Michael Geller is an architect, planner, real estate consultant and property developer with four decades' experience in the public, private and institutional sectors. He is President of the Geller Group and serves as an Adjunct Professor in Simon Fraser University's Centre for Sustainable Development.
Michael is a past President of the SFU Community Trust, overseeing the planning and development of UniverCity on Burnaby Mountain.  Prior to joining SFU, he managed a variety of major projects in Vancouver including Bayshore in Coal Harbour, expansion of the Vancouver Trade and Convention Centre, Deering Island, and numerous residential and mixed-use projects.
Michael is a past president of the Urban Development Institute and has served on numerous boards and panels. He writes a regular column for the Vancouver Courier and is a frequent media commentator on urban issues.
Within the Jewish community he has served on the boards of Federation, Jewish Family Services, Louis Brier Home and Hospital, and Jewish Community Centre where he was also president. He is a trustee of the Jewish Museum. He even developed a condominium for 43 Jewish households, about which he will one day write a book!
He has been honoured as a Fellow of the Canadian Institute of Planners and Life Member of the Architectural Institute of BC. His website is www.michaelgeller.ca and his blog is found atwww.gellersworldtravel.blogspot.ca