Name: Kerry McCormack, PE
Title: Principal
Company: LandStrategies, LLC
Location: Boston, Mass.
Family: Melissa (wife), Chloe (3) and Brayden (2)
College: BS, University of Massachusetts Amherst (1995); MBA, Babson College (exp 2011)
First job in real estate or allied field: Civil engineering/site development
What do you do now and what are you planning for the future: Currently a principal with LandStrategies, LLC, a real estate development advisory firm that provides practical project development analysis, advice and program management services with an emphasis on infrastructure planning and regulatory permitting. Through co-investment, LEED development and integration of renewable energies, we allow developers to leverage a higher potential from their property by reducing up front costs and specifically targeting a variety of public funding.
Hobbies: Real estate investment, triathlons, golf and skiing
Favorite book: "The Road" by Cormac McCarthy
Person you most emulate (outside of family): Richard Dean Anderson (MacGyver)
Key to success: Life is short, be passionate about what you do.
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