Derek Lobo is the founder and CEO of SVN Canada Inc., SVN Rock Advisors Inc., and the Derek A. Lobo & Associates Inc. For more than 30 years, Derek has worked extensively in the apartment and student housing industry across Canada and the United States advising clients on all aspects of apartment ownership and development ranging from feasibility analysis, financial modelling, design and construction, asset management and leasing to dispositions and brokerage. Derek specializes in large and complex asset sales and has brokered transactions some of the largest transactions in Canada. He continues to be regarded as a knowledge expert in the areas of new apartment construction and luxury student housing and has been intimately involved in the many developments across Canada.