DAVID A. HILLIARD, Partner, joined The Martin Group in 2004. Prior to The Martin Group, David co-founded Symphony Development in 1991, developing quality townhomes, single family residences and retail properties.

In May of 1988, Mr. Hilliard founded Hilliard Properties, an institutional real estate and bank advisory firm. The Company, predecessor to Symphony Development, provided development assistance for corporate real estate assets to provide construction lenders with independent unbiased real estate banking advice.

Between 1981 and 1988, Mr. Hilliard was employed by Security Pacific National Bank. He served as First Vice President and Regional Manager in the Real Estate Industries Group. His office, based in the Los Angeles Headquarters, provided over $1 billion in loans and letters of credit for commercial and residential developers.

Mr. Hilliard began his career at Manufacturers Bank as a summer intern. After graduate school in 1976, he joined Manufacturers Bank on a full time basis where he was an Assistant Vice President in the bank’s commercial construction group.

Credentials: Mr. Hilliard received a Masters of Management degree in 1975 from the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University where he specialized in Business Policy and Finance. He also graduated in 1973 from Carnegie Mellon University, where he received a Bachelors degree in Economics. Mr. Hilliard is an Associate Member of the Urban Land Institute.