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Jay H. Shidler is Chairman of the Board of Trustees and a member of its nominating and investment committees. A nationally acknowledged expert in the field of real estate investment and finance Mr. Shidler has over 30 years of experience in real estate investment and has acquired and managed properties involving several billion dollars in aggregate value. As founder and Managing Partner of The Shidler Group since 1970 Mr. Shidler has been directly involved in the acquisition and management of over 1 000 properties in 40 states and Canada. Mr. Shidler is a founder and the chairman of the Board of Directors of First Industrial Realty Trust Inc. (NYSE: FR). Mr. Shidler is also a founder and member of the Board of Directors of Primus Guaranty Ltd. a Bermuda holding company whose subsidiary is a AAA-rated financial products company. He serves on the board of directors of several private companies and is active as a trustee of several charitable organizations including The Shidler Family Foundation. Mr. Shidler earned his Bachelors degree in business administration from the University of Hawaii. | 