David Contis is a globally recognized real estate executive, board director, and advisor with more than four decades of leadership across the U.S., Canada, the Middle East and Latin America. He currently serves as Trustee of Equity Lifestyle
Properties; Chairman of CBL Properties; Director of Acosta Verde; Trustee of Chai Trust Company; and Director of ARG Realty. Past board roles include brMalls, Kuwait Energy,
Thousand Trails, Dundee Realty, and the ICSC Board of Trustees.
Previously, David was President of the Mall Platform at Simon Property Group; President of Real Estate for Equity Group Investments; Executive Vice President & COO of The Macerich Company; and Vice Chairman Equity Properties & Development. He holds degrees in Finance and Law from DePaul University.
