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Michael J. -Schlesinger

Michael J. Schlesinger

Vice President, Asset Management

Michael Schlesinger serves as Hackman Capital's Vice President, Asset Management and manages the firm's properties in California, South Carolina, Texas and Washington. He offers a broad background in real estate management and financial analysis, as well as a wealth of experience overseeing broker, property management and investor relationships.

Michael spent five years at Millennium Realty Investors, where he was responsible for the acquisition and asset management of their $72 million industrial and multifamily portfolio. Michael supervised more than 20 assets across the country, overseeing all third-party and in-house management functions: financial analysis and budget management, leasing and marketing, renovation and property management, property and income tax analysis, as well as the disposition of assets.

Prior to his position at Millennium Realty Investors, Michael worked at Cushman & Wakefield as an Investment Sales Broker concentrating on the disposition of multifamily assets with a total value of $130 million. He also spent several years as the Finance and Asset Manager of the Morgan Stanley Real Estate Funds (MSREF) in Los Angeles, where he managed MSREF's West Coast investments through its operating partner relationships.

Michael began his career in the Business Assurance (Audit) Group at Coopers & Lybrand (now Pricewaterhouse Coopers). Michael spent almost five years with C&L and left as a Manager with a client roster including real estate advisors, hedge funds and mutual funds. Michael also spearheaded firm-wide projects including the development of a national training program taken by all new associates.

Michael is a Certified Public Accountant (inactive) and earned a B.A. in Business Economics from the University of California, Santa Barbara.

 

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Michael Hackman

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Beth Berke

Chief Operating Officer

Scott Poland

Chief Financial Officer

Steven Hall

Executive Vice President and Head of Asset Management Group

Theresa Jones

Executive Vice President

David Smith

Executive Vice President

Fong Ly

Vice President of Acquisitions

Hong Ho

Vice President of Asset Management

Mike Racine

Director of Asset Management