Rick Schippling

Executive Vice President, Real Estate & Development @Metrolinx

Toronto, ON, CA

Leading Metrolinx’s Real Estate & Development department, with a staff complement of ~100 real estate and planning professionals, at a time of significant portfolio growth and transit expansion- Guide large-scale and complex real estate transactions as part of a multi-billion-dollar real estate portfolio owned and 1,500 leased properties)- Oversight of Adjacent Construction Review team to better enable new development adjacent to rail assets, including the complex overbuild of the Union Station Rail Corridor- Responsible for ensuring prudent and strategic management and decision-making around real estate assets and creating, tracking, and reporting on key performance indicators to align with organization’s strategic objectives- Oversee property management, property administration, leasing, surplus properties, and strategic acquisition functions and support Transit Oriented Communities program

University of Waterloo

Master of Arts (MA), City/Urban, Community and Regional Planning

Queen's University

Bachelor of Arts (BA)