Financial Services >> CEO Interviews >> July 22, 2002

Bryce Blair – Avalonbay Communities Inc (avb)

BRYCE BLAIR is the Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and President of AvalonBay Communities, Inc. the company, headquartered in Alexandria, Virginia, is a real estate investment trust in the business of developing, redeveloping, acquiring, and managing luxury apartment communities in the high barrier-to-entry markets of the United States. These markets are located in the Northeast, mid-Atlantic, Midwest, Pacific Northwest, and Northern and Southern California regions of the country. As of June 30, 2002, AvalonBay owns or holds interest in 145 apartment communities containing 42,619 apartment homes in 11 states and the District of Columbia, of which 16 communities are under construction and two communities are under reconstruction. Mr. Blair received his Master's degree in Business Administration from Harvard Business School in 1985. He graduated 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, The National Multi-Housing Council and the Real Estate Roundtable. Profile
TWST: Could we begin with a brief historical sketch of the company and

an overview of things as they are now?

Mr. Blair: AvalonBay is a multi-family apartment REIT, a real estate

investment