Susan Elman, Chair

General Counsel (Ret.)

Rouse Properties, Inc.

Susan was General Counsel for Rouse Properties, Inc., a publicly traded real estate investment trust. She built the in-house legal department, oversaw all real estate transactions, and managed the sale of the company. Susan graduated from the University of Pennsylvania with a BA in English and later obtained her JD from Boston University School of Law. She believes in the power of reading and writing skills as drivers of future success and feels passionately about the mission of BtB.