Rachel Elias Wein is an experienced executive and strategist with demonstrated success unlocking value through capital allocation. Rachel has spent 20 years focused on how consumer change is impacting commercial real estate and how future-focused capital allocation can unlock long term value. A creative problem solver with cultural sensitivity and operational expertise, Rachel has a proven track record of developing and executing successful strategic transformations.
Starting her career within in EY’s Real Estate Advisory Services, Rachel counseled Fortune 100 companies undergoing mergers, strategic acquisitions, and major capital programs. Subsequently she founded WeinPlus, a corporate strategy and investment firm, in 2009. A trusted partner in times of change, Rachel leads portfolio transformation and real estate capital allocation for the nation’s largest essential retailers, operators, real estate investment trusts, private equity funds, and educational endowments in retail, industrial, office, and hospitality sectors. Ms. Wein is a nationally recognized industry expert and sought-after thought leader in consumer, retail, and commercial real estate sectors.
Rachel is an independent director of Alpine Income Property Trust (NYSE: PINE), a single tenant net lease real estate investment trust, where she is a member of Audit and Compensation committees.
Rachel is a trustee of the City of St. Petersburg Police Department Pension Fund, responsible for the administration, operation, and investments of the Police Pension Plan.
Rachel is an advisory board member and partner of Essential Growth Properties, a Cincinnati-based private equity real estate company focused on grocery-anchored shopping centers nationwide.
Previously, Rachel served on the advisory board and was a shareholder of Ravti Corporation, a PropTech company focused on HVAC systems and automation acquired by Building Engines in 2020.
Rachel serves on the International Council of Shopping Centers Foundation Board of Directors, the Advisory Board of the University of Florida’s Bergstrom Center for Real Estate, and several other not-for-profit boards. She previously served as Chairman of the Urban Land Institute’s Commercial Retail Development Council (Gold). Rachel earned a Bachelor of Design, Master of Architecture, and Master of Science in Real Estate from the University of Florida, Gainesville and was a licensed architect for ten years.