Newswise — Irvine, Calif. – (October 7, 2014) - Michael S. Robb, recently retired executive vice president of the Real Estate Investments Group at Pacific Life Corporation, has been appointed executive director of the Center for Real Estate (CRE) at UC Irvine’s Paul Merage School of Business.
Effective upon the commencement of the 2014-15 academic year, Robb will take primary responsibility for extending the CRE’s reach into the professional community and enhancing its linkages with faculty and students. He will also participate in the teaching mission of the program and Center, where his extensive practitioner background and experience will enhance the breadth of the real estate curriculum.
“I enthusiastically look forward to assuming this challenge,” said Robb. “The increased visibility of the real estate program and Merage School’s Center for Real Estate, combined with the strong recovery of Southern California’s real estate market, provides a great opportunity to further grow and strengthen our program.”
"Mike is an extraordinary asset and an excellent addition to our Center for Real Estate,” said Kerry Vandell, Dean’s Professor of Finance and faculty director for the CRE. “Our Center has experienced tremendous growth over the last eight years, which has made the executive director position necessary and vital to our future development.” Vandell is currently on sabbatical leave, returning in mid-2015 as academic director of the CRE in primary charge of its academic research and educational missions.
Robb was formally introduced at the CRE’s Breakfast Series event held October 7 at the Pacific Club. He will also be present at the Center’s 2014 CRE Real Estate Lifetime Achievement Awards Luncheon to be held October 30 at the Island Hotel. For more information about events or the Center for Real Estate at UC Irvine’s Paul Merage School of Business, visit merage.uci.edu/go/CRE.
About Michael S. RobbMichael S. Robb originally joined Pacific Life in 1976. Most recently he served as a senior vice president of Real Estate Investments until his retirement on January 1, 2013. Robb currently serves as a director for Morguard Corp. and for the California Mortgage Bankers Association. He also serves as a lecturer at the University of San Diego and the University of California, Irvine. Robb is a Member of the Commercial Mortgage Securities Association, International Council of Shopping Centers, National Association of Industrial and Office Parks, Urban Land Institute and the Policy Advisory Board at the Fisher Center for Real Estate and Urban Economics at UC Berkeley.
About the Center for Real EstateThe Center for Real Estate at The Paul Merage School of Business is an integral and indispensable component of the program in Real Estate and Urban Development at the University of California, Irvine. The Center serves as a binding force among the three primary missions of the program: Student Education, Academic Research and Professional Outreach. The Center for Real Estate one of the seven Centers of Excellence within The Paul Merage School of Business.
About The Paul Merage School of Business at UC Irvine The Paul Merage School of Business at UC Irvine offers four dynamic MBA programs, a Master of Professional Accountancy, and PhD and undergraduate business degrees that deliver its thematic approach to business education: sustainable growth through strategic innovation. The school features seven Centers of Excellence (including the CRE) and Executive Education programs that provide numerous and varied opportunities for students and the business community at large to enhance their education experience and update their professional expertise. The Merage School consistently ranks among the top 10 percent of all AACSB-accredited programs. For more information, visit merage.uci.edu.
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