Mr. Shiner is the Chairman, CEO and co- founding principal of Shiner Capital, a real estate private equity firm formed in 2007 targeting value-added investment in the retail shopping center sector. His primary responsibilities include chairing the Investment Committee, fundraising and sourcing investment opportunities. Prior to Shiner Capital, William A. Shiner founded Shiner Group (formerly Mid-Northern Equities, Ltd.) in 1982 for the purpose of acquiring and developing real estate in the Midwest. Acting as sole principal for the past 25 plus years, Mr. Shiner has developed and owned over 4.4 million square feet of retail real state, 100,000 square feet of office and has acquired over 1,000 acres of land for development. With a focus on grocery and pharmacy anchored centers, he has completed over 70 projects involving most major national and regional tenants in these categories. Over the years, Mr. Shiner has been led every aspect of the development process including site identification & planning, zoning & entitlement, leasing, construction, financing and operations. This experience has allowed Mr. Shiner to successfully invest in projects across various risk profiles and economic cycles.

Mr. Shiner graduated with a finance degree from the University of Illinois in 1978 and is a CPA. He received his J.D. from Kent College of Law in 1984. From 1997 thru 2005, Mr. Shiner served on the Wilmette District #37 School Board, the last four years as President. He is active in many charitable endeavors, including the University of Illinois Foundation, Children's Memorial Hospital and MS Society, among others.

Sam Ankin is one of the founding principals of Shiner Capital, a real estate private equity firm formed in 2007 targeting value-added investment in the retail shopping center sector. In addition to being a member of the Investment Committee, his primary responsibility involves sourcing new investment and joint venture relationships. Since 2007, Mr. Ankin has led or supported the identification and analysis of over 500 investment opportunities and over 50 joint venture partners. Through his leadership, Shiner Capital has closed on or committed to 15 investments that have a gross asset value of over $150,000,000. Prior to Shiner Capital, Mr. Ankin served as Development and Acquisition Manager for Shiner Group, where he was responsible for land and asset acquisitions, as well as coordinating the development of retail, office and mixed-use projects in the Chicagoland area and the Carolinas. At Shiner Group, Mr. Ankin led or supported the development of over 12 projects consisting of approximately 1,000,000 square feet of commercial space. Before joining Shiner Group, Mr. Ankin worked at LaSalle Bank, most recently in the commercial real estate group.

Mr. Ankin graduated from the Real Estate Program at the University of Wisconsin-Madison's Granger School of Business with Academic Distinction. Mr. Ankin currently chairs the Illinois ICSC Next Generation Committee, is a member of the National ICSC Next Generation Advisory Group and is a member of the Executive Board of The Harold E. Eisenberg Foundation.