Bryce Blair

Biography: Bryce Blair has been Chief Operating Officer of the Company since February 1999 and assumed the role of President in September 2000. Prior to assuming the Chief Operating Officer and President positions, Mr. Blair served as Senior Vice President of Development, Acquisitions and Construction. Prior to the formation of AvalonBay Communities, Inc., he served as Senior Vice President of Development, Acquisitions and Construction for Avalon Properties from 1993 to 1998. Mr. Blair joined the Northeast Group of Trammell Crow Residential in 1985 and was the partner responsible for overseeing the development and acquisition of multifamily opportunities throughout Massachusetts, Rhode Island and Long Island, New York. Prior to joining the Northeast Group of Trammell Crow Residential in 1985, he has a Project Manager with the Exxon Corporation. Mr. Blair is a 1985 graduate of the Harvard Business School. He graduate magna cum laude with an undergraduate degree in Civil Engineering from the University of New Hampshire. He is a member of the Urban Land Institute and the Real Estate Finance Association of the Greater Boston Real Estate Board.