Richard Gilchrist

The California Public Employees' Retirement System (CalPERS) is a state-owned pension fund management firm headquartered in Sacramento, California. Founded in 1932, the firm has long been at the forefront of shareholder activism in the US. CalPERS provides retirement and health benefit services to private individuals and employers, specifically active, inactive and retired employees of California state and local public agencies. They routinely put pressure on companies to achieve better corporate performance corporate governance.

Nationwide Health Properties LLC provides investment strategy with a well diversified portfolio. It invests in senior housing facilities, long-term care facilities and medical office buildings throughout the United States. The company generally acquires real estate and then leases the assets under long-term triple-net master leases to senior housing and long-term care operators and various types of leases to multiple tenants in the case of medical office buildings. The company was founded in 1985 and is headquartered in Louisville, KY.

Trailmark, Inc. provides placement agent services for private equity fund managers and also assortment services. It offers business development, due diligence, structuring terms, preparing marketing and due diligence materials, developing and implementing a customized marketing program, and handling ongoing investor relations. The company was founded by Christopher J. Caputo and Bruce Alan Williamson in June 1995 and is headquartered in Atlanta, GA.

The Irvine Co. LLC provides real estate services to residential and commercial customers. It provides housing, job and retail centers, schools, recreation, trails, parks, greenbelts and permanently preserved open spaces. The company was founded in 1864 and is headquartered in Newport Beach, CA.

TIER REIT, Inc. is self-managed, real estate investment trust, which focuses on owning commercial office properties in dynamic markets. Its investment efforts are concentrated in growth markets of Austin, Dallas, Houston, Charlotte, Nashville, Atlanta, and Denver. The company was founded in June 2002 and is headquartered in Dallas, TX.

MPG Office Trust, Inc. is a real estate investment trust, which owns, manages leases, acquires, and develops real estate. It provides property management, marketing, leasing, acquisitions, development and financing services. The company focuses on owning and operating office properties in the Southern California market. It was formerly known as Maguire Properties, Inc. The company was founded in 2002 and is headquartered in Los Angeles, CA.

BioMed Realty LP owns, acquires, develops, redevelops, leases, manages laboratory and office space. The company was founded on April 30, 2004 and is headquartered in San Diego, CA.

Cole Credit Property Trust II, Inc. acquires and operates commercial real estate primarily consisting of freestanding, single-tenant, retail properties net leased to investment grade and other creditworthy tenants located throughout the United States. It also invests in multi-tenant retail power centers and single tenant office and industrial properties under long-term net leases to investment grade and other creditworthy tenants. The company was founded on September 29, 2004 and is headquartered in Phoenix, AZ.