Lili Dunn

Biography: Ms. Dunn joined Bell Partners in 2010 and assumed the role of President in 2016 and CEO in 2022. She oversees all aspects of the Company's business. Ms. Dunn is also responsible for guiding the Company's investment strategy, broadening its institutional capital sources, strengthening the corporate platform, and directing financing initiatives. Under Ms. Dunn’s leadership, Bell Partners’ total assets have grown to almost $8B. Prior to joining Bell Partners, Ms. Dunn was a 20-year veteran with AvalonBay Communities, a leading public apartment REIT and a member of the S&P 500, and Trammell Crow Residential, its predecessor entity. In her role as Managing Director at AvalonBay, she was responsible for the company's national transaction and renovation activities, market research efforts and helped raise and oversee AvalonBay's discretionary institutional investment vehicles. Ms. Dunn is on the Executive Board of the National Multifamily Housing Council (NMHC) and was Chairperson of its Finance Committee from 2006 to 2010. She is Vice Chair of the Multifamily Gold Council of the Urban Land Institute (ULI) and is on the Board of Directors for the Association of Foreign Investors in Real Estate (AFIRE). She is also a member of Pension Real Estate Association (PREA). In 2023, Ms. Dunn was named Executive of the Year by Multifamily Executive and was awarded Executive of the Year by MultiHousing News in 2021. Ms. Dunn is an active member of several mentoring programs within the real estate industry and regularly supports organizations helping families in poverty. Ms. Dunn earned her BBA from the University of Michigan where she graduated with highest honors.