Financial Services >> CEO Interviews >> July 27, 2009

Mitchell E. Hersh – Mack-cali Realty Corporation (cli)

Mitchell E. Hersh is Mack-Cali's President and Chief Executive Officer, and a member of the executive committee of the board of directors. Mr. Hersh is responsible for the strategic direction and long-term planning for the company, as well as for creating and implementing the company's capital markets strategy and overall investment strategy. In addition, Mr. Hersh serves as the Chairman and CEO of The Gale Real Estate Services Company, a subsidiary of Mack-Cali. Prior to joining Mack-Cali, he served as a partner of The Mack Co. since 1982 and as Chief Operating Officer of The Mack Company since 1990. Mr. Hersh was recently appointed by Governor Jon S. Corzine to a new advisory panel known as the New Jersey Real Estate Advisory Board. He is also a gubernatorial appointed trustee of Montclair State University. Mr. Hersh serves on the board of governors of the National Association of Real Estate Investment Trusts and has served on the board of directors of the New Jersey Chapter of the National Association of Industrial and Office Properties, where he currently sits on the board of trustees. He has a B.A. in architecture from Ohio University Profile
TWST: Could you start by giving us a brief overview of the company?

Mr. Hersh: Mack-Cali Realty Corporation today is one of the largest office REITs

in the United States. We own and manage