Advisory board
- Rick Varnell
- Anthony W. Long
- Antonio Acevedo
- Ben Grippi
- Admiral (Ret.) Bill A. Owens
- Bruce McConnell
- D. Rush Blakely, III
- Ian Davis
- John J. Gilbert III
- John Morgan
- Admiral (Ret.) John Richardson
- Ilan Zachar
- James Kadtke
- Joseph Markling
- Karen Hargarther Thomas, FAIA
- Kevin J. Cosgriff
- Kieran Nolan
- Kim M. Scharf
- Kristina Heuberger
- Lucian Fogoros
- Mark Duffield
- Mark Zikra
- Marty Edwards
- Maureen Waters
- Melanie W. Colbert
- Michael C. Kirby
- Michael T. Ford
- Admiral (Ret.) Mike Rogers
- Onay Payne
- Sanjay Kumar
- Tom Shircliff
- Richard Newberry
- Greg Johnson
- Danielle Jablanski
- Jason Lund
- Ken Kurz
- Adi Karisik
- Julie Chang

Mark Zikra
August Hill, LLC
Head Of Innovation
As Head of Innovation, Mark is at the forefront of the most exciting time for technological advancement in the real estate industry. He brings to August Hill a relentless passion for building a better world through the use of technology in real estate. He works closely with companies to provide domain expertise on the state of the industry today and the ever-evolving demands of the renters of tomorrow.
Prior to joining August Hill, Mark spent 10 years at CA Ventures where he built and managed technology and innovation for over 30,000 units of student and multifamily housing. Mark was responsible for the technology infrastructure standards for new developments, software and systems solutions for operating assets, technology services and support for corporate and property operations, as well as the innovation lab for preparing for the future.
In 2021 & 2022, Mark was recognized as one of GlobeSt.‘s CRE Tech Influencers and has been featured in Bloomberg, Student Housing Business, and The LA Times. He is a regular panelist at industry conferences and sits on the advisory boards of multiple companies in the cybersecurity, education, and mobile application sectors of real estate.