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Randy Anderson

Distinguished Scholar in Real Estate
randyineranderson@usf.edu 
Campus: Tampa

Randy I. Anderson is the Distinguished Scholar in Real Estate and serves as a member of the Real Estate Advisory Board, where his industry expertise, strategic perspective, and commitment to student success continue to benefit the college and the profession.

As founding director of USF's Center for Real Estate Excellence from 2025-26, Anderson recruited an impressive advisory board, hosted a sold-out inaugural real estate leadership summit, led USF to 29th place in the world's Real Estate Academic Leadership rankings. In addition, he played a pivotal role in shaping real estate education across the country, having helped establish and lead programs at 91社区 International University, the University of Central 91社区, and Baruch College. Anderson held Eminent Scholar Chairs at FIU and UCF, and he served as academic director of the William Newman Real Estate programs at Baruch, as well as being the first William Newman Chair of Real Estate.

In the private sector, Anderson was co-founder and CEO of Griffin Capital Asset Management Company, where he launched and managed the Griffin Institutional Access Real Estate Fund and the Griffin Institutional Access Credit Fund. These funds, now part of Apollo Global Management, represent innovative approaches to democratizing institutional real estate investing. He served as a partner in real assets at Apollo. He was the CEO and chairman of the board for the Real Estate Interval Fund and co-CEO and board member of Apollo鈥檚 non-traded REIT. Before joining Griffin, he held senior roles at Bluerock Real Estate LLC, where he served as a founding partner and portfolio manager of the Bluerock Total Income + Real Estate Fund. Anderson also served as a senior executive at other firms, including Prudential, Marcus & Millichap, and CNL. 

Anderson is a former executive director of the American Real Estate Society, a Kinnard Young Scholar Award recipient, and has served as co-editor of both the Journal of Real Estate Portfolio Management and the Journal of Real Estate Literature. He has published extensively in top academic and practitioner journals. He is a frequent speaker at national and international conferences, as well as a regular contributor to top media outlets, including CNBC and Fox Business News. 

He earned his PhD in finance as a Presidential Fellow from the University of Alabama and holds a bachelor's degree in finance from North Central College.