Deborah L Harmon

Ms. Harmon, Co-Founder and CEO of Artemis Real Estate Partners, is an industry leader and entrepreneur with more than 30 years of experience in real estate. Ms. Harmon, along with Penny Pritzker, co-founded Artemis Real Estate Partners in 2009. She has oversight responsibility for the firm, establishing and managing the firm's strategic direction. Prior to co-founding Artemis, Ms. Harmon spent 17 years establishing and leading the principal investing business at J.E. Robert Companies, Inc., a global real estate investment firm where she was President and Chief Investment Officer from 1997 until her departure in 2007.Ms. Harmon currently serves as Chairperson of the Pension Real Estate Association Foundation, on the Board of the Pension Real Estate Association, as a key leader and former trustee of the Urban Land Institute, and as a member of the Advisory Board of Jasper Ridge Charitable Fund and the Advisory Board of the BlackIvy Group. She also serves on the Board and Executive Committee for Women for Women International and is a member of the Council on Foreign Relations. Ms. Harmon was previously appointed by President Obama to serve as a Commissioner for the White House Fellows program and was a member of the Board of Directors for Forest City Enterprises [NYSE: FCE] and Avis Group Holdings [NYSE: AVI].Ms. Harmon previously served on the Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies Advisory Board, the Board of Trustees for The Sidwell Friends School, The National Cathedral Elementary School, and The National Children's Research Center in Washington D.C.Ms. Harmon has been recognized as an Entrepreneur of the Year 2019 Award winner by Ernst & Young and was included in Real Estate Forum's Women of Influence Hall of Fame in 2018. Ms. Harmon earned a Bachelor of Arts degree from The Johns Hopkins University and a Master of Business Administration from The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania.