Members of our premier management team were the pioneers in developing the life science real estate industry. With a proven track record for creating value, the BioMed team continues to leverage its extensive expertise, experience and relationships with key leaders in the core life science markets, having grown a portfolio that effectively meets the dynamic needs of the life science industry.
Under the guidance and leadership of our experienced, highly knowledgeable management team, BioMed has grown from an initial asset base of $500 million in 2004 to over $4 billion in life science assets, with properties throughout the seven life science core markets.
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Alan D. Gold
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
Alan D. Gold has served as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer since our formation in 2004. He served as Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer of BioMed's privately-held predecessor, Bernardo Property Advisors, Inc., since August 1998. Mr. Gold was a co-founder and served as President and a director of Alexandria Real Estate Equities, Inc., a publicly traded REIT specializing in acquiring and managing laboratory properties for lease to the life science industry, from its predecessor’s inception in 1994 until he resigned as President in August 1998 and as a director at the end of 1998. Mr. Gold served as managing partner of GoldStone Real Estate Finance and Investments, a partnership engaged in the real estate and mortgage business, from 1989 to 1994. He also served as Assistant Vice President of Commercial Real Estate for Northland Financial Company, a full service commercial property mortgage banker, from 1989 to 1990 and as Real Estate Investment Officer – Commercial Real Estate for John Burnham Company, a regional full service real estate company, from 1985 to 1989. He currently serves on the board of directors and as a member of the audit committee of American Assets Trust, Inc., a publicly traded REIT. Mr. Gold received his Bachelor of Science Degree in Business Administration and his Master of Business Administration from San Diego State University.
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R. Kent Griffin, Jr.
President and Chief Operating Officer
R. Kent Griffin, Jr. has served as our President and Chief Operating Officer since December 2008, also having served as our Chief Financial Officer from March 2006 to June 2010. Mr. Griffin previously was part of the real estate investment banking group at Raymond James & Associates, Inc. where he was a Senior Vice President responsible for advising real estate clients on public and private equity and debt issuance, mergers and acquisitions, and other services. Prior to joining Raymond James in 2003, Mr. Griffin worked in the global real estate investment banking group of JP Morgan in both New York and San Francisco. Prior to that, Mr. Griffin was part of the real estate service group for Arthur Andersen LLP, where he was responsible for a range of audit and advisory services as a certified public accountant. Mr. Griffin received a Master of Business Administration from the University of North Carolina and a Bachelor of Science Degree in Business and Accountancy from Wake Forest University.
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Gary A. Kreitzer
Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Director
Gary A. Kreitzer has served as our Executive Vice President, General Counsel and as a director since our formation in 2004. Mr. Kreitzer also served in the same role with Bernardo Property Advisors since December 1998. Mr. Kreitzer was a co-founder and served as Senior Vice President and In-House Counsel of Alexandria Real Estate Equities, Inc. from its predecessor’s inception in 1994 until December 1998. From 1990 to 1994, Mr. Kreitzer was In-House Counsel and Vice President for Seawest Energy Corporation, an alternative energy facilities development company. Mr. Kreitzer also served with The Christiana Companies, Inc., a publicly traded investment and real estate development company, in a number of roles from 1982 to 1989, including as In-House Counsel, Secretary and Vice President. Mr. Kreitzer received his Juris Doctor Degree, with honors, from the University of San Francisco and a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Economics from the University of California, San Diego. Mr. Kreitzer is a member of the California State Bar and the American Bar Association.
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Matthew G. McDevitt
Executive Vice President, Real Estate
Matthew G. McDevitt has served as our Executive Vice President, Real Estate since February 2010, having served as our Executive Vice President, Acquisitions and Leasing from February 2008 to February 2010 and our Regional Executive Vice President from February 2006 to February 2008, and having joined us in 2004 as our Vice President, Acquisitions. Mr. McDevitt previously served as President of McDevitt Real Estate Services, Inc. (MRES), which Mr. McDevitt formed in October 1997 as a full service real estate provider focusing on the life science industry. Before founding MRES, Mr. McDevitt spent ten years as a commercial real estate broker in the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area. Mr. McDevitt received his Bachelor of Arts Degree in Business from Gettysburg College. He is a member of the ULI Life Science Council.
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Greg N. Lubushkin
Chief Financial Officer
Greg N. Lubushkin has served as our Chief Financial Officer since May 2010, having served as our Vice President, Chief Accounting Officer from April 2007 to May 2010. From November 2004 to March 2007, Mr. Lubushkin served as Chief Accounting Officer of ECC Capital Corporation, a publicly traded mortgage REIT that invests in residential mortgage loans. From 1988 to 2004, Mr. Lubushkin was an audit partner, and from 1977 to 1988 a staff member, of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, a public accounting firm. Mr. Lubushkin received a Bachelor of Science Degree in Business Administration (Accounting and Finance emphasis) from the University of California at Berkeley. Mr. Lubushkin is a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants and the California Society of Certified Public Accountants.
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Karen A. Sztraicher
Senior Vice President, Asset Management
Karen A. Sztraicher has served as our Senior Vice President, Asset Management since December 2009. Previously, she served as Vice President, Finance and Treasurer from April 2007 until December 2009 and as Vice President – Chief Accounting Officer from March 2005 to April 2007, having joined us in August 2004 as Senior Controller. From 1999 to 2004, Ms. Sztraicher served as Chief Financial Officer of GMS Realty, LLC, and from 1997 to 1999 served as Vice President Accounting of GMS Realty, LLC a private real estate company focused on acquiring, developing and operating retail properties in the western United States. Ms. Sztraicher became a certified public accountant in 1988 and received her Bachelors of Science Degree, cum laude, from Cal State Polytechnic University, Pomona.
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John P. Bonanno
Senior Vice President, Leasing & Development
John P. Bonanno has served as our Senior Vice President, Leasing & Development since September 2010. Previously, he served as Vice President, Development from April 2008 until September 2010. From 2000 to 2007, Mr. Bonanno served as co-founder and President of Phase 3 Properties, Inc., where he specialized in providing real estate solutions to life science companies and participated in the acquisition, development, leasing and management of laboratory buildings in California, Seattle and North Carolina. From 1990 to 2000, Mr. Bonanno served in various positions at CB Richard Ellis in the San Diego office, having achieved the title of First Vice President in his first year eligible and having consistently earned Top 5 Producer recognition in the Investment Division. Mr. Bonanno received his Bachelor of Science Degree in Business Administration from the University of Southern California and is a licensed real estate broker in the state of California.
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Jonathan P. Klassen
Vice President, Assistant General Counsel and Secretary
Jonathan P. Klassen has served as our Assistant General Counsel since December 2010, as our Secretary since December 2008 and as a Vice President since December 2006. Mr. Klassen currently is responsible for our Corporate Legal, Insurance & Risk Management, Corporate Communications and Human Resources departments. Prior to joining us in October 2004, from August 2000 to September 2004, Mr. Klassen was an Associate in the Corporate Department of Latham & Watkins LLP, where he focused on corporate finance transactions, mergers and acquisitions and general company representation. Mr. Klassen received his Juris Doctor Degree, cum laude, and Bachelor of Arts Degree in Economics from the University of Pennsylvania. Mr. Klassen is a member of the California State Bar and San Diego County Bar Association.
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Kevin M. Simonsen
Vice President, Real Estate Counsel
Kevin M. Simonsen has served as our Vice President, Real Estate Counsel since December 2008. He was previously Senior Real Estate Counsel since April 2007 after joining us as Real Estate Counsel in March 2005. From August 2000 to March 2005, Mr. Simonsen was an Associate in the Finance and Real Estate Department of Latham & Watkins LLP. Mr. Simonsen received a Juris Doctor from the University of California at Berkeley School of Law (Boalt Hall). He received a Bachelor of Arts in English, and a Master of Arts in English in Literature, from the University of California, Irvine.
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Bruce D. Steel
Managing Director, BioMed Ventures
Bruce D. Steel has served as our Managing Director, BioMed Ventures since September 2010. From 2005 until its acquisition in 2008, he was Chief Executive Officer and Co-Founder of Rincon Pharmaceuticals, a genetic engineering biotechnology and biofuels company. Mr. Steel was also previously Chief Business Officer at Anaphore and Head of Corporate Development at Ambit Biosciences. He received his Bachelor of Arts Degree from Dartmouth College and his Masters of Business Administration Degree from the Marshall School of Business at the University of Southern California. Mr. Steel holds the designation of Chartered Financial Analyst.
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Stephen A. Willey
Vice President, Chief Accounting Officer
Stephen A. Willey was appointed as our Vice President, Chief Accounting Officer in January 2011. He has been with BioMed since October 2004, most recently serving as our Senior Controller. Mr. Willey was an audit manager at KPMG and on the audit staff at Ernst & Young Kenneth Leventhal specializing in real estate companies. Mr. Willey received a Bachelors of Business Administration in Accounting from the University of Texas at Arlington. He is a certified public accountant and a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants and the California Society of Certified Public Accountants.
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Janice Kameir
Vice President, Human Resources
Janice Kameir has served as our Vice President, Human Resources since February 2011. Prior to joining BioMed, she served as Director of Human Resources at SeQual Technologies, Inc., a medical device company, from January 2008 to February 2011. Previously, she was Vice President of Human Resources for Verenium Corporation, a biotechnology company, from 1998 to 2007 and Human Resources Director at QUALCOMM Incorporated from 1995 to 1998. Ms. Kameir has served on the Board of Directors for the Biotech Employee Development Coalition and is past Treasurer for the Chapter of the Society of Human Resource Management. She received her Bachelor of Arts degree from Northern Iowa University.
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Robert M. Sistek
Vice President, Finance
Robert M. Sistek has served as our Vice President, Finance since May 2011. Prior to joining BioMed, Mr. Sistek was Senior Vice President of Capital Markets for Coresite Realty Corporation, a publically traded REIT specializing in institutional quality data centers. Previously, he was a Senior Associate with The Carlyle Group, a predecessor company of Coresite, from 2007 to 2010, Vice President of Finance and Capital Markets at DCT Industrial Trust from 2006 to 2007, and held senior positions with GMAC Commercial Mortgage and ProLogis from 2001 to 2005. Mr. Sistek received his Master of Business Administration from the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University and his Bachelor of Science in Accounting, summa cum laude, from the University of Northern Colorado. He is a Certified Public Accountant (inactive) and a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants.
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