Louis Tallarini is the President of Real Property Investors, Inc., a national real estate development, consulting, and finance company, and serves on the Board of Directors of Country Bank. With over 40 years of experience and $2 billion in real estate transactions spanning multi-family housing, hotels, offices, and mixed-use developments, he is a prominent figure in the industry. As Chairman of the Italian Language Foundation, he led efforts to save the AP Italian Language and Culture Course, raising over $3 million in support. A former President of the Columbus Citizens Foundation, he championed scholarships for Italian-American students and established the Franco Zeffirelli Scholarship for the Arts. A graduate of Fordham University's Gabelli School of Business and a Vietnam Combat Veteran, Tallarini is also deeply committed to philanthropic causes.