David Smetana

David joined McCourt in 2022 with over 25 years of combined real estate investment experience. Most recently, he was Chief Financial Officer at the publicly traded multifamily Real Estate Investment Trust – Veris Residential. He joined Veris Residential in 2018, during which time he was responsible for the company’s strategic financial planning and forecasting, financial accounting, reporting and compliance, capital markets activities, investor relations, and information technology systems.

Prior to joining Veris Residential, David was a managing director at Morgan Stanley, joining the firm in 1997. His responsibilities included providing investing, research, and analytical support for Morgan Stanley Investment Management's Global Real Estate Securities business. Before that, he worked in the investment banking division at Morgan Stanley covering real estate and lodging companies in non-Japan Asia, as well as the Morgan Stanley Real Estate Special Situations Fund. Prior to joining Morgan Stanley, he was a portfolio analyst at Sentinel Real Estate Investment Advisors and worked in the Financial Services Group at Richard A. Eisner, LLP.

David is a CPA, and his professional affiliations include being a member of the NAREIT Financial Best Practices Committee, ICSC, and is a former Trustee of the Board of Brooklyn Heights Synagogue.