Sector Partner for Real Estate: Debra Bates is a senior real estate financial executive with 37 years of experience in corporate and financial services. During that time she has spent 18 years as a hotel industry CFO and 9 years as a senior manager of investments and financial services. Debra supports IFCP as a sector partner and adviser for real estate and hospitality projects while retaining her position as President of Williams Real Estate, New York.