Mr. Holmstrom's responsibilities include asset management, property underwriting, entitlements, transaction management and leasing. Prior to co-founding MENLO EQUITIES, Mr. Holmstrom was a Partner at The Shidler Group where his primary responsibilities included asset and liability management of The Shidler Group's 20 million square foot private property portfolio, including property acquisition financings, refinancings, workouts, and credit analysis. Mr. Holmstrom and Mr. Bullock worked together on the initial public debt and equity offerings of TriNet Corporate Realty Trust and First Industrial Realty Trust.Since 1998, Rick has been a director of MB Financial Corporation, a publicly held bank holding company (NYSE: MBFI) based in Chicago, Illinois. He serves on the executive, audit and compensation committees of MB Financial. Rick is a co-founder and director of New Resource Bank (OTC BB: NWBN.OB). Founded in 2006, New Resource Bank is a San Francisco based community bank where Rick serves on the executive, compensation and loan committees.Rick is a Trustee and member of the Executive Committee of the UC Berkeley Foundation, and a member of the Advisory Board of the UC Berkeley Haas School of Business. Other outside board experience includes serving as a Director of the Stanford Alumni Association, Director of the Consortium for International Development, and Director of the International Development Exchange.Rick received his BA from Stanford University and his MBA from the University of California at Berkeley. |