National Industry Leader Paul Schulman To Join American Real Estate Partners As Principal & COO Company Continues Rapid Growth While Expanding Territories and Invested Assets PR Newswire HERNDON, Va., June 18, 2018 HERNDON, Va., June 18, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- American Real Estate Partners (AREP) announced today the appointment of Paul Schulman as Principal and Chief Operating Officer. Mr. Schulman will assume responsibility for all day-to-day operations including leasing, marketing, property management, development, construction, asset management, finance and administration.