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Douglas Abbey
Douglas Abbey
Lecturer, Finance
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DouglasAbbey
Lecturer in Finance
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Finance

Teaching Statement

Doug Abbey is actively involved in commercial and residential real estate investment and development throughout the U.S. He is a leader in a number of nonprofit organizations related to affordable housing and land use issues. He works with GSB students to evaluate career opportunities in real estate and to expose them to research and educational opportunities in the field. While the focus of his course is real estate investment, students are introduced to broader issues of how land use decisions are created through a combination of market forces, demographics, and regulation, and how resulting land use patterns impact housing affordability and integration or isolation of households by income level.

Bio

Douglas D. Abbey is a co-founder of AMB Property Corporation (predecessor to Prologis) and IHP Capital Partners. Mr. Abbey has more than 35 years of experience in commercial and residential real estate investment and development. He is a graduate of Amherst College and has a Master in City Planning degree from the University of California, Berkeley. He is a member of the Board of Directors for Pacific Life Insurance Company, Macerich Corporation and Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance.

He is a Trustee and past Vice Chairman of the Urban Land Institute, past Chairman of the Board of Trustees of Golden Gate University and on the real estate committee of the UCSF Foundation. Mr. Abbey is a member of the Board and Executive Committee of Bridge Housing Corporation, a non-profit affordable housing developer active in Northern and Southern California.

Academic Degrees

  • MCP, UC Berkeley, 1979
  • BA, Amherst College, 1971

Academic Appointments

  • At Stanford since 2005

Professional Experience

  • Cofounder, IHP Capital Partners, 1991-present
  • Cofounder, AMB Property Corp., 1983-present
  • Vice President, John McMahan Associates, 1978-1983
  • Senior Associate, Gladstone Associates, 1975-1977

Courses Taught

Degree Courses

2015-16

GSBGEN 306: Real Estate Investment

The major objective of this course is to provide the student with an understanding of the fundamentals of real estate investment. The course covers land economics, market analysis, finance, taxation, investment analysis, investment vehicles, real...

2014-15

GSBGEN 306: Real Estate Investment

The major objective of this course is to provide the student with an understanding of the fundamentals of real estate investment. The course covers land economics, market analysis, finance, taxation, investment analysis, investment vehicles, real...

2013-14

GSBGEN 306: Real Estate Investment

The major objective of this course is to provide the student with an understanding of the fundamentals of real estate investment. The course covers land economics, market analysis, finance, taxation, investment analysis, investment vehicles, real...

Stanford Case Studies

Collett Realty: Inherit the Ghetto | RE139
Douglas Abbey, Nicholas Crews, Joseph Malchow, D'Anna Piro, Devesh Senapati, Alexandra Ressler, Davina Drabkin2015
Landlocked Homes Catching a Falling Knife | RE137 old version
Douglas Abbey, Chris Mahowald, Max Lamont2012
Landlocked Homes: Catching a Falling Knife | RE137
Douglas Abbey, Chris Mahowald, Max Lamont2012
AMB Property Corporation: Navigating Treacherous Waters | RE134
Douglas Abbey2010
Eucalyptus Sand Hill Hotel and Office Development Project | RE133
Douglas Abbey, Sara Leslie Gaviser2010

Service to the Profession

  • Past Chairman, Golden Gate University
  • Past Vice Chairman, Urban Land Institute
  • Trustee, Bridge Housing Corporation