Please join the REFA-CT Fairfield/Westchester Chapter for our 13th Annual State of the Market Breakfast on Tuesday October 6, 2026.
Keynote speakers will include Erin Patterson, Global Co-Head of Research and Strategy at Manulife and Paul Marcus, Chief Executive Officer of Marcus Partners.
Tuesday, October 6, 2026
7:30am – 10:30am
Wee Burn Beach Club • 110 Roton Avenue, Rowayton, CT 06853
REFA Members: $55
Non-Members: $85
Erin Patterson
Global Co-Head of Research and Strategy, Manulife
As global co‐head of research and strategy of real estate private markets, Erin is responsible for developing and executing the real estate platform’s overall research strategy and house view, leveraging predictive analytics and proprietary modeling that guide the acquisition and asset management real estate lifecycle. She works closely with the regional chief investment officers and functional teams in these efforts, contributing investment decision‐making insight and working toward an increasing level of sophistication and quality with regard to evaluating and advancing the investment thesis. In her role, Erin sits on the global real estate leadership team.
Paul Marcus
Chief Executive Officer, Marcus Partners
Paul Marcus is the CEO of Marcus Partners, a real estate private equity firm. The firm and its affiliates have over $2.7 billion in assets under management and have acquired and developed approximately 25 million square feet of commercial real estate since the early 1990’s. Marcus Partners has offices in Metro Boston, New York and Mid-Atlantic.
Paul is Board chair of the MIT Investment Management Company (“MITIMCo”) and is a life member of the MIT Corporation. He was also previously the chair of MIT’s Risk & Audit Committee.