Amanda Strong is Director - Asset Management for MITIMCo, MIT’s Investment Management Company, where she is responsible for overseeing a portfolio of commercial real estate assets in Cambridge, MA. Previously, Ms. Strong was a Managing Director in the Asset Management group at Colony Capital, a Director for New Boston Fund’s Urban Strategy America Fund, and a construction lender for KeyBank, NA. She also has twelve years of experience in retail real estate with leasing and research experience from Marshalls, the Woolworth Corporation, and Staples, Inc. Ms. Strong is a LEED AP Professional and holds a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration from Babson College, an Advanced Professional Certificate in Real Estate from New York University, and a Master of Real Estate Development from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. She is a founding member and former President of AAREP-New England, and former Treasurer and board member of Nuestra Comunidad Development Corporation. Amanda is also a member of the Real Estate Executive Council (REEC), NEWiRE, and is a Babson College Trustee. She received the President’s Award from NAIOP Massachusetts, was recognized as a “Woman of Fire” by Banker and Tradesman, and has received the Babson Richard J. Snyder “Distinguished Service to the College” Award.