Chris co-founded Capstone Partners LLC a Northwest focused commercial real estate development and investment firm in 2002 with offices in Portland and Seattle. Since 2002, Capstone Partners has acquired and developed over 4.5 million square feet of office, industrial, urban retail and multi-family property including 1,876 Multi-family units representing $1.5 Billion of total project cost. Chris is a founding Board Member of KairosPDX, a North Portland non-profit that runs a K – 5 school, Early Learning Network and Family Connections programming for underserved children and families of color. He is the District Council Chair of Urban Land Institute NW’s Portland Chapter and is a partner in Social Venture Partners Portland. Chris received a Bachelor of Arts in Economics from University of California, Davis in 1989 where he also served as its Student Body President. Chris lives in Portland with his wife Barbara. They have two young adult children Nikki (23) and Conner (21). Chris is an Eagle Scout.

Jet setter. TED talker. Hospitality evangelist. Hotel fanatic. Deal maker. Risk taker. Passionate leader.

Paige Morgan leads the successful Capital Markets team for the Portland, Oregon office of CBRE. Paige utilizes more than 20 years of real estate experience to manage complex dispositions and negotiate for the equity placement and recapitalization of office, industrial, and mixed-use properties.

Sam Adams has worked as a mayor, city commissioner, mayoral chief of staff, nonprofit leader, entrepreneur, and consultant. He has more than 35 years of hands-on experience leading and collaborating with diverse teams to create, develop and implement policies, plans and strategies that have helped Portland, Oregon be one of the best cities (Bloomberg Businessweek 2012) and the most sustainable large city (Mother Nature Network 2009) in the nation. Since leaving the Mayor's office, Adams was the founding director of the World Resources Institute's (WRI) US program, expanding WRI's work with American states and cities, and creating new research partnerships with think tanks in Mexico, Canada, and the United States. He served the Executive Director of the 100-year-old civic improvement nonprofit, the City Club of Portland. Adams now works as a consultant and columnist on similar issues on a national basis.

Lorelei is a Partner and Project Director specializing in the evaluation of the intersection between public investment and community development. Her recent projects have identified creative approaches to investment in redevelopment and affordable housing for local governments. Many recent projects have focused on implementation of equitable housing outcomes, including development of the State of Oregon’s first Statewide Housing Plan and affordable housing policies for many Oregon communities. Other recent projects include developing a funding strategy for investing in major transportation infrastructure needed to support growth in Bend, Oregon, and identifying new revenue tools to create a sustainable fiscal future for Columbia County, Oregon. Lorelei’s analysis has informed implementation strategies for bringing new private development to Olympia, Washington’s downtown; redeveloping a former industrial property in downtown St. Helens, Oregon; and residential displacement and gentrification in Portland and its suburbs. She has also worked on projects that explore options for development or redevelopment in a number of communities, including downtown Beaverton, Oregon; Austin, Texas; and downtown Boise, Idaho. Lorelei sits on the Board of Directors and serves as the Vice President of Operations for ECONorthwest. She is a Trustee for Oregon’s Chapter of the Nature Conservancy.