Chris Ahn

About Chris Ahn

I operate at the intersection of capital, public policy, and market dynamics—structuring…

Experience

1. Managing Principal

   Washington Dc Economic Partnership

   Oct 2015 — Present · Washington, DC, US

   On behalf of local governments in major metropolitan areas, provide consulting and strategy to implement key priorities, improve operational efficiency and craft tailored applications.• Customized deal structures, tailored legislative strategy, customized incentive structuring, underwriting, economic impact analysis, and national outreach• Significant experience and innovation crafting tech sector incentives while creating public benefitsCUSTOMIZED DEALS of NOTE (On behalf of the Government of the District of Columbia, DMPED)-$95M Tax PILOT for Kite Realty within Prince George’s County to spur long stalled 2M SF development…. Creatively structured with front-end performance requirements for back-end JV/ disposition flexibility - YELP ATTRACTIONLed negotiation and attraction efforts along with DMPED, in DCs first large scale tech attraction, 500+ new FTEs. Customized incentive package to drive value for human capital talent vs. competing markets across the eastern region- ADVISORY BOARD RETENTIONPrimary architect and lead of the $60M Advisory Board retention deal$60M in real estate tax abatement to facilitate the retention of over jobs, new District resident hires, and the construction of a new 500K+ SF office building- FISCAL NOTE RETENTIONFormulated with DMPED, DC\'s QHTC security deposit grant assistance program, and tech knowledge transfer utilized for the deal• BLACKBOARD RETENTION:LED negotiations and utilized custom incentive legislation structured in partnership with DMPED (which would become “COSM”)• CBS RADIO ATTRACTIONCUSTOM LEGISLATION OF NOTEPartnered with DMPED Chief of Staff to advise on the structuring of two highly successful pieces of legislation utilized for corporate attraction and retention:• “LOCAL JOBS TAX INCENTIVE OF 2015”• “CREATIVE AND OPEN SPACE MODERNIZATION ACT OF 2015” (COSM)

Education

• Georgetown University

  Masters

  2009 — 2012

Skills

• Real Estate Development
• Data Analysis
• Incentives
• Executive Management
• Tax Incentives
• Strategic Planning
• Real Estate Economics
• Consulting
• Public Sector Consulting
• New Business Development
• Leases
• Commercial Deal Structuring
• Strategy
• Commercial Real Estate
• Policy Analysis
• State Legislation
• Real Estate
• Financial Modeling
• Due Diligence
• Legislative Affairs
• Local Government
• Real Estate Transactions
• Management
• Data Mining
• Lecturing