Martin Cicco is a Senior Advisor to Lightstone focused on general strategic direction for the diverse verticals of the firm. Mr. Cicco has over 45 years of capital markets experience including initiating Evercore’s Real Estate Strategic Advisory practice. Prior to joining Evercore, Mr. Cicco spent 29 years at Merrill Lynch & Co., ultimately serving as Vice Chairman of Global Commercial Real Estate and Global Head of Real Estate Investment Banking. Mr. Cicco has served on the advisory boards of the Columbia Business School’s Paul Milstein Center for Real Estate, the University of Wisconsin’s James A. Graaskamp Center for Real Estate, and the Wharton School’s Samuel Zell and Robert Lurie Real Estate Center. In addition, Mr. Cicco is an active member of the National Association of Real Estate Investment Trusts and the Real Estate Roundtable.