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Date(s) - December 19, 2025
11:30 am - 1:00 pm

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Clyde’s of Gallery Place


NETWORKING HAPPY HOUR

The Public Buildings Reform Board’s Work and Its Implications for the Federal Footprint Across the National Capital Region

Learn how the Public Buildings Reform Board is reshaping the federal footprint and creating new redevelopment opportunities throughout the National Capital Region.

Join the George Washington Chapter of Lambda Alpha International (LAIGW) end the year with an engaging luncheon conversation with David L. Winstead, Esq., Former Public Buildings Commissioner at GSA, and current Board Member of the Public Buildings Reform Board (PBRB). Mr. Winstead will provide an insider’s perspective on the work of the PBRB, beginning with why Congress established the Board, its mission to optimize the federal real estate portfolio, and the board members who guide its efforts. Attendees will gain insight into the major opportunities presented by the redevelopment of underutilized or surplus federal properties, including economic value, urban design, and community benefits, as well as the challenges and strategic considerations that shape these efforts.
The program will conclude with a focused analysis of redevelopment opportunities in Washington, D.C., highlighting case studies such as the James V. Forrestal Building (U.S. Department of Energy Headquarters) and other underutilized federal properties with potential transformative reuse, generating economic development and housing benefits.

David L. Winstead, Esq., Former Public Buildings Commissioner at GSA, and current Board Member of the Public Buildings Reform Board (PBRB).

David L. Winstead’s professional experience in real estate and infrastructure has included top leadership positions in both the private and public sectors. He has been a partner in several Washington DC based law firms, and his practice has focused on real estate development, zoning and lease transactions, as well as infrastructure financing and government contracts. His career has combined representation of private entities, domestic and international corporations, real estate, transportation and construction companies, as well as government agencies and nonprofit organizations. In addition to his law degree, he received an MBA from Columbia University and a Master of Science in Real Estate from Johns Hopkins University.

Mr. Winstead has been a long serving Member of the Board of Managers of Chevy Chase Village, Maryland, and is currently serving as President of the Montgomery County Municipal Cable’s Board of Directors. President George W. Bush appointed him as US Public Buildings Commissioner, where he was responsible for the asset management, construction, and operations of a portfolio of 1,500 federal buildings and 180 million square feet of leased space to accommodate over one million federal workers.
Earlier in his career, he served as Executive Director of the Washington/Baltimore Regional Association, a private sector economic development alliance of real estate and financial interests in this bi-metropolitan region. From 1995-1999, he served as Secretary of the Maryland Department of Transportation and was responsible for the highway, transit, airport, port and toll facilities in the State of Maryland. Nationally, he was elected as President of the American Association of State Transportation Officials (AASHTO) and represented state transportation interests before Congress and the US Department of Transportation.

Mr. Winstead has served on corporate boards as well as professional and civic organizations. He has been President of the D.C./Suburban Maryland Chapter of the NAIOP (The Commercial Real Estate Development Association), Director of the Maryland Building Industry Association, and Founding Chair of ULI’s Public Development and Infrastructure Council. He currently serves on the National Advisory Council of BOMA (Building Owners and Managers Association), President’s Council of the Real Estate Roundtable, ULI’s Washington Advisory Board, and the Maryland Aviation Commission. On the pro bono and civic side, he serves on the International Advisory Council of the United States Institute of Peace (USIP), and the National Homeless Law Center’s Board of Directors.

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