Future of Federal Real Estate Digital Summit

Elliot Doomes serves as the Commissioner of the Public Buildings Service (PBS) at the U.S. General Services Administration (GSA). As PBS Commissioner, Elliot manages the nationwide asset management, design, construction, leasing, building management and disposal of approximately 360 million square feet of government-owned and leased space across the United States and six territories. Elliot joined GSA as Regional Administrator for the National Capital Region in January 2023. Prior to GSA, Elliot served as Professional Staff on the Financial Services and General Government Subcommittee of the Appropriations Committee in the House of Representatives. He also served as Counsel for the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management on the Transportation and Infrastructure Committee in the House of Representatives for over a decade. His principal responsibility was to advise Committee Members on GSA’s Real Property activities. Doomes began his career as a Legislative Assistant in the office of Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) where his primary focus was on economic development in the District of Columbia. His signature staff work included passage of the Federal and District of Columbia Real Property Act of 2006, which executed a complicated land exchange between the District of Columbia, GSA, the National Park Service, and the Architect of the Capitol that has enabled hundreds of millions of dollars of economic development within the District of Columbia. Doomes graduated from Morehouse College with a Bachelor of Science in Chemistry and earned a Juris Doctorate from the Georgetown University Law Center in Washington, D.C.

After 25 years of federal service in Congress and the executive branch, Dan founded Mathews Associates LLC in 2021 as a strategic consulting and business development firm. He helps his clients navigate the highest levels of Washington and the complex world of federal real estate and government procurements to expand their revenue, identify new partners and enter new markets. In 2024, President Biden appointed Mathews to the Public Buildings Reform Board, which is tasked with making recommendations to realign the federal real estate portfolio. He also serves on the Industry Advisory Group of the US State Department’s Bureau of Overseas Buildings Operations. In addition, Mathews is a board member of both the Federal Real Property Association and the National Federal Development Association. He has extensive experience with federal real estate issues and served as Commissioner of the US General Services Administration’s Public Buildings Service, where he led the 375 million square foot civilian real estate portfolio of the federal government, over 5,000 employees, and a $12 billion budget. Mathews graduated from Georgetown University with a degree in government and philosophy. He is married, has two daughters, and resides in Alexandria, Virginia.

Norman Dong served as the Commissioner of the Public Buildings Service (PBS) for the U.S. General Services Administration (GSA). As PBS Commissioner, Mr. Dong lead one of the largest and most diversified public real estate organizations in the world. Mr. Dong managed the nationwide asset management, design, construction, leasing, building management and disposal of approximately 374 million square feet of government-owned and leased space, accommodating over 1 million federal workers, and covering all 50 states, six U.S. territories and the District of Columbia. Additionally, Mr. Dong oversaw an annual budget of approximately $10 billion and a workforce of almost 6,000. Prior to joining GSA, Mr. Dong was Acting Controller at Office of Management and Budget (OMB), where he was responsible for coordinating government-wide improvements in all areas of financial management, including financial reporting, improper payments, open government, and real property management. In addition to his Federal experience, Mr. Dong also has worked at the state and local levels of government. In the District of Columbia, he held several positions, including Deputy Mayor for Operations and City Administrator under Mayor Anthony A. Williams. And in Connecticut, he served as special assistant for finance and accounting in the Office of the State Comptroller. Mr. Dong also has experience working in the private sector. In his role as Vice President at ACS, Inc., he managed several business units that provided operational and financial solutions for state and local government clients. He holds a Bachelor’s degree from Yale University and a Master’s degree from the Harvard University John F. Kennedy School of Government. He currently resides in Washington, D.C., with his wife and two sons.

Bob brings tremendous professional experience and industry expertise to his dual roles as a Leader of Gensler’s Firmwide Government Practice and the Southeast Region Director of Consulting. Bob served for eight years as Commissioner of the U.S. General Services Administration’s Public Buildings Service, responsible for design, construction, leasing and management for more than 375 million square feet of space housing more than 1.1 million employees with an annual budget of more than $9 billion. He has been a land use attorney, commercial real estate mortgage banker and broker and has also served as President of the Greater Washington Board of Trade and Vice President for Public Affairs at the American Institute of Architects. He received his B.A. cum laude with distinction in economics from the University of Pennsylvania and his J.D. from Yale Law School. A Gensler Principal, Bob has been a visiting Loeb Fellow at Harvard University's Graduate School of Design and a visiting lecturer at Yale College. An Honorary Member of both the AIA and American Society of Landscape Architects, in 2012 he received the AIA Thomas Jefferson Award for Public Architecture.

Robert “Bob” C. MacKichan Jr. is a partner in Holland & Knight’s Washington, D.C., office and is the leader of the firm’s GSA Leasing and Federal Real Estate Team within the Litigation and Dispute Resolution Practice. His multifaceted practice involves decades of experience in litigation, government contracts, real estate and public policy issues associated with federal government real estate. Clients call on him for his substantive knowledge and extensive relationships in D.C. to handle government real estate disputes, government contract concerns, government lease procurement and administration, real estate acquisition and disposition, and government construction and administration. In addition, he advises clients on holdovers and condemnations, the competitive procurement process and disputes under the Contract Disputes Act. Mr. MacKichan primarily represents building owners, real estate developers, REITs and asset managers nationwide in matters relating to federal real estate disputes. He previously served as general counsel of the U.S. General Services Administration (GSA), where his work included the authorization for the construction of the International Cultural and Trade Center Building (now named the Ronald Reagan Federal Building) in Washington, D.C., as well as the utilization of public bond financing for several GSA projects.

Since 2005, Darian LeBlanc has managed DTZ’s Government Services Group which specializes in representing building owners pursuing federal interests. Darian brings 20 years of experience during which he has overseen federal real estate transactions nationwide valued at over $6.5 billion. Darian is a member of DTZ’s Board of Directors. Darian is annually recognized by several organizations, including the Commercial Real Estate Brokerage Association of Greater Washington, DC (CREBA), National Association of Industrial and Office Properties (NAIOP), and the Washington Business Journal (WBJ) as a Top Broker in the National Capital Region. He is a multi-year winner of GWCAR’s Best Lease Transactions in Washington, DC, Maryland and Virginia, as well as a multi-year winner of WBJ’s award for Best Lease Transaction in both the Urban Office and Suburban Office categories. Darian has been a Top 10 GWCAR Leasing Broker every year since 2008 and was the Top (#1) Federal Broker in the Washington, DC Region in 2008, 2009, 2010 and 2011. Darian has received numerous NAIOP awards for Best Real Estate Transaction and was named one of the top 40 business leaders in Washington, DC under the age of 40 (“Top 40 Under 40” Award) by the Washington Business Journal. Federal Experience: Prior to joining DTZ and as a government contractor, Darian oversaw the development and day-to-day operations of an 18-person federal services group. In this capacity, Darian worked on behalf of many federal agencies, providing a broad range of services including: strategic planning, portfolio assessment, financial planning, transaction management, design and construction management, move coordination, property management and lease administration. As both a federal employee and contractor, Darian worked for the General Services Administration (GSA), National Institutes of Health (NIH) and Office of the Comptroller (OCC), and was recognized with several awards including the GSA’s Excellence in Service Award (1998), the OCC’s Superior Rating (1999-2000) and the NIH’s Best Practices Award of Merit (2004 and 2005). Major Transactions: Landlord/Owner Represenation • The JBG Companies, The Parklawn Building, Rockville, MD – U.S. Department of Health & Human Services, 935,386 sf • Boston Properties, Patriots Park, Reston, VA – Confidential Tenant, 706,482 sf • Stonebridge Carras, Two Constitution Square, Washington, DC – U.S. Department of Justice (pre-lease), 575,760 sf • Beacon Capitol Partners, 2531 Jefferson Davis Highway, Crystal City, VA – U.S. Department of Defense, 558,187 sf • The World Bank Group, 600 19th Street, NW, Washington, DC – U.S. Department of State, 463,151 sf • Stonebridge Carras, One Constitution Square, Washington, DC – U.S. General Services Administration Headquarters, 330,000 sf • Paramount Group, Inc., 425 Eye Street, NW, Washington, DC – U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, 285,561 sf • Beacon Capital Partners, Three Lafayette Centre, Washington, DC – U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission, 244,816 sf • Brookfield, 77 K Street, NE, Washington, DC – Internal Revenue Service, 167,000 sf Tenant/Federal Representation: • National Institutes of Health – 199 Bayview Boulevard, Baltimore, MD, 488,484 sf • National Institutes of Health – 6701 Rockledge Drive, Bethesda, MD, 247,130 sf • National Institutes of Health – 5625 Fishers Lane, Rockville, MD, 153,385 sf • National Institutes of Health – 2115 East Jefferson Street, Rockville, MD, 128,645 sf Professional Recognition: Transaction Awards: • AAREP – 2008 Best Deal of the Year Award • Washington Business Journal – 2008 Suburban Office Lease of the Year • Washington Business Journal – 2008 Urban Office Lease of the Year • GWCAR – 2008 Leasing Transaction of the Year: District of Columbia • GWCAR – 2008 Leasing Transaction of the Year: Virginia • NAIOP – 2008 Award of Excellence, Best Lease Transaction: Northern Virginia • NAIOP – 2009 Award of Excellence, Best Lease Transaction: District of Columbia • NAIOP – 2010 Award of Excellence, Best Lease Transaction: Northern Virginia • NAIOP – 2010 Award of Excellence, Best Lease Transaction: District of Columbia • Washington Business Journal – 2008 Suburban Office Lease of the Year • GWCAR – 2011 Leasing Transaction of the Year: Maryland • Washington Business Journal – 2011 Suburban Office Lease of the Year • NAIOP – 2011 Award of Excellence, Best Real Estate Transaction • Washington Business Journal – “Top 40 Under 40” Award • CoStar Power Broker 2014 Top Office Leasing Brokers Award Education: B.A., California State Polytechnic University Areas of Specialization: Landlord Representation - Government Services Government Services Practice Group Professional Affiliations: • DC Chamber of Commerce • District of Columbia Building Industry Association (DCBIA) • Commercial Real Estate Brokerage Association of Greater Washington, DC (CREBA) • Maryland/DC NAIOP • Northern Virginia NAIOP.