Sector: Real Estate
Director information for PEAKSTONE REALTY TRUST CLASS E (data for year 2025)
| Name | Position | Age | Qualifications and Experience | Committee Memberships | Filing Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carrie DeWees | Independent Trustee; Independent trustee | 61 | ["More than 36 years in the real estate industry", "12+ years managing a real estate portfolio", "Experience managing industrial and office properties", "Registered Certified Public Accountant", "Allstate Investments, Managing Principal responsible for approximately $800 million commercial real estate portfolio, 2011-2023", "Head of Asset Management for Allstate\u2019s direct $1.0 billion portfolio, 2012-2021", "American Realty Advisors, Senior Asset Manager, 2009-2011", "Henderson Global Investors, Director, Acquisitions and Dispositions and Asset Manager, 1999-2008", "Meridian Industrial Trust, Regional Asset Manager, 1998-1999", "Heitman, Portfolio Manager and Vice President Communications, 1996-1997", "JMB Realty, Partnership/Corporate Investment Manager; Portfolio Analyst, 1989-1996", "M.B.A. in Finance and Real Estate, DePaul Driehaus College of Business", "B.S. in Accountancy, Northern Illinois University"] | ["Audit", "Compensation", "Nominating and Corporate Governance"] | 2025 |
| Casey Wold | Independent Trustee and Chairperson | 67 | ["Over 38 years in the real estate investment industry", "10+ years as CEO of Vanderbilt Office Properties", "Seven years of service on other public company boards", "Chief Executive Officer and Managing Partner at Vanderbilt Office Properties since 2014", "Senior Managing Director at Tishman Speyer, 2004-2014", "Chief Investment Officer and Chief Operating Officer at Trizec Office Properties, 2002-2004", "President at TrizecHahn Office Properties, 1995-2002", "Executive Vice President at Equity Office Properties, 1987-1995", "Board of Directors at Captivate Networks, Inc., 2001-2004", "M.S. in Real Estate, Southern Methodist University", "B.S. in Finance, University of Illinois"] | ["Nominating and Corporate Governance", "Compensation"] | 2025 |
| Jeffrey Friedman | Independent Trustee; Independent trustee | 62 | ["31+ years in real estate debt finance", "Over 20 years as founder and co-CEO at Mesa West Capital", "Approximately 20 years of capital markets experience", "Three years as Principal in charge of capital market activities at Maguire Partners", "Moreton Bay Capital, an organization established in 2024 to create and grow platforms in real asset sectors benefiting from long-term secular tailwinds", "Founder, 2024", "Mesa West Capital, a private equity-styled real estate investment firm co-founded in 2004 and purchased by an affiliate of Morgan Stanley in 2018", "Senior Advisor, 2023-2024", "Co-Chief Executive Officer, 2004-2023", "Maguire Partners, a real estate investment and development company Principal in charge of capital market activities, 2000-2023", "Credit Suisse, Director Originations, 1996-2000", "Nomura Securities, Vice President, Originations, 1994-1996", "Simpson Thacher, Corporate lawyer, 1989 to 1994", "Hashidate Law Office, Corporate lawyer, 1988 to 1989", "Board of Directors, Mortgage Bankers Association, 2022-2024", "J.D., University of Michigan", "M.A., Applied Economics, University of Michigan", "B.A., University of California, Los Angeles"] | ["Audit", "Nominating and Corporate Governance"] | 2025 |
| Michael J. Escalante | Trustee of Peakstone and its predecessor; Chief Executive Officer, President and a trustee | 64 | ["Over 38 years in the real estate industry", "17+ years in management at Peakstone and its predecessor", "Over 6 years as CEO", "Chief Executive Officer since 2019", "President since 2019", "Trustee since 2019", "Chief Executive Officer, Griffin Capital Essential Asset REIT, Inc. (2008-2019)", "Chief Investment Officer, Griffin Capital Company, LLC (2006-2018)", "Various positions in acquisitions, asset management and portfolio management (1987-1997)", "M.B.A., University of California, Los Angeles", "B.S. in Commerce, Santa Clara University"] | [] | 2025 |
| Samuel Tang | Independent Trustee of Peakstone and its predecessor | 64 | ["Over 30 years in the private equity industry", "Over 10 years investing in the real estate industry", "Track record of successfully sourcing capital and strategic investments in the real estate sector", "Co-founded TriGuard Management LLC, acquiring private equity secondary funds since 2004", "Managing Partner responsible for capital raising and investment acquisition", "Managing Director at Pacific Life Insurance Company, focusing on bond investments recovery", "Managing Partner at The Shidler Group, specializing in finance and real estate", "Manager at KPMG Peat Marwick Main in Real Estate Consulting", "Senior CPA at Arthur Young & Co.", "Member of the Advisory Board of CapRock Partners since 2019", "Member of the Board of Directors of Fieldstone Leadership Network since 2021", "Member of the Advisory Board of Kairos Investment Management since 2009", "M.B.A. in Finance and Real Estate from UCLA", "B.S. in Accounting from USC Marshall School of Business"] | ["Audit", "Compensation"] | 2025 |
