Executive Profiles
Meet Our Leaders
wpg is a dynamic organization with years of expertise in the retail and real-estate sectors. Learn more about our leadership team below.
Christopher Conlon
Chief Executive Officer
Jeff Brown
Senior Vice President, Accounting
Christopher Conlon
Chief Executive Officer
Christopher Conlon is Chief Executive Officer of wpg. He is a leading retail real estate executive with over 30 years of experience.
Previously, Chris held the role Executive Vice President, Chief Operating Officer of Acadia Realty Trust, where he led a differentiated strategy of owning and operating high-quality urban, suburban and street retail assets across the United States.
Prior to joining Acadia Realty Trust, Chris was a partner at Ripco Real Estate Corporation, successfully executing expansion plans for retailers including Target, Best Buy, Home Depot, Starbucks, DICK’S Sporting Goods, Ulta, Five Below, the TJX Companies and others.
In 2024, Chris was elected to the Board of Trustees of ICSC. The Board of Trustees provides critical input in helping ICSC achieve its goal of serving members with excellence while advocating and communicating the social, civic and economic role played by the Marketplaces Industry in our communities.
Chris also serves as Team Captain of wpg’s team in Pelotonia, a transformational grassroots community focused on ending cancer. Under his leadership, the team has continued to break fundraising records, with 100 percent of every dollar raised directed to innovative cancer research at The Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center – Arthur G. James Cancer Hospital and Richard J. Solove Research Institute.
Chris obtained his J.D. from St John’s University School of Law and he holds a B.A. from The State University of New York at Stony Brook. He is also a captain licensed by the United States Coast Guard.
jeff
brown
Senior Vice President, Accounting
Jeff Brown is Senior Vice President, Accounting at wpg. In this position, he is responsible for the company’s Corporate Accounting, Lease Administration, Mall and Open Air Accounting and Accounts Payable functions.
Previously, Jeff served as Chief Accounting Officer at J. Jeffers & Co., a historic tax credit developer. Before joining J. Jeffers, he was the CAO at Equity Commonwealth, a Chicago-based office REIT, and Phillips Edison & Co., a Cincinnati-based retail REIT.
Jeff is a certified public accountant (CPA) and holds a B.S. from Eastern Kentucky University and an MBA from Xavier University.
Amy Jonas
Senior Vice President, Leasing
David Keane
Executive Vice President, Chief Investment Officer
Amy
Jonas
Senior Vice President, Leasing
Amy Jonas is Senior Vice President, Leasing at wpg. She leads the team which handles leasing for wpg’s 60 open-air centers.
Amy has worked in the retail real estate industry since 2003. She began her career in accounting for Simon Property Group, starting in the Cash Receipts department and rising through financial roles of increasing responsibility. After moving to a Portfolio Review role where she was able to get to know retailers, she became a Leasing Associate and grew her leasing career from there. She’s been with wpg since 2015.
Amy holds a B.S. in Accounting from the University of Indianapolis. She is a member of ICSC.
David
Keane
Executive Vice President, Chief Investment Officer
David Keane serves as Executive Vice President, Chief Investment Officer. In his role, he is responsible for developing and implementing asset-specific business plans for all of wpg’s properties, including acquisitions, dispositions, and financing strategies.
Previously, David served as Vice President, Portfolio Manager at Brookfield Property Partners.
David holds a Corporate Law Degree from the National University of Ireland, a Master’s in International Real Estate from Oxford Brookes University and an MBA from DePaul University.
Josh Lindimore
Executive Vice President, Head Of Leasing
Maria Manley-Dutton
Executive Vice President, Chief Legal Officer
Josh
Lindimore
Executive Vice President, Head Of Leasing
Joshua Lindimore is Executive Vice President, Head of Leasing at wpg. In this position, he leads the direction and strategy for all revenue-related functions for wpg’s national portfolio of enclosed, open air, and joint venture properties, overseeing Open Air and Enclosed Leasing, Specialty Leasing, Development, Construction and Revenue Services.
Previously, Josh served as Senior Vice President, Head of Leasing and as Senior Vice President, Leasing, for wpg. He also served as Vice President, Leasing, for Glimcher Realty Trust, which was acquired by Washington Prime Group Inc. in January 2015. He holds a B.A. from Ohio University and is an active member of ICSC.
Maria
Manley-Dutton
Executive Vice President, Chief Legal Officer
Maria Manley-Dutton is Executive Vice President, Chief Legal Officer of wpg. Previously, she was Deputy General Counsel, Real Estate & Leasing at SITE Centers. She is responsible for the company’s legal, compliance, and corporate governance matters.
Maria has extensive experience overseeing the legal aspects of real estate and leasing in the retail real estate industry. She holds a B.A. from Mercer University and a J.D. and Master’s in Taxation from the University of Akron School of Law. Maria is a member of the Ohio State Bar Association and The International Council of Shopping Centers.
Christa Vesy
Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer
John Swagerty
Senior Vice President, Mixed-Use Development
christa
vesy
Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer
Christa Vesy is Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer at wpg. In this position, she is responsible for the organization’s financial management and reporting. She oversees Finance and Accounting, Financial Operations and Tax.
Previously, Christa served as Executive Vice President & Chief Accounting Officer at SITE Centers, where she oversaw the accounting, tax and treasury functions. Before joining SITE Centers (then DDR Corp.), Christa worked for The Lubrizol Corporation and PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP.
Christa is a certified public accountant (CPA) and member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA).
She holds a B.S. in Business Administration from Miami University in Oxford, Ohio.