[Excerpt] William “Bill” Sanders is renowned as one of the greatest innovators in the world of real estate finance. Over the last 40 years, Mr. Sanders has been instrumental in the creation and operation of some of the largest and most successful real estate ventures ever undertaken. He has been described as the ‘Warren Buffett of real estate’ and is considered to be one of the most influential real estate strategists in the country. Mr. Sanders is both a member of the Cornell University Board of Trustees and the Cornell Real Estate Advisory Board.