Mr. Gold has served as a member of our Board of Directors since August 5, 2011.  Mr. Gold has served as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of BioMed Realty Trust, Inc. since its formation in 2004.  He served as Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer of BioMed's privately-held predecessor, Bernardo Property Advisors, Inc., since August 1998.  Mr. Gold was a co-founder and served as President and a director of Alexandria Real Estate Equities, Inc., a publicly traded REIT specializing in acquiring and managing laboratory properties for lease to the life science industry, from its predecessor's inception in 1994 until he resigned as President in August 1998 and as a director at the end of 1998.  Mr. Gold served as managing partner of Gold Stone Real Estate Finance and Investments, a partnership engaged in the real estate and mortgage business, from 1989 to 1994.  He also served as Assistant Vice President of Commercial Real Estate for Northland Financial Company, a full service commercial property mortgage banker, from 1989 to 1990 and as Real Estate Investment Officer — Commercial Real Estate for John Burnham Company, a regional full service real estate company, from 1985 to 1989.  Mr. Gold received his Bachelor of Science Degree in Business Administration and his Master of Business Administration from San Diego State University.  Mr. Gold is a member of our Board's Audit Committee.