Welcome to CRE Broker Symposium March 25th, 2026

Charlie Dougherty is an executive director and senior economist at Wells Fargo’s Corporate and Investment Bank in New York, where he analyzes the U.S. economy and the commercial real estate, housing, construction, and regional sectors, producing special commentary, indicator reports, and contributions to the Weekly Economic & Financial Commentary. His insights have been featured by major outlets including CBS Evening News, NPR, Bloomberg, The Wall Street Journal, and The New York Times. Before joining Wells Fargo in 2017, he worked in strategy and corporate development at CertainTeed Saint-Gobain and previously served as an economist and consultant at S&P Global. Charlie holds a B.A. and B.S. from the University of Pittsburgh and an M.A. from Temple University, and he is a member of several professional economic organizations, including the Economic Club of New York and the National Association of Business Economics.

Rick Cunningham is one of the top leading real estate professionals in the United States. He is the Owner and Operating Principal of multiple Keller Williams offices located throughout California and Hawaii. Combined, Rick's offices rank among the top of the Keller Williams Realty International system. The 1,700 plus agents spread across 19 Keller Williams offices sold over $6.4 Billion in residential and commercial real estate in 2024. Rick has been characterized as a "purposeful entrepreneur" and market trend innovator by prominent real estate media outlets. Rick continuously strives to improve upon the client service models through his transformative verticals and one-stop-shop philosophies, unique to the industry.

In 2005, Rick founded Keller Williams Santa Monica Market Center, which became one of the most successful and fastest growing in the Keller Williams system. Soon after, Rick expanded his enterprise and now has ownership and investments in multiple Keller Williams offices.

Joey Wang is a top East Bay multifamily REALTOR®, specializing in the sale of 2–4 unit and 5+ unit multifamily properties in Berkeley and Oakland. Founder of LORE Multifamily and affiliated with Keller Williams Realty, Joey has closed more than $358 million in sales with a 93% list-to-close success rate.

Over the past 14 years, Joey has ranked at the top of Keller Williams’ Northern California region in listings sold and among the top 1% of agents nationally, as verified by RealTrends. As both a listing agent and multifamily property owner, Joey provides a unique perspective that blends market expertise with firsthand ownership experience. Backed by 80+ five-star Google reviews, he is trusted by multifamily owners seeking clarity, confidence, and results when selling in Berkeley, Oakland, and the East Bay.

Since moving to the Walnut Creek area in 2003, he has brokered over 400 local commercial real estate transactions representing landlords, tenants, sellers, buyers, and investors, with a focus on light industrial, warehouse, land, and Class B office properties. His experience includes current industrial, land, office, and investment projects, as well as past assignments such as the Walton Capital portfolio, Lennar Mare Island, Balco Properties, REO work for major banks, and a 30-city assignment for John Deere Landscapes. He holds the CCIM designation, remains active in regional land-use and policy initiatives, and previously spent nearly 20 years in the medical device industry in sales and product development, earning numerous awards and leading global product launches. He is active in the community through Rotary and CERT, with specialties in contract negotiations, valuations, cash flow and IRR analysis, and market research.

Since 1999, Ethan Pintard has represented buyers and sellers of income producing properties. While his focus is the East Bay apartment market, he has completed investment real estate transactions nationwide in various product types. Ethan prides himself in providing market knowledge to local real estate investors, and is a valuable source for on market deals, recent sales comps, rent surveys, local legislation and current financing for commercial properties in Northern California.

As a top producer with 29 years of real estate expertise and a bilingual background (English and Cantonese), Brian Leung specializes in investment properties, mixed use properties, and multifamily units. An innovative marketer and experienced negotiator, Brian is dedicated to achieving wealth for his clients through real estate; furthermore, he is committed to bringing success to both himself and those he works with.

Paul Hicks is a Multifamily, Single Tenant Net Lease, and Industrial specialist in the firm's San Francisco/East Bay office. As an Associate Director Investments he exclusively represents buyers and sellers of investment properties throughout the Alameda, Contra Costa and Solano County areas.

As a part-time investor, Paul has owned condominium rentals and managed apartment buildings for his family partnership. He obtained a wealth of knowledge managing and liquidating his family’s multifamily real estate holdings in New Jersey.