Burland B. East III, CFA - Chief Executive Officer, Portfolio Manager
- 30+ years of experience on Wall Street as a securities analyst
- Previously raised ~$15 billion in capital over three cycles in 142 large-scale real estate transactions
- Dow Jones/Realty Stock Review Outstanding Sell Side Analyst (Honorable Mention) in 1996, 1997, and 1998
- Currently serves on the Leadership Council at USC’s Lusk Center for Real Estate, Ernst & Young’s Audit Committee Network, and Board of Directors for Excel Trust, Inc.; previously served on the Associate Board of Governors for NAREIT
- Has authored ~20,000 pages of research on real estate securities and has spoken at over 250 large real estate industry events in the US, Europe, and Asia
- MBA from Loyola University (Baltimore, MD)
Mr. East is the Chief Executive Officer of American Assets Capital Advisers (AACA). Mr. East has over 30 years of experience on Wall Street as a sell-side securities
analyst and investment banker. While at Wachovia Securities and its predecessor
companies, Mr. East managed numerous teams of securities analysts and
investment bankers and raised approximately $15 billion in capital (mostly equity)
from sophisticated investors globally over three cycles in 142 large-scale real estate
transactions including 26 initial public offerings, 40 follow-on offerings and 19 private
equity transactions, as well as numerous converts, preferred stock and bond
offerings, tenders, mergers, strategic advisory assignments and mezzanine debt
placements.
He currently serves on the Board of Directors of Excel Trust Inc., a NYSE-listed
equity REIT. In such capacity, Mr. East serves on the audit committee, compensation
committee and chairs the nominating and governance committee. Mr. East also
served on the Associate Board of Governors for NAREIT. In addition, he served on
the leadership counsel of the Lusk Center for Real Estate at the University of
Southern California (USC) from 2002 to 2014.
Mr. East has spoken at over 250 large real estate industry events in the United
States, Europe and Asia, and has co-chaired events like NAREIT’s Annual
Convention. Mr. East has been frequently interviewed in the financial press and on
television.
Mr. East was honored by Dow Jones/Realty Stock Review as an Outstanding Sell
Side Analyst, Honorable Mention, in 1996, 1997 and 1998.
Mr. East has lectured at USC Marshal School of Business, Kellogg School at
Northwestern, University of San Diego, and University of Wisconsin. In addition, Mr.
East has authored approximately 20,000 pages of widely distributed research on real
estate securities, including numerous articles for major publications like Barron’s.
Mr. East has an MBA from Loyola College, Baltimore, Maryland and is a Chartered
Financial Analyst (CFA).