Core University Living Real Estate Income Trust

Marc Lifshin has served as the Chair of our board of trustees since May 2026. Mr. Lifshin is a founder and Chief Executive Officer of Core Spaces. Mr. Lifshin founded Core Spaces in 2010 to develop and manage real estate that redefines the way people live through progressive design and a hospitality-driven resident experience. As Chief Executive Officer of Core Spaces, Mr. Lifshin steers company objectives and strategy, and focuses on cultivating a culture of collaboration and innovation. Prior to founding Core Spaces, Mr. Lifshin founded LG Development Group (“LG”), a real estate development company focused on developing residential and commercial properties. Through LG, a student housing-platform evolved, as did segmentation into the hospitality and conventional multi-family markets. These divisions are now known today as Core Spaces. Mr. Lifshin holds a B.S. in General Engineering with a minor in Business Administration from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.

John Wieker has served as our Chief Executive Officer and President since February 2026. Mr. Wieker serves as Core Spaces’ Executive Managing Director – Chief Investment Officer, overseeing its student housing and build-to-rent investment strategies. Previously, Mr. Wieker held roles as Chief Investment Officer of Student Housing and Chief Financial Officer at Core Spaces. He brings more than 25 years of experience in real estate investing and investment banking, with involvement in over $100 billion in real estate transactions. Prior to joining Core Spaces, he held positions at Citi, Merrill Lynch, Macquarie and Thomas Properties Group. Mr. Wieker holds a B.S. in Business Administration from the University of Southern California and an MBA from Columbia Business School.

Merritt Poole has served as our Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer since February 2026. She is also a Senior Managing Director and the Chief Financial Officer of Core Spaces, where she is responsible for leading all aspects of Core Spaces’ Accounting & Finance department including the financial planning & analysis, accounting, tax, accounts payable, and treasury functions. Prior to joining Core Spaces in July 2023, Ms. Poole served as Vice President, Financial Planning & Analysis at Revantage, a Blackstone Company, and in other finance roles at Global Logistics Properties (GLP), Cushman & Wakefield, and InvenTrust. Ms. Poole holds a B.A. in Accounting, Business Administration and Liberal Arts from William Jewell College and an M.B.A. with an emphasis in Accounting from Dominican University.

Colin Armstrong has served as our Chief Investment Officer and President since May 2026. He is also a Managing Director of Portfolio Management at Core Spaces, where he is responsible for portfolio-level oversight, strategy, performance, and investor engagement. Prior to joining Core Spaces, Mr. Armstrong worked at UBS as a Senior Portfolio Manager and Investment Officer, where he managed a discretionary core fund and executed investments for UBS funds and mandates. Mr. Armstrong also held positions at Henry Crown & Co. and PNC Real Estate. Mr. Armstrong holds a B.A. in Economics from Northwestern University and an MBA from the University of Chicago Booth School of Business. 

Daniel Goldberg has served as a member of our board of trustees since May 2026. Mr. Goldberg has also served as an Executive Managing Director and President of Core Spaces since 2021. In this role, Mr. Goldberg leads Core Spaces’ strategy and innovation. Prior to joining Core Spaces, Mr. Goldberg was a Principal at Blackstone Inc., where he focused on acquisitions, leading the acquisition of a $1.2 billion student housing portfolio with 10,500 beds across 20 properties in conjunction with the $4.6 billion take-private of Education Realty Trust. At Blackstone, Mr. Goldberg was also involved in overseeing the company’s U.S. core-plus real estate platform. Before Blackstone, Mr. Goldberg was at Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. for over 10 years, where he focused on real estate private equity, where he led over $1 billion of student housing investments. Mr. Goldberg holds a B.S. in Neuroscience from Brown University.

Mark Langer has served as one of our independent trustees since May 2026. Mr. Langer has served as the Executive Vice President and CFO of Urban Edge Properties since April 2015. Urban Edge is a publicly traded REIT (NYSE: UE) headquartered in New York City with a gross asset value in excess of $4 billion. Urban Edge has a portfolio of 73 shopping centers comprising 17.2M square feet. Previously, Mr. Langer served in a variety of financial and managerial roles in real estate and investment management. Mr. Langer started his career as a Certified Public Accountant at KPMG LLP in Washington, DC and served as an audit partner from 1998-2000. Mr. Langer graduated from James Madison University with a Bachelor of Business Administration in Accounting.

G. Christopher Smith has served as a member of our board of trustees since May 2026. Mr. Smith is the Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Ohana Real Estate Investors (“Ohana”), a registered investment adviser focused on the hospitality and residential sectors, which he founded in 2009. Mr. Smith oversees Ohana’s business activities and sets its strategic direction. Since inception, Ohana and its affiliates have invested over $3 billion of capital. Mr. Smith is also the Founder of Ohana Design Build LLC, a design and build firm focused on custom residential construction. He currently serves as President of Ohana Real Estate Services LLC, a hospitality and residential real estate development and management firm, and as President of Ohana Realty Corp. and Ohana Realty Corp. II, both residential real estate brokerage firms. Mr. Smith also serves on the Investment Committee of OREI Advisors LP, where he reviews equity and credit investment opportunities, including proposed pricing and terms, presented by the investment team. From 2016 to February 2024, Mr. Smith served on the board of directors of Montage Hotels & Resorts, LLC, a privately held hospitality company. He is a member of the Young Presidents’ Organization and the Hotel Development Council of the Urban Land Institute and has served on advisory boards of Special Olympics International. Mr. Smith holds a B.A. from Amherst College.

Michael Gamson has served as a member of our board of trustees since May 2026. Since January 2024, Mr. Gamson has served as a Co-Founder and Managing Director of Permanent Capital Ventures, a venture capital firm and registered investment adviser focused on partnering with founders building AI application businesses. From January 2023 to January 2024, Mr. Gamson served as Chief Executive Officer of Evozyne, an AI biotechnology company that aims to create novel proteins to solve long-standing challenges in therapeutics and sustainability. Mr. Gamson has served as Vice Chair of Evozyne’s board of directors since January 2023. From July 2019 to January 2023, Mr. Gamson was the Chief Executive Officer of Relativity ODA LLC (“Relativity”), a legal technology company. Prior to Relativity, Mr. Gamson spent 11 years on the executive team at LinkedIn leading the global sales team of more than 5,000 people driving more than $5 billion in revenue through the company’s $26 billion exit to Microsoft. Mr. Gamson holds a B.A. in Comparative Religions and Fine Arts from Amherst College.

Adam Grant has served as our Secretary since February 2026. He is also a Senior Managing Director and the Chief Legal Officer of Core Spaces, where he is responsible for Core Spaces’ legal matters, predominantly focusing on Core Spaces’ real estate transactions. His role includes the drafting and negotiation of purchase agreements, operating agreements and financing documents. Prior to joining Core Spaces in March 2018, Mr. Grant was a partner in the real estate department of Kirkland & Ellis LLP. Mr. Grant holds a B.A. in History from Pitzer College and a J.D. from Northwestern University.