HR&A at ULI 2026 Spring Meeting. HR&A Advisors, Inc. is looking forward to joining clients, collaborators, thought leaders, and changemakers at the Urban Land Institute's 2026 Spring Meeting in Nashville. As the industry comes together to exchange ideas and shape the future of cities, its team will share insights from decades of work at the intersection of real estate, economic development, and resilience. Speaking Engagements: Kate Collignon speaking on "Office Then, What Now? Lessons and Predictions for Office-to-Residential Conversions Nationwide" - Wednesday, May 6, 2:30-3:30 PM. Kate joins moderator and former Oklahoma City Mayor Mick Cornett and practitioners from Hines and Beyer Blinder Belle to examine what actually drives successful conversions - building stock, regulatory conditions, and project partnerships - drawing on case studies from Washington, D.C., Houston, and beyond. Connect with all of its HR&A attendees at the Fall meeting: Mason Ailstock - Partner, Atlanta, University Development and Innovation Council Amitabh Barthakur - Partner, Los Angeles, ULI Public/Private Partnership Council Kate Collignon - Partner, San Francisco, ULI Public Development and Infrastructure Council Thomas Jansen - Principal, New York, ULI Urban Revitalization Council

Drex Owusu joins HR&A's Board of Directors. HR&A is excited to welcome Drex Owusu to its Board of Directors. Drex is a dynamic leader at the intersection of education, economic development, and civic engagement. His experience aligns with HR&A's continued growth in Texas and its efforts to deepen the firm's leadership and impact. Drex's career reflects a consistent commitment to catalyzing economic opportunity and community development across public, private, and philanthropic sectors. As Chief Learning Officer at the Perot Museum of Nature and Science, Drex oversees the museum's educational and community outreach mission to inspire minds in North Texas through nature and science. He leads a team of nearly 50 educators and professionals serving over 260,000 students and 1 million guests annually. Prior to joining the Perot Museum, Drex served as Chief Impact Officer at The Dallas Foundation, overseeing the Foundation's grantmaking, community engagement, and civic leadership. He led efforts addressing the Foundation's community impact priorities. He worked closely with philanthropic, nonprofit, and civic leaders across Dallas and collaborated with the Foundation's donor partners to advise or direct over $70 million in annual community philanthropy. He previously served as Senior Vice President of Education & Workforce at the Dallas Regional Chamber, leading the organization's efforts to equitably grow and develop the regional education and workforce pipeline. Before that, he founded and served as CEO of Brave Capital Partners, an investment company focused on catalyzing minority communities. Drex also previously served as Managing Director and Chief of Staff at Civitas Capital Group, a private real estate investment firm, where he led the establishment of the GrowSouth Fund to invest in southern Dallas. His career has also included corporate leadership and strategy roles at FedEx Office and Accenture. Drex serves on additional boards, including Groundwork Outreach, the Dallas Development Fund, Better Block, Dallas Housing Coalition, Education is Freedom, Impact Ventures, the SMU Simmons School of Education and Human Performance, Trust for Public Land - Texas, United to Learn, and Year Up Texas. He also chairs the Dallas ISD Bond Oversight Committee, overseeing a $3.5 billion capital investment in the district.