{"id":908,"date":"2026-05-08T20:11:34","date_gmt":"2026-05-08T20:11:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/business.cornell.edu\/centers\/?page_id=908"},"modified":"2026-07-09T15:56:49","modified_gmt":"2026-07-09T15:56:49","slug":"board","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/business.cornell.edu\/centers\/cref\/about\/board\/","title":{"rendered":"Advisory board"},"content":{"rendered":"<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\">\n<html><head>  <section class=\"featured-profiles featured-profiles--condensed  section-heading--wrap bg--clear\">\n    \n    \n    <div class=\"section-heading__content\">\n      <div class=\"grid-container text-margin-reset global-spacing--4x\">\n        <ul>\n                      <li>\n              <article class=\"profile profile--featured \">\n    <figure class=\"aspect-ratio-frame\" style=\"--aspect-ratio: 7\/5\">\n                                    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/business.cornell.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/alter-bob.jpg\" width=\"400\" height=\"400\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" sizes=\"auto\">\n                        <\/figure>\n\n    <h3><a class=\"stylized-link--dark\" href=\"https:\/\/business.cornell.edu\/profiles\/bob-alter\/\">Bob Alter '73<\/a><\/h3>\n        <span>President<\/span>\n    \n    <\/article>\n            <\/li>\n                      <li>\n              <article class=\"profile profile--featured \">\n    <figure class=\"aspect-ratio-frame\" style=\"--aspect-ratio: 7\/5\">\n                                    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/business.cornell.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/2023-Richard-Baker-1-300x300-1.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" alt=\"Richard Baker\" loading=\"lazy\" sizes=\"auto\">\n                        <\/figure>\n\n    <h3><a class=\"stylized-link--dark\" href=\"https:\/\/business.cornell.edu\/profiles\/richard-baker\/\">Richard A. Baker '88<\/a><\/h3>\n        <span>Governor and CEO<\/span>\n    \n    <\/article>\n            <\/li>\n                      <li>\n              <article class=\"profile profile--featured \">\n    <figure class=\"aspect-ratio-frame\" style=\"--aspect-ratio: 7\/5\">\n                                    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/business.cornell.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/MBarnello_400x4006.22.21-300x300-1.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" alt=\"Michael D. Barnello\" loading=\"lazy\" sizes=\"auto\">\n                        <\/figure>\n\n    <h3><a class=\"stylized-link--dark\" href=\"https:\/\/business.cornell.edu\/profiles\/michael-barnello\/\">Michael D. Barnello '87, P '20 &amp; '21<\/a><\/h3>\n        <span>Managing Partner and Founder<\/span>\n    \n    <\/article>\n            <\/li>\n                      <li>\n              <article class=\"profile profile--featured \">\n    <figure class=\"aspect-ratio-frame\" style=\"--aspect-ratio: 7\/5\">\n                                    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/business.cornell.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Navin-Dimond-web-photo-300x300-1.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" alt=\"Navin Dimond.\" loading=\"lazy\" sizes=\"auto\">\n                        <\/figure>\n\n    <h3><a class=\"stylized-link--dark\" href=\"https:\/\/business.cornell.edu\/profiles\/navin-dimond\/\">Navin Dimond, P '14 &amp; '19<\/a><\/h3>\n        <span>Founder and Chairman<\/span>\n    \n    <\/article>\n            <\/li>\n                      <li>\n              <article class=\"profile profile--featured \">\n    <figure class=\"aspect-ratio-frame\" style=\"--aspect-ratio: 7\/5\">\n                                    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/business.cornell.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Paul-Fine-2026-Headshot.png\" width=\"304\" height=\"313\" alt=\"Headshot of Paul Fine\" loading=\"lazy\" sizes=\"auto\">\n                        <\/figure>\n\n    <h3><a class=\"stylized-link--dark\" href=\"https:\/\/business.cornell.edu\/profiles\/pjf53\/\">Paul Fine<\/a><\/h3>\n        <span>Center for Real Estate and Finance Advisory Board; Managing Director and Head of US Originations KKR<\/span>\n    \n    <\/article>\n            <\/li>\n                      <li>\n              <article class=\"profile profile--featured \">\n    <figure class=\"aspect-ratio-frame\" style=\"--aspect-ratio: 7\/5\">\n                                    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/business.cornell.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Raphael-Fishbach.jpg\" width=\"400\" height=\"400\" alt=\"Headshot of Raphael Fishbach\" loading=\"lazy\" sizes=\"auto\">\n                        <\/figure>\n\n    <h3><a class=\"stylized-link--dark\" href=\"https:\/\/business.cornell.edu\/profiles\/rf25\/\">Raphael Fishbach<\/a><\/h3>\n        <span>Co-Chief Executive Officer, Mesa West Capital<\/span>\n    \n    <\/article>\n            <\/li>\n                      <li>\n              <article class=\"profile profile--featured \">\n    <figure class=\"aspect-ratio-frame\" style=\"--aspect-ratio: 7\/5\">\n                                    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/business.cornell.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Russell-Galbut-300x300-1.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" alt=\"Russell W. 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