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Matthew Bucksbaum is chairman emeritus of the board of General Growth Properties, Inc. Matthew continues to serve as a director and share his insight and passion for GGP.
In 1954, after managing a retail supermarket business, Mr. Bucksbaum moved into the real estate development field by pioneering the construction of shopping centers. During the past four decades, Bucksbaum has been a principal in the formation of two REITs, as well as the purchase of shopping centers totaling more than $22 billion.
Bucksbaum graduated Cum Laude from the University of Iowa with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Economics and has affiliations with Phi Beta Kappa and Order of Artus. He previously served as chairman of the International Council of Shopping Centers and is currently an ex-officio trustee. He is also a member of the Urban Land Institute and the National Association of Real Estate Investment Trusts.
Bucksbaum is a life trustee and chairman of the Aspen Music Festival and School and is a trustee of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra and Lyric Opera of Chicago. Past associations also include serving as past president of Temple B'nai Jeshurun and the Polk County Mental Health Association, and past director of the Iowa Natural Heritage Foundation, all in Des Moines, Iowa. | 