Jonathan R. Strauss
Mr. Strauss is a co-founder of Premier Real Estate Ventures. Prior to founding the company, he was the Manager of National Operations for a specialty real estate developer, personally responsible for the national rollout of two global retailers in the United States. While in this position, Mr. Strauss invented a patent-pending site selection process used to rank the quality of retail sites based upon projected sales. He was also one of the developers of a proprietary Real Estate database application specifically designed to manage all of the phases of retail expansion from site identification to store opening. Mr. Strauss currently serves as President and Managing Broker of the Company, overseeing all of the Real Estate Brokerage activites of the firm. Mr. Strauss is a graduate of the University of Chicago, with a Bachelor of Arts in Economics.

Bene D. Dituri
Mr. Dituri is a co-founder of Premier Real Estate Ventures, bringing over a decade of experience in municipal permit acquisition, as well as building code and zoning consultation. As President of Premier Consulting, Inc., he has acquired a broad base of experience in working with many prominent developers and national commercial concepts in the Chicago market. He also served as the Regional Manager of Governmental Relations for a specialty commercial real estate developer catering to both national and international retail clients. Mr. Dituri currently serves as Vice-President of the Company, and is responsible for developing and managing client relationships, as well as spearheading the permit acquisition and consulting efforts. Mr. Dituri is a graduate of the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, with a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science.

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