Ken Gold, Director
gold_54@fisher.osu.edu

Ken is the driving force behind the center’s relaunch, helping to conceive of everything from its new ideas to its new image. He has been involved with the real estate program at Ohio State since he was a student here thirty years ago. He currently teaches the two core real estate courses in the MBA program. He strongly believes in experiential learning, giving students opportunities to work on true-to-life projects and situations.
Ken is also the Director of the Center for Real Estate Education & Research. After
lying dormant for nearly a decade, the Center for Real Estate is going through an
exciting metamorphosis. Tapped in the summer of 2007, Ken has taken on the job
of recreating the center with vigor. He plans to bridge the gap between the
academic world and the professional field by connecting students and faculty with
his network of professional colleagues and friends, to create the best Center for
Real Estate in the nation.
Ken has been practicing real estate development for 28 years. Currently, he serves
as president of Skilken, a commercial real estate company which is based in
Columbus, Ohio. Skilken provides an entrepreneurial setting that allows him and
his team to explore creative niche opportunities that are both small and large.
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John Rensink, Program Assistant
rensink.1@osu.edu

John runs the day-to-day operations of the center. He is dedicated to finding and
creating opportunities for students to further their learning experience in real estate
education. In addition, he helps to enable new ways for professionals to connect
with the center and the university. John earned his undergraduate degree from Ohio
State and earned a Master’s Degree in Higher Education Administration from the
University of South Carolina. He is currently learning to speak Mandarin Chinese
and looking forward to getting married in June.

Carolyn Schmid, Graduate Assistant
schmid.54@osu.edu

Prior to coming to the Fisher College of Business, Carolyn worked as a Secondary
Marketing Representative for a Maryland-based mortgage company. She is a 2009
MBA candidate and intends to major in Corporate Finance.

Logan Cotter, Graduate Assistant
cotter.43@osu.edu

Logan is a first year MBA at Fisher majoring in Investment Management. Prior to
beginning his MBA, Cotter worked as Financial Center Manager for First Tennessee
Bank in Knoxville, TN. He has a B.S. in Business Management from Samford
University in Birmingham, AL.

Location:

Fisher Hall Suite 760
2100 Neil Avenue

614-292-2109

614-292-2418 fax

realestate@osu.edu