Eva G.

Career summary: Over three decades as a successful entrepreneur in small private equity funding; co-founder of Albee Services, an industrial real estate holdings firm dedicated to acquisition, management and sale of a diversified portfolio of assets; experience in home furnishings industry, that being manufacturing, printed textiles and wallpaper production; sourced deals, performed due diligence and valuation of over 120 companies, as well as obtained EDA bond financing to acquire 290,000 square feet of industrial properties. Professional achievements: Prior to Albee Services, managed a $550 million portfolio for Copley Real Estate Advisors, a pension fund advisory firm Marketed and sold the properties as their valuations increased, most recently at twenty-three times the original value Negotiated and structured the leveraged buyout of seven manufacturing companies Using market analysis, valuation models and subdivision analysis, she determined the most valuable use of multiple industrial sites Worked directly with city officials, neighborhood groups, urban planners, architects, developers and real estate buyers, to secure zoning approvals and permits to convert and redevelop sites into high end residential communities or alternate uses Civic engagements: Member, Board of the Cambridge Business Development Center, an organization created by the City of Cambridge, which provided programs, mentorship, and assistance to entrepreneurs and small business owners Overseer on the Board at the Museum of Science (MoS), where she helped the MoS implement a sustainability strategy as chair of the Metrics Tasks Force. Member, Sustainability Committee and the Women in Science Committee Former trustee and education committee chair, Buckingham Browne and Nichols School Charter member of The Indus Entrepreneurs (TiE), the world’s largest network of entrepreneurs dedicated to promoting entrepreneurship in the South Asian Community Founded and chaired the first TiE Boston women's group, TiE Women’s Initiative (TiEWIN), a professional network of women sponsoring linkage events designed to increase professional circles for attendees, growing from 10 to over 160 women at first TiEWiN event Educational accomplishments: MBA, Bajaj Institute of Management (JBIMS), Mumbai, India MSRED, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge MA MUSP, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA