Budgeting for the Unknowable

Diane Vrkic is the founder and CEO of Waypoint, the premier financial performance analytics and management platform. Waypoint arms real estate professionals with trusted local market intelligence and a solution focused on driving asset value. Waypoint makes it easy for asset managers to identify real-time performance opportunities; property managers to effectively manage costs; and acquisition teams to validate financials of target properties. Waypoint is fueled by more than 2.5 billion square feet across 275 U.S. markets – making it the industry’s largest operating performance database of its kind. Prior to Waypoint, Diane was the Global Chief Operating Officer for Jones Lang LaSalle’s Energy Services Business. Diane is an active leader in industry organizations such as ULI and BOMA as well as industry initiatives such as the DOE’s Better Buildings Initiative. She is dedicated to improving the way commercial real estate decision-makers access and use information to enhance the performance of their assets

Phil has been a consultant to the commercial real estate industry for over a decade, telling stories with data to help building owners and managers better serve their clients. He is a prolific writer on industry topics and a frequent speaker at educational conferences. At Building Engines, he led efforts to capture and share new insights gleaned from operational and tenant sentiment metrics. Phil also served as a vice president at commercial real estate consulting firm Kingsley Associates. He later founded Koine Communications, a research and marketing firm. Phil holds a B.A. in political science and an M.B.A. from the University of South Carolina.

Mr. Sciascia is currently Head of US Property Management. He is responsible for overseeing all aspects of property operations, capital plans and delivering consistency of services. His responsibilities include driving corporate property initiatives, as well as enhancing the tenant hospitality and amenity experience across the US portfolio. Mr. Sciascia joined Tishman Speyer in 2000 and previously led the firm’s operations in Chicago with a focus on asset performance, capital strategy, operations, innovation and team leadership. He has 20 years of experience in the commercial real estate industry and currently serves on the BOMA/Chicago Board of Directors. He also serves on BOMA/Chicago Labor Relations Committee and is a Health & Welfare Trustee. Mr. Sciascia holds a BS from DePaul University.