Financial Services >> CEO Interviews >> July 22, 2002
RICHARD A. MAY co-founded Great Lakes REIT and has served as the
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the company since inception. In
1986 he founded Equity Partners Ltd., a real estate advisory company,
which was merged into Great Lakes REIT in April 1996. Great Lakes REIT
was incorporated in 1992 with no money and no assets and currently owns
5,500,000 square feet of office properties in Chicago, Milwaukee,
Minneapolis, Denver, Detroit, Cincinnati and Columbus. The company held
its IPO on May 8, 1997 and is listed on the New York Stock Exchange. Mr.
May received his Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering from the
University of Illinois and his MBA from the University of Chicago. Profile
PATRICK HUNT is President and Chief Operating Officer of Great Lakes
REIT. He joined the company in August 1997 and has general supervisory
responsibility for the company's operating activities. From 1983 until
August 1997, Mr. Hunt was employed by Jones Lang LaSalle (formerly
LaSalle Partners). At Jones Lang LaSalle, Mr. Hunt most recently served
as a Managing Director of Portfolio Management and Client Servicing for
Jones Lang LaSalle's co-mingled fund investments. Mr. Hunt is a member
of the Pension Real Estate Association and NAREIT. He received his BS
from Northwestern University and his MBA from the University of Chicago. Profile
what you are doing at the present time?
Mr. May: Great Lakes REIT was founded in 1992. We are unique in that we
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