John Hagestad

Biography: John is Senior Managing Director and co-founder of SARES•REGIS Group, a vertically integrated real estate development services company focusing on both Commercial and Residential Real Estate. He is responsible for overseeing all of the firm's commercial activities which includes its development, investment and management divisions. He sits on the Firm's Executive Management Committee, which approves all property acquisitions and investments and provides strategic planning for the future. During his career, Mr. Hagestad has been responsible for the acquisition and development of over 75 million square feet of commercial, office and industrial property totaling more than $5 Billion, in value. In 1972 he joined the Koll Company as a Vice President for project acquisition and development. Three years later he joined the Sammis Company as a founding partner, responsible for all matters of finance and administration, with emphasis on lender and partner relationships. In 1990 Mr. Hagestad became President and Chief Executive Officer of the SARES Company (the successor to the Sammis Company), where he was instrumental in its merger with The Regis Group to create the SARES•REGIS Group in 1993. Mr. Hagestad is a Certified Public Accountant and holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Business and a Master's degree in Finance from the University of Southern California. He is a former Trustee of the Urban Land Institute, a Member of the Marshall School of Business, Board of Leaders at USC, the UCI Center for Real Estate, The Fisher Center for Real Estate and Urban Economics at UC Berkeley and the Real Estate Roundtable. He is also on the Board of Trustees / Directors of the Cystinosis Research Foundation, Industrial Property Trust and Blackcreek IV.