David T. Hamamoto is the Chairman of our Board of Directors. In 1997, Mr. Hamamoto co-founded NorthStar Capital Investment Corp. with W. Edward Scheetz and currently is the Co-Chairman of its Board of Directors and its Co-Chief Executive Officer. Prior to that time, Mr. Hamamoto was a partner, co-head and co-founder of the Real Estate Principal Investment Area at Goldman, Sachs & Co. Additionally, Mr. Hamamoto serves on the boards of NorthStar Capital Investment Corp., NorthStar Realty Finance Corp., Koll Development and MDLinx. Mr. Hamamoto is also the President and Chief Executive Officer of NorthStar Realty Finance Corp., a NYSE-listed commercial real estate company. Mr. Hamamoto received a Bachelor of Science degree from Stanford University and a Master of Business Administration from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania. |