Fritz Lee Duda, Jr. is a real estate executive with over twelve years experience in major real estate acquisition and development projects nationwide and three years experience in corporate and structured finance. Mr. Duda was most recently the Vice President – Real Estate for a privately held real estate investment builder based in Dallas, Texas and Newport Beach, California, where his responsibilities included asset management, operations, finance, development, acquisitions/dispositions, leasing and personnel for a portfolio in excess of 1.5 million square feet of retail space and 2 million square feet of industrial space.

Previously, Mr. Duda was the Senior Vice President – Development for Hiffman Shaffer Associates (H.S.A.), a private investment, brokerage and development services company based in Chicago, Illinois.

Prior to H.S.A., Mr. Duda practiced law with Rudnick & Wolfe’s (now DLA Piper Rudnick Gray Cary) Real Estate Department in Chicago, Illinois. Mr. Duda holds a J.D. from Duke University Law School and a B.A. in Economics from The University of Notre Dame. Following his undergraduate work at Notre Dame, Mr. Duda was an Assistant Vice President in the International Finance and Corporate Divisions of Financial Security Assurance, Inc., a then-privately held financial guaranty company based in New York City.

Mr. Duda is currently licensed to practice law in Illinois and maintains a real estate brokerage license there. Mr. Duda currently resides in Dallas, Texas with his wife and daughter.