Chuck DiRocco is currently the Director of Real Estate Research at PwC and is based in Washington, DC, where his focus is on Emerging Trends in Real Estate covering the U.S., Europe, and Asia. In addition, he is an author and manager of various internal and external articles and data analyses on economics and commercial real estate. He also continues to be an industry speaker, providing numerous presentations for media and at conferences, webinars, and seminars. Mr. DiRocco has over 20 years of experience in the public and private real estate industry. Before working with PwC, Mr. DiRocco was the Managing Director of Client Services and Thought Leadership for Ankura. Mr. DiRocco's role there revolved around client relationships with private institutional equity and direct lending clientele, including global investment banks, insurance companies, pension funds, and various asset lenders and owners. Before Ankura, he served as the Director of Research at Altus Group. He created and produced The Real Confidence Executive Survey, Young Professional Survey, The University Challenge, and The Yardstick. In addition, Mr. DiRocco was the Vice President of Research for the National Association of Real Estate Investment Trusts (NAREIT). Mr. DiRocco's education includes a B.S. degree in Finance and an M.B.A. from The Johns Hopkins University with a concentration in Finance and investments. Also, he is an active member of the Urban Land Institute, a Homer Hoyt Fellow, a Counselor of Real Estate, a Certified Commercial Investment Member, and a Fellow of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors.

Prior to joining Birdsong, Steve served from 2005 to 2017 as Executive Director of Florida Housing Finance Corporation, the state’s housing finance agency. He was Florida Housing’s second longest serving Executive Director, serving through three gubernatorial administrations. Before becoming Executive Director, he held the positions of Director of Multifamily Programs, Operations Director, Senior Housing Policy Analyst, and Contracts Administrator. Recognized as a national leader in affordable housing policy, his peers elected him to the Board of Directors of the National Council of State Housing Agencies (NCSHA) in 2007. In 2010 he became a member of the Board’s Executive Committee. In 2007 he was appointed to the Affordable Housing Advisory Council of the Federal Home Loan Bank of Atlanta, where he served as Vice Chair, and subsequently as Chair. He also served as Chair and Vice Chair of Florida’s State Council on Homelessness. In 2006, Governor Jeb Bush appointed Mr. Auger to serve on the Property Tax Reform Committee. The committee recommended improvements to the system of property taxation in Florida. Two years later, Governor Charlie Crist appointed Mr. Auger to the H.O.P.E. (Home Ownership Promotes the Economy) Task Force. Members of the Task Force worked together to create a plan of action to address escalating foreclosure rates and identify ways to preserve homeownership for Floridians. Steve earned a bachelor’s degree from Rollins College and master’s degree in social work (MSW) from Florida State University and is a licensed clinical social worker.

Barry Wilcox has more than 20 years of experience as a professional planner in both the public and private sectors. He is currently the director of Development Support and Environmental Management at Leon County, where he oversees a department comprised of more than 70 professionals working in the fields of urban planning, environmental planning and design, construction permitting and inspection, and code enforcement. Wilcox has served in multiple leadership roles with APA Florida and as an adjunct professor at Florida State University, his graduate school alma mater.