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Bob has been continuously employed by us or our predecessor companies since October 1999, including as our senior vice president since October 1999 and our chief investment officer since October 2003. Mr. Blanz is responsible for the firm's investment activities including equity, debt and structured finance investments. Mr. Blanz also manages our premanent debt financing strategies including mortgage financings and CDO structuring. Mr. Blanz's responsibilities also include credit, transaction underwriting and asset management. Mr. Blanz is also a member of investment committee. From 1997 until 1999, Mr. Blanz was a director in the real estate structured finance department at Standard and Poor's. Before moving to Standard & Poor's, he was vice president in the real estate principal transactions group at Dean Witter. Mr. Blanz received an MBA from Columbia University in 1996 and a BS from the State University of New York in 1980. He is also a certified public accountant. | 