Andrea Lepcio has over 30 years of experience as a regional and real estate economist. She has worked at various firms including Rosen Consulting Group, Chase Manhattan Bank, Salomon Brothers, and universities. She is skilled in quantitative and qualitative research and communicating complex concepts simply. Her work includes writing reports, meeting with clients, public speaking, managing teams, and strategic planning.

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ANDREA LEPCIO
andrealepcio@gmail.com 212 727 7423
Summary 30 years experience as regional and real estate economist covering housing, commercial
real estate and capital markets; routinely tackled new topics; astute problem solver; client
driven; on-time response; skilled quantitative and qualitative researcher; popular speaker;
valued author; specific ability to communicate complex concepts to clients; tenacious
worker; goal setter; indefatigable.
Experience
1998-2015 PRINCIPAL - Rosen Consulting Group
Opened New York office for Berkeley-based firm. Responsible for business development
and eastern client relations.
• Wrote reports on housing, commercial real estate, macroeconomics and other topics
for retainer clients.
• Met with clients to address concerns and answer strategic questions.
• Gave speeches and presentations.
• As senior team member, provided guidance and training to staff of 15.
• With Lewis Ranieri, wrote four papers circulated widely and used for speeches to
encourage better housing policy.
1988-1998 VICE PRESIDENT - Chase Manhattan Bank (Formerly Chemical Bank)
Newly created position as regional and real estate economist.
• Delivered market intelligence to enhance profitability.
• Developed strategic plans for new business initiatives.
• Conducted research and developed economic models.
• Responsible for financial assessment of loan portfolio in the 1991 real estate crash;
analysis was used to defend the Bank’s credit rating.
• Gave speeches and presentations.
• Reports included: Strategies for urban economic development; Consolidations and
strategic alliances in financial services and Forecasts of real estate finance trends;
Forecast of the New York City economy; Assessment of market risk in real estate
portfolio; and Analysis of the Tri-State housing market.
• Managed staff of five.
• Proudly kept fully employed through two mergers and a deep real estate recession.
1986-1988 RESEARCH ANALYST - Salomon Brothers
Part of team hired by Lewis Ranieri and Henry Kaufman to create a Real Estate research
unit.
• Served as right-hand to founder and coordinated introduction with all departments.
• Founding managing editor of Real Estate Market Review distributed quarterly to
over 20,000 clients.
• Author of reports on regional economies and real estate markets including article
published in The Handbook of Mortgage-Backed Securities.
• Managed staff of eight.

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ANDREA LEPCIO
1985-1986 RESEARCH ANALYST - Center for Real Estate and Urban Economics, University
of California, Berkeley
• Created real estate database.
• Co-authored research study on tax reform.
1982-1983 RESEARCH TECHNICIAN - Universities of New Hampshire and Vermont
• Investigated the economic feasibility of establishing sub-terminal fruit and
vegetable market for local produce.
1982-1983 ASSISTANT TO MANAGER - Hanover New Hampshire Co-op
Responsible for store expansion and five-year plan initiatives.
1980-1982 LAND PROJECTS COORDINATOR
Hired out of college for this newly created position.
• Developed master plan for 134-acre rural property.
• Oversaw market research studies including consumer interviews, surveys and
consumer focus groups.
• Consulted with volunteer committee to bring their ideas to fruition.
• Communicated plans to 5,500 members and public in newsletters and on radio.
• Gave speeches and presentations.
• Secured funding from National Consumer Cooperative Bank to complete a
feasibility study.
• Reported directly to General Manager and Board of Director.
Education
2000 M.F.A. in Dramatic Writing - Carnegie Mellon University
1985 M.B.A. - Haas School of Business
University of California, Berkeley.
Served as teaching assistant for real estate courses.
Summer position as Financial Analyst for Bud Antle, Inc. Implemented new computerized
sales invoicing system to reduce the float on receivables by two days.
1979 B.A. Human Ecology - College of the Atlantic
Research Assistant, Intern for Congressman George Brown (CA), Wild Flower Garden
worker, interviewed local independent producers for marketing association.
Artistic Playwright (resume available). Current project: World Avoided, the story of the Montreal
Protocol.
Community Trustee, Open Meadows Foundation.
Publications Available upon request.