Mark Winkleman founded MGS Realty Partners in 2000 and continues to serve as its President.  MGS Realty Partners owns and operates various real estate assets and provides real estate advisory services.  Mark Winkleman is the Chief Operating Officer of ML Manager, LLC, the entity that liquidated the assets of Mortgages Ltd.   Mortgages, Ltd was a Phoenix-based hard money lender that had almost $1 billion in outstanding loans at the time of its bankruptcy.

From January 2003 until May 2009, Mark Winkleman was the Arizona State Land Commissioner and directed the Arizona State Land Department, serving on the cabinets of Governors Napolitano and Brewer.  As the Land Commissioner, Mark was responsible for the management of approximately 9.3 million acres of land within Arizona that was put into trust at Statehood and used primarily to generate funds for public education. During his tenure, the Land Department’s sales revenues exceeded $1.8 billion, breaking every revenue record previously established by the Department.

Mr. Winkleman has been recognized by the Phoenix Business Journal as one of 25 most admired CEO’s. He is currently Chair of the ULI Arizona District Council, a past Chairman of Valley Partnership and a past member of the City of Phoenix Industrial Development Authority Board of Directors. He is a licensed real estate broker and formerly a real estate attorney. Mark received his undergraduate degree in Accounting and Business Administration from the University of Kansas and his law degree from the University of Virginia.