Midori Wong

Midori Wong is a Senior Development Manager, Vice President based in Chicago. She is the project director for Lakeshore East, a 4-acre master planned development with a preeminent location at the intersection of the Chicago River and Lake Michigan. As part of the acquisitions team she is also responsible for identifying, analyzing and securing new development opportunities in Chicago and the Central Region. Lendlease is a publicly traded, globally integrated development, construction and investment group that employs 7,600 professionals in four major regions (Australia, Americas, Asia and Europe). Ms. Wong relocated to Chicago from Lendlease’s New York City office, where she served in a hybrid acquisitions and development role on the New York development team.

Prior to joining Lendlease, Ms. Wong’s real estate career bridged the public and private sectors in her home state of California. She served as Director of Special Projects, Facilities Planning & Construction for San Diego Unified School District overseeing the disposition and ground leasing of district-owned property, and as Chief of Staff to the City of San Diego’s independent citizens Redistricting Commission, responsible for drawing new city council district boundaries effective for the next decade. Her experience also includes project management and securing competitive Low Income Housing Tax Credit (LIHTC) funding for a private firm capitalizing a national portfolio of Section 8 affordable housing projects.

Ms. Wong holds a Master of Science, Real Estate Development from MIT and a Bachelor of Arts, Phi Beta Kappa in Urban Studies and Planning from the University of California, San Diego. She is a member of the Urban Land Institute (ULI), Chicago Real Estate Finance Forum (REFF), and a scholarship recipient of the Women Executives in New York Real Estate (WXNYRE).