Greg Ahern

About Greg Ahern

Impactful and strategic operations leader with 15 years of experience in Real Estate and Advertising for development firms, global ad agencies, and scaling startups, empowering organizations to be fiscally responsible and growth oriented. Led strategic planning and budgeting for business with revenues of $100M+, secured $1B in debt refinancing, guided companies to win and retain business and executed on high-priority initiatives across all functional areas of business. Expertise in business strategy, financial management, and brand building, with extensive experience reporting to the C-Suite and supporting executive decision-making with data-led insights. A force multiplier who has worked across organizations, motivating and influencing departments to achieve strategic objectives.Core Competencies:Strategy ArticulationOperations/Project ManagementBudget Development/OversightCommunications LeadershipEntrepreneurial InitiativeFinancial Planning and Analysis/ModelingFramework MeasurementGoal Tracking/ReportingPartnership Development/EngagementResponsive Turnaround

Experience

1. Director of Finance

   Dacra

   Oct 2021 — Present · Miami, FL, US

   Dacra is a real estate development company that owns and operates a 1m sq. ft. creative neighborhood and shopping destination called the Miami Design District through a joint venture with Dacra, L Catterton Real Estate, and Brookfield Properties. This partnership has overseen the development and operation of this internationally acclaimed, architecturally significant 18-square block LEED-certified neighborhood and made it a thriving destination known for restaurants, museums, public art, and global flagship retail locations for brands like Cartier, Chanel, Gucci, Hermes, and Louis Vuitton among its 200+ tenants.Reporting to the COO, I have helped to fuel growth and drive best-in-class company operations by providing data-led insights across all areas of the company from development and construction to leasing, advertising and marketing, public art installations, and events. I was key to standardizing Dacra’s FP & A process by implementing Argus Enterprise software, dramatically improving the company’s ability to plan for the future of the business while also putting an established face on an entrepreneurial company. I currently lead the annual strategic planning and operating budget process for the Miami Design District and various subsidiary companies – working alongside the department heads to present annual 3-year plans to senior leadership and secure organizational buy-in.Most recently, I have been helping to grow the company’s capital markets capabilities and have been instrumental in developing and managing relationships with brokers and lenders to execute the company’s financing strategies, securing $1B of new debt.As Dacra embarks on a fourth phase of development, which will add an additional million square feet to the project, I will be responsible for managing business plans for various development projects and ensuring the company continues to capitalize on high-impact opportunities to realize its long-term strategic vision.

Education

• Villanova University

  B.A., Communication

• University of Miami Herbert Business School

  Master of Business Administration - MBA, Finance & Real Estate Development

Skills

• Financial Modeling
• Real Estate Financing
• Real Estate Project Management
• Commercial Real Estate
• Real Estate Development
• Financial Analysis
• Real Estate
• Advertising
• Social Media Marketing
• Creative Direction
• Creative Strategy
• Copywriting
• Digital Strategy
• Social Media
• New Media
• Strategy
• Digital Media
• Real Estate Marketing
• Digital Marketing
• Interactive Marketing
• Television
• Integrated Marketing
• Customer Insight
• Interactive Advertising
• Marketing