Independent Trustee
Jill S. Hatton has served as an independent trustee since March 2025. Ms. Hatton has over 40 years of institutional real estate investment experience and currently serves as Chair of the Mass PRIM Real Estate and Timber Committee, Member of the New York State Teachers Real Estate Committee, and Vice Chairperson and Commissioner of the Boston Zoning Commission. Previously, Ms. Hatton was a Director at the University of Wisconsin Foundation Board (2007-2020) and was Chair of both Investment and Alternatives Committees. She also served as an Advisor to the University of Wisconsin Foundation Investment and Alternatives Committees from 2020-2023. Ms. Hatton was President and CEO of GE Capital Investment Advisors and Managing Director of SSR Realty Advisors, Inc., which was acquired by BlackRock in 2005. Ms. Hatton retired from BlackRock in 2008 as a Managing Director of BlackRock Real Estate. Ms. Hatton is a Counselor of Real Estate (CRE) and former Chair of the CRE New England Chapter. Ms. Hatton has been a full member of the Urban Land Institute since 1994 and recently served as Governing Trustee (2016-2020), Founder and Chair of Urban Development Mixed Use (UDMUC) Platinum Product Council (2017-2020), Chair of Urban Development Mixed Use (UDMUC) Red Product Council and member of the Executive Committee of the ULI Women’s Leadership Initiative. Ms. Hatton earned a MS in Business in Real Estate Appraisal and Investment Analysis in 1982 and a BBA with Majors in Real Estate and Finance awarded with Honors and Distinction in 1981, both from the University of Wisconsin Madison. She received the Outstanding University of Wisconsin Real Estate Alumnus Award in 2010 and was a Teaching Assistant under Professor James A. Graaskamp in 1981-82. She also currently serves on the University of Wisconsin Astronomy Board of Visitors and previously served as Treasurer and on the Board of Directors at the Community Music Center of Boston.
We believe that Ms. Hatton’s extensive institutional real estate investment experience brings valuable experience to our board of trustees.