W. Edward Walter

Biography: W. Edward (Ed) Walter, is currently a Senior Advisor to Energy Impact Partners, a venture capital fund focused on the energy transition. He previously served as the Global CEO of ULI from June, 2018 to October, 2022. From 2007 through 2016, he served as Chief Executive Officer, President and Director of Host Hotels and Resorts, Inc., where he led a $19 billion-plus global lodging real estate investment trust (REIT) with a high-performing portfolio of more than 110 hotels around the world. Prior to becoming Host’s CEO, he served as the company’s Chief Financial Officer for more than four years and served in other executive roles at Host for seven years prior to being named the CFO. Walter’s service at Host overlapped with his four-year tenure at Georgetown University’s McDonough School of Business, where he created and taught the Real Estate Public Equity course, which is designed to explore multiple aspects of REITs.