October 28 – 30, 2024
Resorts World Las Vegas
Las Vegas, NV, UNITED STATES
October 28 – 30, 2024
Resorts World Las Vegas
Las Vegas, NV, UNITED STATES
Started as a vision, Gerard’s first major project was for Faithful Central Bible Church with the acquisition of the Great Western Forum after the departure of the Lakers. Seen as an economic catalyst for renaissance of City of Inglewood in preservation of one of the City’s iconic institutions Gerard later moved to work for Wilson Meany, a San Francisco based developer, to work on re-imagining of the Hollywood Park Racetrack property. At Wilson Meany, Gerard is the Senior Project Manager that was responsible for the entitlement of Hollywood Park. This massive 298-acre parcel yielded the NFL flagship Stadium, Sofi. Additionally, the first phase of the project will produce 300,000 sq. ft. of retail, 300 residential apartment units and a five-star boutique hotel. Further entitlements for the project, will result in over 15 million square of development.
Gerard has also completed the entitlement work for the new Clippers Arena, Intuit Dome, in Inglewood which will be located directly across from Hollywood Park/Sofi Stadium. His other responsibilities include government & public affairs, as well as property and new project acquisition.
Gerard currently serves on the Board of Commissioners for both the California Association of Local Agency Formation Commission (CALAFCO) and the Local Agency Formation Commission of Los Angeles County, (LAFCO). He also serves on the board of Center Theater Group, Centinela Hospital Board, and the Martin Luther King CDC.
He holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration from Biola University, Summa Cum Laude and holds certificates of Biblical Studies at Oxford University, Oxford, England.
Wednesday, November 1, 2023
1:00 PM – 2:00 PM
Los Angeles Convention Center - West Hall, Concourse: 153ABC
The legacy of historical practices that disadvantaged communities of color such as redlining, restrictive covenants, and exclusionary zoning persists to this day, deterring investment dollars from historically overlooked communities. Tools that quantify social return on investment can help make the business case for social equity by demonstrating the existence of untapped markets, quantifying the amount […]
Tuesday, October 31, 2023
2:30 PM – 3:30 PM
Los Angeles Convention Center - West Hall, Concourse: 151
SoFi Stadium at Hollywood Park in Inglewood, California, is the NFL’s largest stadium at 3.1 million square feet. But this massive award-winning structure is more than a large sports and entertainment venue. Join this panel to learn about the development’s innovative design, climate-adaptive landscape, seismic-sensitive structural engineering, and the many ways it has generated prosperity in Inglewood.