Robert Schmidt
Robert Schmidt, president of PEG Development, recently became chair for the Utah District Council of the Urban Land Institute (ULI) Utah. As chair, Schmidt will guide the efforts of a 20-person Advisory Board and a 15-person Management Committee that runs 20-plus events a year, including the Trends Conference. Schmidt has served on the organization’s board, has served as the Trends chair and most recently as the chair of mission advancement. He joined PEG Development in 2005 and has worked in many different capacities over the years, including project management, overseeing development, financing, equity raise, and real estate operations. Schmidt earned a B.S. in civil engineering from Utah State. Schmidt succeeds Ibi Guevara, vice president of business development and marketing of Hunt Electric, who served in that role since July 1, 2019. Guevara will continue to serve as the governance chair for the next two years on ULI’s Management Committee.