Board of Directors

Brian Berry has completed over $10 billion in major market real estate investment transactions throughout his career. With his deep understanding of the industry, he identifies and closes new property acquisitions, creates value in existing assets, and raises capital from co-investment partners. Berry serves on the Urban Land Institute’s Washington District Advisory Board.

Ms. Bush heads the company's government relations activities in the United States, the United Kingdom and Australia. News Corp is a global diversified media and information services company focused on creating and distributing authoritative and engaging content to consumers throughout the world.

Formerly President of Riggs National Corporation and CEO of Riggs Investment Advisors, Inc. which managed assets of over $1 billion, Coughlin currently manages business development activities and is a member of Edgemoor’s Investment Selection Committee. He is Chairman of WETA Public Television and Radio and a Trustee of the Washington National Cathedral.

A renowned entrepreneur, Davies has had a successful career building businesses around the world, culminating with his founding of AOL International. He is a partner with Monumental Sports and Entertainment, owners of the Washington Capitals, Wizards and Mystics, and Verizon Center. Davies serves on the boards of several nonprofit organizations with education-oriented missions.

Mr. Goldstein has received numerous national and regional awards for excellence in architecture, interior design, and product design. A sought-after spokesperson on the future of domestic and global design, he is often featured in prominent publications, and was named an industry leader by Building Design & Construction and the Washington Business Journal.

Ms. Horn’s oversees 31 regional medical centers, with approximately 8,000 individuals serving more than 665,000 members, and nearly $3.5 billion in annual revenue. She is engaged in community, philanthropic, and industry endeavors including the Greater Washington Board of Trade, the DC Chamber of Commerce, and Baltimore’s Living Classrooms Foundation, which offers hands-on job training.

A native of Washington, D.C., Ms. Karol has more than 25 years of experience in the field of international government affairs. She serves on the boards of Freedom House, the Washington International Horse Show, and NACD.  Additionally, she is active with  the European Institute, the Business Council of International Understanding, the Government Relations Forum, and the Conference Board Council on Corporate Communications Strategy II.

Dr. Knapp is the 16th president of the George Washington University, created in 1821 by Congress to fulfill George Washington’s vision of an institution in the nation’s capital dedicated to educating and preparing future leaders. He also is chair of the Consortium of Universities of the Washington Metropolitan Area and the Atlantic 10 Conference council of presidents.

Kathleen Ann Matthews is the former chief communications and public affairs officer for Marriott International. Prior to joining Marriott, she was a reporter for 25 years at WJLA-TV in Washington, DC.  She served as an anchor for the station’s news programming for the last 15 years of her career at the station.

Milkovich has led First Potomac Realty Trust, a self-managed real estate investment trust (REIT) that focuses on owning, operating, and redeveloping office and business park properties in the Washington, D.C. region, since December 2015. He has been a leader in the greater Washington, D.C. region commercial real estate industry for more than 25 years.

Geoff Morrell oversees BP’s U.S. communications, government relations, and public affairs. He served two administrations as Pentagon Press Secretary and was a television reporter for 15 years, most notably as a White House correspondent for ABC News. He is on the board of Dog Tag Bakery – a veteran’s support group -- and is active with Ford’s Theatre, The Seminar, and the Carlton Club.

Mr. Pierce is a litigator who handles complex disputes in state and federal courts—including complex commercial litigation, intellectual property, class actions and internal investigations—across diverse industries, such as technology and telecommunications, health care, energy, entertainment and media, financial services and government contracting. His dedication to his profession and community is manifested in his past service as president of the Legal Aid Society of the District of Columbia and as chair of the Greater Washington Board of Trade, as well as his current service as a presidential appointee to the D.C. Commission on Judicial Disabilities and Tenure.

Under Reynolds leadership, Cardinal has grown to become a $4.3 billion publicly traded financial services company. Reynolds chairs the annual Cardinal Bank Charity Classic, which has raised more than $5.3 million to benefit Inova Kellar Center and the outreach efforts of the Cardinal Community Fund that supports programs committed to children and families.

Samet leads a $5 billion regional healthcare delivery system—one of the 10 largest not-for-profit, secular healthcare systems in the country. He serves on the boards of Georgetown University, United Way of the National Capital Area, Goodwill of Greater Washington, and on the Executive Committee of the Greater Washington Board of Trade. A recipient of the Anti-Defamation League Achievement Award, he is being inducted into the Washington Business Hall of Fame.

Under Virostek’s leadership, approximately 1700 professionals work in EY’s Assurance, Tax, Advisory and Transaction practices serving some of the largest and/or fastest growing companies in the DC region. Previously, he was in charge of EY’s national Corporate Development group and was a National Director of IPO Initiatives within Ernst & Young’s Center for Strategic Transactions.