BOARD OF DIRECTORS
W. Blake Baird
Chairman & Chief Executive Officer
Prior to co-founding Terreno Realty Corporation, Blake was President and a Director of AMB Property Corporation and Chairman of its Investment Committee. AMB, now Prologis, Inc. (NYSE:PLD) was a leading global developer, owner and operator of industrial real estate with more than 1100 buildings containing over 125 msf and an equity market capitalization of over $5 billion. Blake led a significant transformation of AMB, exiting the shopping center business to focus on industrial properties near major airports and seaports, internalizing property operations, expanding into 12 countries and building an in-house development function.
Blake joined AMB in January 1999 as Chief Investment Officer, was named President in January 2000 and was elected to the Board in 2001.
Prior to joining AMB, Blake was a Managing Director of Morgan Stanley & Co., most recently as head of Real Estate Investment Banking for the western United States. Blake spent 15 years at Morgan Stanley and Dean Witter, the last 11 focusing on real estate.
Blake holds a BS degree in Economics (magna cum laude) from the Wharton School and a BA degree in History (magna cum laude) from the College of Arts and Sciences at the University of Pennsylvania. He also holds a MBA degree from New York University.
Blake is a Director of Alexander & Baldwin, Inc. (NYSE:ALEX), a Honolulu-headquartered ocean transportation, real estate and agribusiness company. He is a member of Young Presidents’ Organization and a former member of the Board of Governors of the National Association of Real Estate Investment Trusts.
Michael A. Coke
President & Chief Financial Officer, Director
Before co-founding Terreno Realty Corporation, Mike was Chief Financial Officer and Executive Vice President of AMB Property Corporation, now Prologis, Inc. (NYSE:PLD). He was a member of the Investment Committee at AMB and was responsible for capital markets, accounting, tax, information systems, dispositions, valuations, risk management and financial planning groups totaling more than 130 officers and associates in five countries.
Mike also served as President and CEO of IAT Aviation Facilities, Inc., a listed Canadian Income Trust from October 2005 to May 2007.
From July 1990 to August 1997, Mike was an auditor with Arthur Andersen LLP where he focused on real estate companies.
Mike holds a BA in Business Administration and Accounting from California State University at Hayward and is a former Certified Public Accountant.
Mike is a Director and Chairman of the Audit Committee of DuPont Fabros Technology, Inc. (NYSE: DFT), a leading owner, developer, operator and manager of wholesale data centers headquartered in Washington, D.C.
LeRoy E. Carlson
Independent Director
Mr. Carlson has been a principal of NNC Apartment Ventures, LLC, a well established firm specializing in the long-term investment in multi-family assets on the West Coast, since 1999. Mr. Carlson formerly served as executive vice president, chief operating officer, chief financial officer and board member of BRE Properties, Inc. BRE. is a large multi-family NYSE–listed real estate investment trust based in San Francisco, California. In his role as chief operating officer, Mr. Carlson oversaw the company’s capital market activities, asset management and development and played a key role in two company mergers with an aggregate value of two billion dollars. Mr. Carlson retired from BRE in October 2002. Prior to joining BRE Properties, Inc., Mr. Carlson served as vice president, chief financial officer and as a director of Real Estate Investment Trust of California from 1990 to March 1996. He was a partner and chief financial officer of William Walters Company, a southern California based asset management company and investor, from 1976 to 1990. Mr. Carlson is a Certified Public Accountant in California. He is a graduate of the University of Southern California where he serves as a member of the board at the Lusk Center for Real Estate.
Peter J. Merlone
Independent Director
Mr. Merlone is a founder, co-owner and co-managing partner of the general partner entities of Merlone Geier Partners, or MGP, a private real estate investment firm focused on the acquisition, development and redevelopment of retail and mixed-use properties in California and other western states, and Merlone Geier Management, or MGM, which provides all management, leasing and construction services for all MGP and M&H funds. Mr. Merlone is also a founder, co-owner and president of the general partner entities of M&H Realty Partners, or M&H, the predecessor to MGP, and was a founder and president of M&H Property Management, or MHPM, the predecessor to MGM. From 1986 to 1993, prior to the formation of the first M&H fund, Mr. Merlone was the founder and owner of The Merlone Company, MHPM’s predecessor. Mr. Merlone’s primary responsibilities are to formulate and oversee the strategy, financial and operating affairs of MGP and the activities of MGM. Since 1993, Mr. Merlone has overseen nine institutional limited partnerships with aggregate equity capital commitments of $1.6 billion which have acquired approximately 70 operating properties aggregating more than 11 msf of retail improvements, and land developments totaling 1,500 acres. Mr. Merlone graduated from UCLA in 1979, simultaneously earning an undergraduate degree in economics, summa cum laude, and a master’s degree in education; he was also elected to Phi Beta Kappa. Mr. Merlone is a member of the International Council of Shopping Centers and is a licensed real estate broker.
Douglas M. Pasquale
Lead Independent Director
Mr. Pasquale has served as Senior Advisor to the Chief Executive Officer and a Director of Ventas, Inc., (NYSE: VTR ) since the acquisition of Nationwide Health Properties, Inc (formerly NYSE: NHP) in July 2011. NHP was a publicly traded real estate investment trust, investing in seniors housing, long-term care facilities and medical office buildings throughout the United States. From 2009 until July 2011, Mr. Pasquale served as the Chairman of the Board, CEO and President of NHP, President and Chief Executive Officer from 2004 to 2009 and Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of NHP from 2003 to 2004. Mr. Pasquale was a Director of NHP from 2003 to 2011. Mr. Pasquale served as the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of ARV Assisted Living, an operator of assisted living facilities, from December 1999 to September 2003. From April 2003 to September 2003, Mr. Pasquale concurrently served as President and Chief Executive Officer of Atria Senior Living Group. From March 1999 to December 1999, Mr. Pasquale served as the President and Chief Executive Officer at ARV, and as the President and Chief Operating Officer at ARV from June 1998 to March 1999. Previously, Mr. Pasquale served as President and Chief Executive Officer of Richfield Hospitality Services, Inc. and Regal Hotels International — North America, a hotel ownership and management company from 1996 to 1998, and as its Chief Financial Officer from 1994 to 1996. Mr. Pasquale is a Director of Alexander & Baldwin, Inc. (NYSE: ALEX), a Honolulu-headquartered ocean transportation, real estate and agribusiness company, Ventas, Inc. (NYSE: VTR), a Chicago based S&P 500 healthcare real estate investment trust, Sunstone Hotel Investors, Inc. (NYSE: SHO), a lodging REIT, and a member of the Board of Trustees of the Newport Harbor Nautical Museum. Mr. Pasquale received his B.S. in Accounting, summa cum laude, and his MBA from the University of Colorado.
Dennis Polk
Independent Director
Mr. Polk joined SYNNEX Corporation (NYSE: SNX) in 2002 as senior vice president of corporate finance and chief financial officer. In July 2006, he was promoted to his current position of chief operating officer. SYNNEX is a business process services company, including the distribution of information technology products, manufacturing and logistics services and business process outsourcing. Prior to SYNNEX, Mr. Polk held senior executive positions in finance and operations at DoveBid, Inc. and Savoir Technology Group. Prior to Savoir, Mr. Polk was an audit manager for Grant Thornton LLP. A graduate of Santa Clara University, Mr. Polk received his bachelor’s degree in accounting and is a Certified Public Accountant.