J. DAVID MARTIN, Chairman, founded The Martin Group and has served as its Chairman since 1984. From 1979-1981, he was the Regional Real Estate Center Manager for Union Bank, and from 1981-1984, a partner at CPS, a real estate development and brokerage firm. From 1995-2000, Mr. Martin also served as the Chief Executive Officer and Director of Burnham Pacific Properties, a real estate investment trust listed on the New York Stock Exchange. Mr. Martin served as Chief Executive Officer and Director of the International Board of the Young Presidents’ Organization from 2001-2008. He is also a member of the Urban Land Institute. Mr. Martin has also served as a Board Member of the University of California Berkeley Center for Real Estate Policy Advisory Board and as a Trustee of Golden Gate University.

Credentials: Mr. Martin received his B.S. from the University of North Alabama, his graduate work at Golden Gate University and recently completed the Presidents’ Program on Leadership at Harvard University Graduate School of Business.