Lewis Bolan

Biography: Bolan is cofounder of Bolan Smart Associates, Inc., a firm specializing in real estate consulting economic analysis, and development planning. He works with many of the nation's leading developers, major U.S. Fortune 500 companies, and financial institutions as well as local, state, and federal government agencies including the General Services Administration. Bolan has more than 20 years of professional experience in the fields of strategic planning, market and financial real estate economics, and development consulting. Previously, he was managing director of Leggat McCall Advisors, Inc., a national real estate consulting firm, as well as vice president of the Real Estate Research Corporation, directing its Washington, D.C. office and heading its investment advisory services division. Prior to his position at RERC, he was director of planning for Victor Gruen International. He is a member of the advisory board of the Johns Hopkins University Real Estate Institute; a member of the American Planning Association; and a member of the Urban Land Institute, where he currently serves as a member of the Commercial and Retail Development Council and as vice chair of the Puclications Committee. Bolan holds a bachelor of arts degree from Columbia University and a master of city planning degree from the University of Illinois. (4/95)