Patrick O'Connor, MAI president of Enriched Data and O'Connor & Associates is an entrepreneur and innovator whose "Big Data" technology is poised to change how professionals do business across the United States. O'Connor & Associates, is the largest independent real estate research and appraisal services firm in the Southwest, conducting business nationwide. Pat O'Connor is also the author of Cut Your Property Taxes, a book that empowers individuals to challenge the appraisal district to reduce assessed property value. Pat has over thirty years of experience in appraising commercial real estate properties, property tax reduction and federal tax reduction. He is a graduate of University of Houston and Harvard Business School with a Master of Business Administration. Pat has been actively involved in appraising commercial real estate properties, property tax reduction and federal tax reduction.Michael Miller, MAI has been an appraiser and consultant in real estate for over 25 years. He is a leader in Real Estate's transformation through "Big Data" technology.
Michael is the Executive Managing Director of Enriched Data, the largest enriched real estate database in the country. Previously a Senior Managing Director who helped start Grubb & Ellis Landauer Valuation Advisory Services appraisal platform; Senior Director, with Cushman & Wakefield of Arizona and Texas for 17 years and with CB Commercial Real Estate Group, Inc. (CBRE) as an Assistant Vice President for 8 years. As an MAI designated member of the Appraisal Institute, the long history of evaluating individual and portfolio real estate properties has allowed the Sage Group to build on the 20 year foundation of information O'Connor & Associates has built. Michael's passion is bringing together "best in class" local businesses with premier real estate and information data under proprietary technology.Mark E Verrett, SRA, Managing Director of Accurity Acorn Appraisal, joined the firm in 2001. He has been recognized as "the next generation of appraisal leaders." Inspired by his father, Mark has been an appraiser for sixteen years.
He has played an active role in the Appraisal Institute's Houston chapter as a Board Member and committee leader. Mark graduated Cum Laude from St. Edward's University and received a Masters of Real Estate Finance from Texas A&M University. Mark has a passion for change and is eagerly developing numerous cloud-based platforms that increase professionals' productivity.