee.  Ms. Sams received a J.D. from the University of Virginia School of Law, and a B.A. from [Princeton University](/org/princeton), where she graduated magna cum laude.

Louise S. Sams

Robert Musslewhite has been the Chief Executive Officer of OptumInsight, Optum’s health services business connecting the health care system with services, analytics, and platforms designed to make clinical and administrative processes easier and more efficient, since August 2019. He joined Optum following Optum’s acquisition of [The Advisory Board Company](/org/the-advisory-board-company), a publicly traded company that provided best practices research and insight, technology, data-enabled services and consulting services, where he served as Chief Executive Officer from 2008 until 2017 and Chairman from 2013 to 2017. Prior to his appointment as Chief Executive Officer of OptumInsight, Mr. Musslewhite served as Chief Executive Officer of Optum360 from March 2019 until August 2019 and, prior to that, as Chief Executive Officer of Optum Analytics and Chief Executive Officer of Advisory Board Research from 2017 until March 2019. Prior to joining [The Advisory Board Company](/org/the-advisory-board-company), Mr. Musslewhite was an Associate Principal with [McKinsey & Company](/org/mckinsey-company), a global management consulting firm, in the Washington, D.C., Amsterdam, and Dallas offices.  Mr. Musslewhite currently serves on the Board of Directors of Ascend Learning and is Chair of the Board of Governors of St. Albans School.  Mr. Musslewhite received a J.D. from Harvard Law School and an A.B. in Economics from [Princeton University](/org/princeton).

Robert Musslewhite

Matthew Blocher is [CoStar Group](/org/costar-group)’s Vice President of Global Marketing & Communications with overall responsibility for all integrated marketing and communications strategies for [CoStar Group](/org/costar-group), CoStar and LoopNet. Prior to joining [CoStar Group](/org/costar-group), for over 14-years, Mr. Blocher served as a Senior Vice President at [JBG SMITH](/org/jbg-smith), a leading, multi-billion dollar, mixed-use commercial investment and development firm in the metro Washington, DC. In his previous role, for brands across all spectrums, he fueled profitability and communications for consumers, investors, partners and employees.

Mr. Blocher holds a B.S. in Business Management & Marketing and holds executive leadership positions with two DC-based non-profit organizations.

Matt Blocher

Amanda Hite, President and Chief Executive Officer of STR, oversees all operations and business activities for CoStar’s premium data benchmarking, analytics and marketplace insights provider for the global hospitality sector. She also serves as Chairman of the Board for STR’s international business. Hite is a member of the Board of Directors of the American Hotel & Lodging Association, the US Travel Association, the Executive Council of the Women in Lodging, and the Board of Directors of Forward Sumner Economic Partnership. She also serves as a member of the Travel and Tourism Advisory Council for the [Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta](/org/federal-reserve-bank-of-atlanta) and serves on the Industry Advisory Board of the Hotel and Restaurant Management Program at [Auburn University](/org/auburn-university). Prior to joining STR, Mrs. Hite was the Director of Research for the Nashville Area Chamber of Commerce. She is a graduate of Birmingham-Southern College with a B.S. in Business Administration.

Amanda Hite

Jason Butler, CoStar Chief Information Officer, leads CoStar’s technology initiatives spanning data acquisition, management and distribution. An 11-year CoStar veteran, Mr. Butler previously served as Senior Vice President of Software Development, where he played an instrumental role in the acquisition and integration of Apartments.com, ApartmentFinder.com and ForRent.com. Prior to that, he served as Chief Technology Officer for CoStar’s European business unit from 2011 to 2013. While in Europe, Mr. Butler successfully integrated CoStar’s US and UK businesses and launched new products to drive business unit profitability. Mr. Butler holds a BS in Industrial and Systems Engineering from Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University and an MBA from the [University of Georgia](/org/university-of-georgia)’s Terry College of Business.

Jason Butler

Patricia Dixon

Brittany bcoleman@costar.com

Taylor Canter

Patricia Cordeiro Cunha

Michael Kregel

Alexa Locke

Corey Durant

Sata Diop

Laura Thompson

Patrick Perkins

Matthew Green, Managing Director, CoStar Europe, leads CoStar’s European operations across the UK, Germany, Spain and France, including CoStar UK, Realla, Thomas Daily, Belbex and Grecam. Green joined CoStar in 2003 as Manager of Finance when the company welcomed Property Intelligence as its first international acquisition. He served as CoStar Europe’s Finance Director and Finance & Operations Director before becoming Managing Director in 2018. Prior to joining CoStar, Green spent eight years at Andersen in the company’s audit and transaction advisory divisions. Mr. Green is a graduate of the [University of Reading](/org/university-of-reading).

Matthew Green

Michael J. Glosserman has served as a Managing Member of The JBG Companies, a real estate investment and development firm, since 1998, and is Chairman of its Executive Committee. He began his career as a staff attorney with the U.S. Department of Justice, shortly thereafter moving into commercial real estate investment and development with the Rouse Company in 1972 and then joining JBG in 1979. His non-professional affiliations include: Chairman Emeritus of the Board of Trustees, National Building Museum; Trustee, Federal City Council; and Advisory Board Member of the [University of Pennsylvania](/org/university-of-pennsylvania) Institute for Urban Research. He received a B.S. in Economics from the Wharton School at the [University of Pennsylvania](/org/university-of-pennsylvania) and received his J.D. from the University of Texas Law School. Mr. Glosserman has over 40 years of experience investing in, developing and owning commercial real estate. As a result of his experience, Mr. Glosserman brings to the Board significant business development, financial and commercial real estate industry expertise. As a user of commercial real estate information, Mr. Glosserman also provides the Board with a client’s perspective on the Company’s business development and mergers & acquisitions strategies, including valuable insight into the potential ‘fit’ of acquisition targets and the development and marketing of products and services.

Michael J. Glosserman

Jay Spivey, CoStar Senior Vice President, CoStar Products, leads more than 120 economists, quantitative analysts, consultants, and software engineers dedicated to delivering CoStar’s unmatched data to clients using innovative tools that examine commercial real estate activity and provide transparency to the industry.

CoStar’s analytic offering includes thousands of market and submarket reports, property-level forecasts, same-store rent and price series, and intuitive research tools that allow users to compare and filter markets and submarkets in order to make informed decisions.

Upon joining CoStar in 1999, Mr. Spivey developed the standardized analytic definitions and methodologies still used by CoStar’s research team, many of which have become industry-wide standards. He is responsible for the launch of CoStar’s first ever analytic product offering, and has been the chief architect of the product since then. He has also presented on hundreds of occasions to CoStar clients and at industry events, and was the creator of CoStar’s popular State of the Market webinar series.

In his 25 years in the industry, Mr. Spivey has written extensively about commercial real estate, earning the ARES Best Paper award for his 2008 study of leasing and sales activity in energy-efficient properties (penned with CoStar Chief Executive Officer Andrew Florance and Dr. Norm Miller). Spivey, along with Florance and Miller, also co-authored the first study to use direct measurement of commercial real estate to document the full size and scope of the U.S. CRE market, as well as an award-winning paper introducing CoStar’s methodology for creating same-store apartment rents using Apartments.com data.

Jay Spivey

John W. Hill is Founder and Chief Executive Officer of J Hill Group, a professional services practice specializing in assisting clients in improving their management operations. As of November 2013, Mr. Hill was named Chief Financial Officer of the City of Detroit, Michigan on a non-employment personal services contract. Prior to starting his consulting practice, from 2004 to 2012, Mr. Hill served as Chief Executive Officer of Federal City Council, a non-profit, non-partisan organization dedicated to improving the Nation’s Capital. Mr. Hill has previously served in multiple other executive and financial leadership positions, including as Chief Executive Officer of In2Books, Inc. and as a Partner at Andersen, LLP. Mr. Hill currently serves as a trustee, and the Chair of the compensation committee and as a member of the audit and nominating & corporate governance committees of Chesapeake Lodging Trust, a publicly traded REIT, and he previously served as a member of the audit committees of various public companies, including Highland Hospitality Inc., and various private entities, including Prestwick Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Mr. Hill also serves as President on the DC Public Library Board of Trustees, as Treasurer on [The Shakespeare Theatre Company](/org/the-shakespeare-theatre-company) board of trustees, and as Chair of the board of directors of the National Minority Aids Council. Mr. Hill received a B.S. in Accounting from the [University of Maryland](/org/university-of-maryland), passed the CPA exam and became a Certified Public Accountant in 1977.

Through his current and previous positions, Mr. Hill has gained over 30 years of experience in accounting, auditing and financial matters, as well as significant management expertise. As a result of his extensive experience, Mr. Hill brings to the Board valuable financial knowledge and executive management experience.

John W. Hill

Michael R. Klein has been the Chairman of our Board of Directors since he and Mr. Florance started the Company in 1987. Mr. Klein also currently serves as Chairman of the board of directors and Chief Executive Officer of The Sunlight Foundation, a non-profit public education organization which he founded in 2005, and as Vice Chairman of the board of directors, Lead Director, Chairman of the audit and corporate governance & nominating committees, and member of the compensation committee of Tutor Perini Corporation, a publicly-held construction company. From 1998 to 2011, he served on the board of directors of SRA International, Inc., a formerly publicly held provider of technology and strategic consulting services and solutions which was sold in June 2011. Mr. Klein is also a director of ASTAR Air Cargo, Inc., a privately held company. He also serves as Chairman of the board of directors of [The Shakespeare Theatre Company](/org/the-shakespeare-theatre-company), as a director and secretary of the American Himalayan Foundation, as a director of the NAACP Legal Defense and Education Fund, and as a trustee of the Aspen Music Festival and School and the Aspen Institutes. From 1974 through 2005, he was a partner of the law firm now known as Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale & Dorr, LLP. Mr. Klein received a B.B.A. and a J.D. from the [University of Miami](/org/university-of-miami) and an L.L.M. from [Harvard University](/org/harvard).

As a result of his service on our Board of Directors since the Company’s inception, Mr. Klein has extensive knowledge of the commercial real estate, data provider and technology industries, as well as the Company’s products, services and business strategies. In addition to his role and tenure on our Board, Mr. Klein brings to the Board of Directors extensive experience through his service over the past 27 years on the boards of directors of the foregoing and other publicly-held companies, as well as several privately held businesses and non-profit organizations, including in the role of Chairman and Lead Director. Mr. Klein’s experience gained as a result of his involvement as a founder, director and/or investor in those entities over the past 27 years, including active participation in their business development and management, enables him to contribute significantly to the oversight and governance of the Company. Mr. Klein also has three decades of service as a corporate and securities lawyer with significant participation in corporate financings and mergers & acquisitions allowing him to provide valuable insight when evaluating or overseeing the Company’s business and growth strategies.

Michael R. Klein

A corporate and non-profit board member and adviser, Laura has more than 24 years of executive level experience in public policy, communications, corporate governance, and stakeholder engagement in the public, private and non-profit sectors. As the Principal-in-Charge of Government, Regulatory Affairs and Public Policy for global professional services and accounting firm PricewaterhouseCoopers, Laura has spent a decade on the executive management team of PwC and almost 12 years managing PwC’s public policy engagement strategy, which coordinates public policy strategies across the more than 150 countries in which PwC operates. She has also advised a broad range of c-suite level clients, and has significant experience building coalitions and partnerships to advance issues and policies.

Laura created the integrated public policy strategy that PwC employs today, as well as the firm’s political engagement strategy that aims to increase diversity in public policy and elected office. She also created and cultivated unique partnerships with NGOs to further PwC’s commitment to diversity in the women’s political engagement space. The Public Policy Intern Leaders program and curriculum she developed at PwC is recognized for combining the latest thinking in public policy and political engagement with PwC’s approach to leadership development. Laura also led and served in leadership positions at the American Institute of Certified Professional Accountants (AICPA) and the Center for Audit Quality.

Laura writes a regular blog and has been published in [Fortune Magazine](/org/fortune-magazine), [The Huffington Post](/org/the-huffington-post), [World Economic Forum](/org/world-economic-forum) Blog, among others, and speaks before a range of audiences from c-suite executives and corporate boards to students and community leaders.

Prior to joining PwC, Laura served in senior positions at the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, and the [U.S. Department of the Treasury](/org/u-s-department-of-the-treasury), where she focused on the legislative and regulatory response to corporate governance and accounting failures in the late 1990s, and on the implementation of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. She spent almost 10 years on Capitol Hill as a senior communications strategist.

In addition to her corporate board directorship, Laura consults with and serves on a number of non-profit boards, including Running Start, All In Together, the American Council on Germany, and Empowered Women. She also serves on the Advisory Committee for the Bush School of Public Policy at Texas A&M University, and is a member of the Economic Club of Washington.

In 2016, Laura received the Alice Paul Alumnae award from American University for her work on women’s political engagement. In 2015, Laura was named one of Washingtonian Magazine’s 100 Most Powerful Women in Washington.

Laura received a Master’s degree from American University in Washington, D.C. and a Bachelor’s degree from the University of Texas in Austin. Laura and her husband Joel live in Chevy Chase, MD with their two children. 

Laura C. Kaplan

Andrew C. Florance founded CoStar Group, Inc., in 1987, fundamentally changing the way commercial real estate professionals access, use and share information. Through CoStar, Mr. Florance pioneered the concept of commercial real estate firms outsourcing research functions to a third-party information provider, combining the operational efficiencies of a computer-based information system with the more complete, standardized and higher quality property information produced by the industry’s first independent research organization. Mr. Florance’s enduring commitment to innovation was recently recognized by Forbes magazine, which named CoStar among the 100 Most Innovative Growth Companies in the world, placing it among the top 10 companies within the Software & Services category in its most recent annual list.

As Founder and Chief Executive, Mr. Florance has directed CoStar’s successful expansion from start-up, to its successful IPO in July 1998, and to its market-leading position today as a publicly traded enterprise (Nasdaq: CSGP) and the leading provider of commercial real estate information, analytics and online marketplaces. CoStar’s major holdings include LoopNet, the most heavily trafficked online commercial real estate marketplace with more than 10 million registered members, and Apartments.com, ApartmentFinder.com and ApartmentHomeLiving.com, which together form the premier online apartment resource for renters seeking great apartment homes and provide property managers and owners with a proven platform for marketing their properties. CoStar operates websites with over 22 million unique monthly visitors in aggregate (as of January 2016.) Headquartered in Washington, DC, the Company maintains offices throughout the U.S., in Europe and in Toronto with a staff of approximately 2,600 worldwide.

Throughout his career, Mr. Florance has been a leader in raising awareness of energy efficiency and sustainability within the commercial property sector.  He conceived and co-authored the first comprehensive analysis of leasing and sales activity in energy-efficient office buildings in the United States. The study, which was published in the Journal of Real Estate Portfolio Management, was selected by the American Real Estate Society as the “Best Paper” published in the prestigious academic real estate journal in 2008.  The groundbreaking study was also cited as a critical factor in CoStar Group’s selection as the only commercial real estate-related company to win an ENERGY STAR Award for Excellence from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency in 2009.

Andrew C. Florance

Lisa Ruggles

Paige Forrest, CoStar Senior Vice President of Multifamily Marketing, oversees multifamily sales, marketing, operations, and accounts for the company’s Apartments.com Network, the premier rental home resource for renters, property managers and owners, offering the most advanced search tools and neighborhood level data for renters and maximum exposure for advertisers. Prior to joining CoStar, Forrest served as Executive Vice President of Sales at ForRent.com, where she was responsible for national and inside sales, key accounts and websites including After55.com, CorporateHousing.com and ForRentUniversity.com. Forrest holds a BA in International Business from [James Madison University](/org/james-madison-university).

Paige Forrest

Frances Ayeh-Kumi

Stephanie Cohen

Hollie Rodriguez

Michael Morris

Fred G. Saint

Susan E. Jeffress

Frank Simuro

With more than twenty years of experience in human resources and financial services, Mr. Desmarais boasts an impressive track record of talent acquisition, talent management and operational efficiency. As part of the human resources team at [Goldman Sachs](/org/goldman-sachs) for more than 17 years, Mr. Desmarais has led large global teams and worked with the most senior executives on key strategic, transformational initiatives. Most recently, Mr. Desmarais served as Head of Human Resources for Engineering and Co-Head of Global Business Partners.

Michael Desmarais

Christopher J. Nassetta has been the President and Chief Executive Officer of [Hilton Worldwide](/org/hilton-worldwide) (fka Hilton Hotels corporation), a global hospitality company, since December 2007. Prior to joining [Hilton Worldwide](/org/hilton-worldwide), Mr. Nassetta served as the President and Chief Executive Officer of [Host Hotels & Resorts](/org/host-hotels-resorts) (fka Host Marriott Corporation), a lodging real estate investment trust and owner of luxury and upper upscale hotels, from May 2000 to December 2007. Mr. Nassetta joined [Host Hotels & Resorts](/org/host-hotels-resorts) in 1995 as Executive Vice President and was elected the Chief Operating Officer in 1997. Prior to joining [Host Hotels & Resorts](/org/host-hotels-resorts), Mr. Nassetta served as President of Bailey Realty Corporation from 1991 until 1995, and he had previously served as Chief Development Officer and in various other positions with the Oliver Carr Company from 1984 through 1991. Mr. Nassetta serves as a member of the Real Estate Roundtable, as an Advisory Board member for the McIntire School of Commerce at the University of Virginia, and as Vice Chairman of the Corporate Fund for The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts. Mr. Nassetta is a member of Federal City Council, a member of the Steering Committee of Partners for a New Beginning, and is on the boards of the International Youth Foundation, the Wolf Trap Foundation for the Performing Arts, and the Economic Club of Washington, D.C. Mr. Nassetta previously served on the board of directors of [Host Hotels & Resorts](/org/host-hotels-resorts). Mr. Nassetta received a degree in finance from the University of Virginia McIntire School of Commerce. Through his current and previous positions, Mr. Nassetta brings to the Board significant operational and business development experience, mergers & acquisitions experience, public company board and management experience, leadership experience, as well as commercial real estate industry expertise. As a user of commercial real estate information, Mr. Nassetta also provides the Board with a client’s perspective on the Company’s business development and mergers & acquisitions strategies, including valuable insight into the potential “fit” of acquisition targets and the development and marketing of products and services.

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