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In February 2019, Colin Connolly was elected to the Board of Directors of Cousins Properties, in addition to his election to the role of President and Chief Executive Officer in January 2019. Colin joined Cousins in September 2011 as Senior Vice President, focused on acquisitions and dispositions. He became Senior Vice President and Chief Investment Officer in May 2013, Executive Vice President and Chief Investment Officer in December 2015, and Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer in July 2016. Prior to joining Cousins, Colin served as Executive Director with Morgan Stanley from December 2009 to August 2011 and as Vice President with Morgan Stanley from December 2006 to December 2009. Prior to joining Morgan Stanley, Colin worked in the Investments Group at CarrAmerica Realty Corporation where he worked on the acquisition and disposition of office properties.

Peter Baccile is a President/CEO at FIRST INDUSTRIAL REALTY TRUST INC and Board Member at FIRST INDUSTRIAL REALTY TRUST INC. He has worked as Vice Chairman at JPMorgan Chase & Co, Joint Global Head:Real Estate at UBS, and Head:Real Estate Invest Bnkg at JPMorgan Chase & Co. Peter works or has worked as MEMBER at The Real Estate Roundtable and MEMBER at Nareit. He studied at Duke University and Cornell.

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.

Jonathan Stanner is a Board Member at SUMMIT HOTEL PROPERTIES, INC.; President/CEO at SUMMIT HOTEL PROPERTIES, INC.; and Exec VP/CFO at SUMMIT HOTEL PROPERTIES, INC. and is based in Chicago, Illinois. He has worked as Exec VP/Chief Investment Ofcr at SUMMIT HOTEL PROPERTIES, INC.; Analyst at Banc of America Securities; and Chief Executive Officer at Strategic Hotels & Resorts Inc. Jonathan works or has worked as Senior VP:Capital Markets/Treasurer at Strategic Hotels & Resorts Inc. He studied at Purdue University between 2002 and 2004 and Purdue University between 1999 and 2003.

Dave Petersen is a Chief Executive Officer at NAI Hiffman.