Every now and then, someone will lob in a compliment of what a great job I’ve done in building the Institutional Real Estate, Inc platform. I’m always grateful for the recognition of the value of what we’ve built, but as others have noted, it takes a village.

So, on the eve of the completion of our 38th year of continuously serving the interests of the institutional real estate and infrastructure investment community around the globe and the 10th year of serving the interests of the members of the private wealth advisory community in North America, it’s high time to recognise the contributions of the many people who helped me along the way.

The first is my long-term mentor and substitute dad, Larry Hull, who passed away several years ago. When I first met Larry, he was the founder, president and CEO of an Orange County, California–based savings & loan–backed real estate and securities investment management firm called Trident Meyer. We met at a State As