Financial Services >> CEO Interviews >> July 2, 2001
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
an overview of the company?
Mr. May: Great Lakes REIT is probably one of the more unique companies
in the industry in
