Peter Smirniotopoulos

Biography: Peter E. Smirniotopoulos Vice President - Development UniDev, LLC Bethesda, MD Prior to joining UniDev in 2005, Peter was the founder and Managing Director of petersgroup companies which facilitated the creation of urban housing, mixed-use projects, new town centers and planned communities throughout the United States. He has been a real estate and corporate finance attorney in private practice in Washington, DC, and the director of redevelopment for the City of Alexandria, VA. Peter has handled comprehensive planning, and capital formation and finance transactions, well in excess of $2 billion. Peter has authored twenty nationally published articles on topics such as smart growth and University Town Centers; he has written a chapter on residential finance for a published textbook in residential development, and has been a featured speaker for such national organizations as ULI, the Government of the District of Columbia, and the National Association of Housing and Redevelopment Officials (NAHRO). Peter teaches in the Masters of Science in Real Estate Program at Johns Hopkins University where he has been on the faculty since 1999. He is a Full Member of ULI and has served on five Advisory Services panels, including two as Panel Chair. Peter earned both a B.A. in Government and J.D. from Georgetown University. (09/07)