George M. Marcus |
George M. Marcus is the founder of Essex Property Trust, Inc. (founded in 1994) and Marcus & Millichap, Inc. (founded in 1971). He is also the founder of InCarda Therapeutics, Inc. Mr. Marcus currently holds the position of Chairman at Essex Portfolio LP, Pacific Property Co., Summerhill Homes LLC, Meridian Property Co., Pacific Urban Residential LLC, and Pacific Urban Investors LLC. He is also a Director at Presidio Trust, UCSF Foundation, Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco, International Orthodox Christian Charities, Inc., and Housing Industry Foundation. Additionally, he is a Member of The Urban Land Institute, The Real Estate Roundtable, and Bay Area Council. Mr. Marcus previously held the position of Director at Mid-Peninsula Bank (Palo Alto, California). He received his undergraduate degree from San Francisco State University in 1965. |
Richard Matricaria |
Richard Matricaria is currently the Chief Operating Officer-Western Division at Marcus & Millichap, Inc. He started this position in 2021. Prior to his current role, Mr. Matricaria obtained an undergraduate degree from The University of Alabama. He also holds an MBA from St. Thomas University (Florida). |
Craig Lewis Thomas |
Craig Lewis Thomas has worked as a First Vice President-Investments at Marcus & Millichap, Inc. since 2017. |
John T. Chang |
John T. Chang is currently working as the SVP-National Director Research & Advisory Services at Marcus & Millichap, Inc. and is also a Member at NAIOP Research Foundation, Inc. He completed his undergraduate degree from Washington State University. |
J.D Parker |
J.D Parker has a current job as EVP & Chief Operating Officer-Eastern Division at Marcus & Millichap, Inc. He completed his undergraduate degree at The Pennsylvania State University. |
Tyler Theobald |
Tyler Theobald is currently working as the Chief Compliance Officer, VP & General Counsel at Marcus & Millichap, Inc. He previously worked as the Chairman-Labor & Employment Section at the California State Bar Association and as an Attorney at Paul Plevin & Sullivan & Connaughton LLP. Mr. Theobald completed his undergraduate degree at the University of California, Davis and his graduate degree at the University of San Diego School of Law. |
Mark Cortell |
Mark Cortell is currently the Chief Legal Officer & Senior Vice President at Marcus & Millichap, Inc. He previously worked as a Senior Accountant at KPMG LLP and as a Member of the California State Bar Association. He received his undergraduate degree from the University of California, Santa Barbara and his graduate degree from Pepperdine University School of Law. |
Andrew Strockis |
Andrew Strockis is currently the Chief Marketing Officer & Senior Vice President at Marcus & Millichap, Inc. He previously worked as the VP, Head-Retail Client & Product Marketing at Charles Schwab & Co., Inc. He completed his undergraduate degree at Santa Clara University. |
Gregory A. LaBerge |
Gregory A. LaBerge is currently the Chief Administrative Officer & Senior VP at Marcus & Millichap, Inc. He previously worked as the National Director at Corporate Mortgage Solutions, Inc. LaBerge completed his undergraduate degree at Northwestern University and holds an MBA from Kelley School of Business. |
Steven F. Degennaro |
Steven F. Degennaro founded Xirrus LLC in 2004, where he worked as Chief Financial Officer from 2011 to 2017. Mr. Degennaro also currently works at Marcus & Millichap, Inc., as Chief Financial Officer & Executive Vice President from 2020 and Marcus & Millichap Real Estate Investment Services, Inc., as Chief Financial Officer & Executive Vice President. Mr. Degennaro also formerly worked at Xircom, Inc., as Chief Financial Officer & Senior Vice President, InTouch Technologies, Inc., as Chief Financial Officer & Executive Vice President from 2018 to 2020, KPMG Peat Marwick LLP, as Principal, and Calix, Inc., as Chief Financial Officer & Vice President-Finance. Mr. Degennaro received his undergraduate degree from the University of San Diego. |
Kurt H. Schwarz |
Kurt H. Schwarz is currently working as the Chief Accounting Officer & Vice President-Finance at Marcus & Millichap, Inc. Previously, he worked at International Lease Finance Corp. as the Chief Accounting Officer, Controller & AVP from 1995 to 2013. He completed his undergraduate degree at California Lutheran University. |
Ken Sayward |
Ken Sayward is currently the Chief Information Officer & Vice President at Marcus & Millichap, Inc. He previously worked as the Director-Global Information Systems at Whirlpool Corp. from 1997 to 2010. He also worked as the Head-Global Business Solutions at Colliers International Group, Inc. from 2010 to 2015. Mr. Sayward received his undergraduate degree from the University of New Haven. |
Janice Y. Coonley |
Janice Y. Coonley is currently the Chief People Officer at Marcus & Millichap, Inc. Prior to her current position, she served as the Executive VP, Chief People & Diversity Officer at Heritage Bank of Commerce (San Jose, California) from 2022 to 2024. |
Hessam Nadji |
Hessam Nadji is currently the President, Chief Executive Officer & Director at Marcus & Millichap, Inc. He is also the Managing Director-Research Services at Marcus & Millichap Real Estate Investment Brokerage Co. Additionally, he is a Trustee & Member at the International Council of Shopping Centers, Inc. and a Member at The Urban Land Institute, NAIOP, Inc., and the National Multifamily Housing Council. Previously, he worked as the Chief Strategy Officer & Senior Vice President at Marcus & Millichap Real Estate Investment Services, Inc. and as the Director-Research & Information Services at Grubb & Ellis Co. He was also a Partner at MMC Technology Ventures. Mr. Nadji completed his undergraduate degree at City University of Seattle. |
Norma J. Lawrence |
Norma J. Lawrence is an Independent Director at Marcus & Millichap, Inc. and a Member at Women Corporate Directors. She was previously an Independent Director at Broadmark Realty Capital, Inc. and a Partner at KPMG LLP from 1979 to 2012. She is also a member of various organizations such as The American Institute of Certified Public Accountants, National Association of Real Estate Investment Trusts, Inc., Pension Real Estate Association, National Council of Real Estate Investment Fiduciaries, California Society of Certified Public Accountants, The Construction Financial Management Association, Women Executives, Organization of Women Executives, and Southern California Development Forum. Ms. Lawrence holds an undergraduate degree and an MBA from the University of California, Los Angeles. |
Collete English Dixon |
Collete English Dixon is currently the Chairman of the Real Estate Department at Heller College of Business, an Independent Director at Marcus & Millichap, Inc., the Executive Director at Roosevelt University, a Director at Community Investment Corp., a Director at The Housing Partnership Equity Trust, the Executive Director at Marshall Bennett Institute of Real Estate, a Trustee at The Urban Land Institute, and the Managing Principal at Libra Investments Group LLC. He previously served as the Chairman of Crew Network Foundation, a Director at Waterton Associates LLC, the Vice President of Transactions at PGIM Real Estate, the President of CREW Network, the President of Commercial Real Estate Executive Women of Chicago, and an Independent Trustee at Broadstone Real Estate Access Fund, Inc. Dixon received his undergraduate degree from the University of Notre Dame and his MBA from Mercer University. |
Nicholas F. McClanahan |
Nicholas F. McClanahan is an Independent Director at Marcus & Millichap, Inc. since 2013. Previously, he worked as a Managing Director at Accretive Advisor, Inc. from 2010 to 2012. He also held the position of Executive Vice President at Merrill Lynch & Co. Canada Ltd. Mr. McClanahan completed his undergraduate degree at Florida Atlantic University and also holds an undergraduate degree from The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania. |
Lauralee E. Martin |
Lauralee E. Martin is currently an Independent Director at Kaiser Aluminum Corp., Marcus & Millichap, Inc., and QuadReal Property Group LP. She previously served as the President, Chief Executive Officer & Director at Healthpeak Properties, Inc. (Old), Chief Executive Officer at Jones Lang LaSalle Americas, Inc., Independent Director at ABM Industries, Inc., Director at Gables Residential Trust, CFO, Director & Vice President at Heller Financial, Inc., Director at KeyCorp, Chief Financial Officer & Executive Vice President at Jones Lang LaSalle, Inc., Financial Analyst at General Electric Capital Corp., Trustee at International Council of Shopping Centers, Inc., and Trustee at The Urban Land Institute. Ms. Martin holds an undergraduate degree from Oregon State University and an MBA from the University of Connecticut. |
George T. Shaheen |
George T. Shaheen is currently the Lead Independent Director at Green Dot Corp., the Independent Director at Marcus & Millichap, Inc., the Director at [24]7.ai, Inc., the Independent Director at NetApp, Inc., and the Director at PRA International LLC. Previously, he served as the Chief Executive Officer & Director at Siebel Systems, Inc., the Chairman & Chief Executive Officer at The Webvan Group, Inc., the Chief Executive Officer & Global Managing Partner at Accenture LLP, the Chairman & Chief Executive Officer at Entity Labs, and the Director at Network Appliance, Inc. He also held positions as the Independent Director at Korn Ferry, the Director at Voxify, Inc., and various other director roles at companies such as PRA Health Sciences, Inc., NewScale, Inc., Theranos, Inc., think3, Inc., and Univita Health, Inc. Additionally, he served as an Advisor at Genstar Capital Management LLC and a Trustee at Bradley University. He was also involved in various governance roles at organizations including Bradley University, Forum Mondial de L'Economie, and The World Economic Forum USA, Inc. Mr. Shaheen holds an undergraduate degree and an MBA from Bradley University. |