Ron Pressman named global CEO of Urban Land Institute

Urban Land Institute (ULI), a global nonprofit dedicated to shaping the future of the built environment for transformative impact on communities, announced the appointment of Ron Pressman as the global CEO.

Pressman comes to ULI with more than 35 years of wide-ranging global leadership experience in the financial services, real estate and energy industries. He will succeed W. Ed Walter, who led ULI for the past four years.

Pressman most recently served as CEO of TIAA Institutional Financial Services. Prior to TIAA, Pressman served in various leadership roles across GE’s financial services and industrial business, including roles as CEO of GE Capital Real Estate and GE Energy in Europe, Africa, the Middle East and Southwest Asia, based in London.