BioMed Realty CEO and leadership

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 Realty'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. Mr. Gold currently serves on the board of directors of CatchMark Timber Trust, Inc., a publicly traded REIT focused on timberland ownership, and as a member of the Board of Trustees for the Salk Institute for Biological Studies. He previously served on the board of directors of American Assets Trust, Inc., a publicly traded REIT, from 2011 to 2013. Mr. Gold received his Bachelor of Science Degree in Business Administration and his Master of Business Administration from San Diego State University.

Mr. Bergschneider has been our Executive Vice President — Life Science Estates since May 2011. From January 2008 through May 2011, he served as our Senior Vice President — Life Science Estates. Mr. Bergschneider joined HCP in 2007 as Vice President in connection with HCP's $3.0 billion acquisition of Slough Estates (USA). Previously, he was employed by Slough Estates from 2000 to 2007 during the creation and build-out of that company's life science portfolio.

Mr. Kent R. Griffin Jr. is a Chief Financial Officer at BIOMED REALTY TRUST INC and is based in United States.

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 Realty'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. Mr. Gold currently serves on the board of directors of CatchMark Timber Trust, Inc., a publicly traded REIT focused on timberland ownership, and as a member of the Board of Trustees for the Salk Institute for Biological Studies. He previously served on the board of directors of American Assets Trust, Inc., a publicly traded REIT, from 2011 to 2013. Mr. Gold received his Bachelor of Science Degree in Business Administration and his Master of Business Administration from San Diego State University.

Mr. Bergschneider has been our Executive Vice President — Life Science Estates since May 2011. From January 2008 through May 2011, he served as our Senior Vice President — Life Science Estates. Mr. Bergschneider joined HCP in 2007 as Vice President in connection with HCP's $3.0 billion acquisition of Slough Estates (USA). Previously, he was employed by Slough Estates from 2000 to 2007 during the creation and build-out of that company's life science portfolio.

Mr. Kent R. Griffin Jr. is a Chief Financial Officer at BIOMED REALTY TRUST INC and is based in United States.