Barbara Koz Paley

Barbara Koz Paley is the Founder and CEO of Art Assets, an art consulting firm that integrates art and culture into real estate projects and art programs for the corporate community. Innovative products and services of Art Assets include ArtLease, a tax-deductible lease designed to acquire fine art for real estate and other companies. Ms. Paley is also a partner in Atlantic Assets, a company that acquires urban infill properties which require redevelopment and re-tenanting. The current area of focus is Downtown Brooklyn and Crown Heights. Her specialty is mixed-use properties with a retail component. This ability to re-position properties is the basis of many of the projects Art Assets creates for its clients. Prior to founding Art Assets Ms. Paley helped create Realty Advisory Services, a real estate and advisory fund which purchased value-added commercial properties. Founding partners include pension funds, banks, and corporate and real estate professionals. Barbara received her B.S. in Social Psychology and Fine Arts from Boston University. In addition Barbara is affiliated with the following: Brooklyn Philharmonic Board of Directors Executive Committee; Urban Land Institute New York / District Council Executive Committee; Harvard University Real Estate Academic Initiative; Council of Foreign Relations, US Foreign Policy and Women Advisory Board; and Columbia University Business School Lang Entrepreneurial Center where she was awarded their first Distinguished Mentor Award in 2001.