Ayahlushim Getachew

Biography: Ayahlushim Getachew Senior Vice President Thomas Properties Group, Inc. Los Angeles, CA Ayahlushim Getachew is Senior Vice President at Thomas Properties Group (TPG). In this capacity, Ms. Getachew, who joined TPG in May, 2006, is responsible for leading TPG’s efforts in advising NBC Universal on the “Evolution” masterplan and backlot residential development, as well as for TPG’s proposed development of the Metro/Universal station, a 1.4 million square foot Class A office development and the redevelopment of the Wilshire Grand Hotel and Office complex. Previously, Ms. Getachew was a partner and managing member of Kensington Holdings, a boutique real estate development company located in Los Angeles, California. Prior to her tenure at Kensington Holdings, Ms. Getachew served as the Regional Administrator overseeing the Downtown Los Angeles region for the City of Los Angeles’ Community Redevelopment Agency. This region encompassed approximately 5,600 acres and entailed a new City Center Project Area, the Bunker Hill Urban Renewal Project Area, the amended Central Business District Redevelopment Project Area, the Little Tokyo Redevelopment Project area, the Central Industrial Project Area, the Chinatown Project Area as well as the entirety of the Council District 9 Project Area. Ms. Getachew began her work at the Los Angeles Community Redevelopment Agency in 1990. Prior to that, she served as Chief Planning Deputy for City Councilman Robert Farrell. Ms. Getachew received her Bachelor of Science from Pomona College in Claremont, California. (November 2011)