Presenter

Mark Karlan

President, Strategic Partners Asia, CB Richard Ellis

Mark S. Karlan has 25 years of experience in the commercial real estate investment and management business.  Mr. Karlan joined CB Richard Ellis Investors in February 2006 as an Executive Managing Director and is a member of the firm’s global Executive Committee and various Investment Committees. He is President of the Strategic Partners Asia value added investment fund series and leads the fund’s dedicated investment team with offices in Shanghai, Beijing, Hong Kong, Tokyo and Singapore.Previously, Mr. Karlan was the President, CEO, founder and a member of the board of directors of Imperial Credit Commercial Mortgage Investment Corp., a publicly traded REIT that invested in both commercial real estate and commercial property loans in the U.S. and Europe. He began his career at JMB Realty Corporation where he was a Senior Vice President and partner and led the acquisition of the Cadillac Fairview Company, one of the largest real estate firms in North America. Mr. Karlan has acquired more than 100 commercial properties with a gross asset value exceeding $8 billion on behalf of institutional and other investors.  Mr. Karlan earned MBA, Juris Doctor and Bachelor of Arts degrees from Harvard University with honors, received a John Harvard Scholarship for academic achievement of the highest distinction and was a winner of the Williston contract negotiation competition.

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