Los Angeles Creative Office

A. Robert Paratte was appointed Executive Vice President, Chief Leasing Officer and Senior Advisor to the Chairman in December 2022 and is responsible for the company’s leasing and business development activities across the company. He served as Executive Vice President of Leasing and Business Development from January 2014 to November 2022. Mr. Paratte pursues new build-to-suit opportunities, cultivates, and expands the company’s roster of key tenant relationships, focuses on corporate marketing and branding, and assists in the professional development of all leasing personnel. Mr. Paratte has been instrumental in securing some of the largest lease transactions in the company’s development projects. Across a two-decade-plus career in commercial real estate, Mr. Paratte has held leadership roles in various disciplines, including leasing, property acquisitions, development, and property management. He joined Kilroy Realty after seven years at Tishman Speyer, where he was managing director for global leasing and business development and was responsible for maintaining and building relationships with corporate real estate executives across the country and around the world. Before Tishman Speyer, Mr. Paratte was a partner at San Francisco–based William Wilson and Associates. Mr. Paratte was named the San Francisco Business Times Deal Maker of the Year in 2002. He received a Bachelor of Science degree in Environmental Planning from the University of California, Davis, and an MBA from the University of San Francisco. He is a licensed California Real Estate Broker and a member of the Urban Land Institute.

Mark Steffler was named Chief Financial Officer (CFO) of Legend in 2014, tasked with managing the financial strategy of 500+ employees across their Los Angeles and Toronto locations. Steffler is committed to maximizing long-term shareholder value, ensuring a balanced portfolio of growth initiatives, and maintaining the highest level of integrity that Legend is known for. Prior to Legend, Steffler was VP Finance for Northwater Capital Management. During his time with Northwater Capital, Steffler gained his extensive experience in financial planning and analysis, profit- and-loss leadership, and mergers and acquisition. Steffler holds an Honors Business Administrations degree in Accounting from the University of Windsor and is CPA, CA certified.

As founder of Studio One Eleven, Alan Pullman, AIA, leads design teams on mixed-use, urban infill and adaptive reuse projects. With over 20 years of experience in architecture and urban design, he has led project teams on a number of award-winning developments and is committed enhancing communities through incremental urbanism – the development of modest projects that emphasize placemaking. Pullman is a registered architect in California and an active member of the American Institute of Architects and the Urban Land Institute, where he serves on the Inner-City Council. He is also a board member for the Long Beach Conservation Corps and a partner in East Village Partners, a community focused infill developer. Pullman received his Bachelor of Architecture degree from Syracuse University.

Mr. Miller joined Tishman Speyer in 2003, and is currently responsible for the firm’s activities in the Southern California region. In this role, he oversees the acquisition, disposition, development and operations of the Southern California portfolio. Mr. Miller was previously responsible for real estate activities in the western region of the United States and was a member of the Management, Investment and Compensation Committees from 2003 to 2014. Prior to joining Tishman Speyer, he spent over 30 years in the real estate industry, including 14 years as a partner with Lincoln Property Company and five years with Maguire Partners in Los Angeles, overseeing the firm’s finance and leasing activities. Mr. Miller graduated with a BS from the University of Southern California.

Mr. David Saeta serves as a Senior Vice President of IDS Real Estate Group. Mr. Saeta joined IDS in 1992. Mr. Saeta is responsible for development, leasing, construction management and property management for a portfolio of office, industrial and retail properties. Prior to joining IDS, Mr. Saeta was a marketing director with Trammell Crow Company. Active in civic affairs, Mr. Saeta is the former Chairman of the Pasadena Gold Line Construction Authority, and former Mayor of South Pasadena. Mr. Saeta also serves on the BOMA Board of Directors. Mr. Saeta graduated from Stanford University and earned his MBA from the University of California, Los Angeles Graduate School of Management.

During his 30 years with CBRE, Jeff Pion has provided his clients with leading-edge real estate services completing over 2,000 sale and lease transactions valued at over $8 billion on nearly 60 million square feet of real estate. His mission is simple: to enable his clients – owners, occupiers, investors and developers – to make the best real estate decisions possible by providing strategic consulting and transaction services that:  Enhance Value  Reduce Costs  Manage Risk With a diverse background in real estate development, investment, financing and construction, Jeff brings a unique perspective to the brokerage business and the ability to customize solutions for each client’s specific needs. His commitment to his clients, his diverse background and skill set, his attention to detail and his passion for the real estate business have earned him long-term relationships with leaders in the development and investment communities as well as tenants in the entertainment, technology, financial, professional services, healthcare, legal and non-profit industries. SIGNIFICANT ASSIGNMENTS During Jeff’s career with CBRE, he has been involved with several major property representations and transactions. Among the prominent ones:  Warner Center 2,800,000 SF  The BLOC 1,600,000 SF  Pacific Design Center 1,100,000 SF  1900/1901 Avenue of the Stars 1,000,000 SF  The Reef 793,000 SF  Hercules Campus 700,000 SF  Wateridge 600,000 SF  Culver Studios 500,000 SF  5900 Wilshire Boulevard 500,000 SF  Marina Business Center 427,000 SF  Westside Towers 404,000 SF  8383 Wilshire Boulevard 400,000 SF  10000 Washington Boulevard 398,000 SF  10877 Wilshire Boulevard 358,000 SF  12100 Wilshire at Bundy 344,000 SF  Element LA – Bundy & Olympic 287,000 SF  Century Park Plaza 265,000 SF  Olympic Boulevard 238,000 SF  Aboretum Gateway 201,000 SF  Fox Hills Investment Co. 150,000 SF  TBWA/Chiat Day 140,000 SF  Aboretum Courtyard 130,000 SF PROFESSIONAL/NON-PROFIT AFFLIATIONS  Board Member, UCLA Medical Center  Board of Directors, Gelson’s  Founder, Los Angeles Broker Challenge. One of the most popular charity events in Los Angeles for the commercial real estate industry, which has raised over $1,500,000 since inception in 1986.  Board of Directors, Westside Family YMCA  School Founder – Pignon, Haiti  CBRE 401(k) Advisory Committee  Former Board Member, CBRE Inc  Former Board Member, Century/Lift  Former Board Member, Westside Urban Forum  Former Board Member, Crestwood Hills Association  Former Board Member, Family Service of Santa Monica JEFF PION Vice Chairman Commercial Properties Beverly Hills, California T 310.550.2537 jeff.pion@cbre.com CLIENTS REPRESENTED  Anonymous Content  Berkshire Hathaway Home Services  Blur Studios  Century Housing  Demand Media  Ernst & Young  Equinox Fitness  Goldman Sachs  Google  Ground Zero  HBO  Investment Technology Group  JP Morgan Chase  Kite Pharma  KPMG LLP  Lifeline Homecare  Los Angeles Clippers  Los Angeles Times  McDermott, Will & Emery  Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios Inc  Microsoft Corporation  RealD  San Diego Union Tribune  Softimage  Sony Pictures  State of California  Steelcase  Tribune Publishing  Universal Music Group  University of California  Virgin Entertainment  YouTube  Former Board Member, Pacific Palisades Park Advisory Committee ACHIEVEMENTS: Jeff’s CBRE career has included many notable accomplishments. He has been the #1 brokerage producer in the Beverly Hills/Century City office for fifteen of the past twenty years and the years that he wasn’t number one, he was #2. 2015 marked his 21st consecutive year as a member of the Colbert Coldwell Circle (the top three percent of the company professionals). He is CBRE’s youngest winner ever of the company’s William H. McCarthy award for professionalism, integrity and loyalty and is a past recipient of the Los Angeles Business Journal’s Broker of the Year award. He was chosen out of 40,000 employees to serve on the Board of Directors of CBRE following its acquisition of Insignia/ESG and subsequent public offering. EDUCATION: Mr. Pion graduated from Punahou School in Honolulu, Hawaii before graduating with honors from the University of California, Santa Barbara, obtaining his degree in Economics. He lives in Pacific Palisades with his wife, Suzy, three sons and their dog, Hobie.

John is the Operating Partner of the Century City office of Allen Matkins, immediate past Chair of the firm's Real Estate Department and one of the top attorneys in California with respect to real estate acquisitions and dispositions, leasing, and asset management. John represents his clients in actively buying, financing, developing, leasing and selling office centers, shopping centers, mixed use projects, hotels and multi-family projects throughout the United States. He also has extensive experience in representing owners, operators, and partners in all types of development, construction, management and operating agreements. John represented the buyer in the largest commercial office transactions in Los Angeles for each of calendar years 2012-2014. He also represented Tishman Speyer Properties in the acquisition and development of commercial office property at Playa Vista, California, Raytheon Company in its $9.5 billion acquisition of Hughes Aircraft Company, a transaction involving 20 million square feet of space in 30 states, Lubert-Adler in the repositioning of over 200 Mervyn's throughout the western United States, and Extended Stay America as west coast counsel in facilitating their national rollout of extended-stay hotels. John represents numerous clients in the development, management, and disposition of assets throughout the western United States. He also represents owners and developers in the acquisition and development of, and the redevelopment of office buildings into, residential buildings.

In his native Australia, Mr. Herscu earned a degree in Economics and Accounting at Monash University, Melbourne. After immigrating to the United States, he spent several years working in mergers and acquisitions for Shearson Lehman Brothers in New York City.  Eventually, Mr. Herscu decided to put his entrepreneurial passion into play, forming HQ Entertainment. Within a few short years, the company had turned into the largest vending company in the West Coast, owning and operating 20,000 vending machines throughout regional malls and shopping centers, including children’s rides, candy and soda machines, ATMs, and pay phones. Honing in further on opportunities in the shopping center arena, Mr. Herscu established a Christmas and Easter holiday photo company, with sales exceeding $30 million. Capitalizing on a growing consumer demand for gift cards, he built what would become the largest independent shopping mall gift card company in the U.S., with sales exceeding $300 million. Notably, he also established the largest double-decker carousel company in U.S. during this time, with over 2 million annual riders.  In 2012, Mr. Herscu embarked on an ambitious initiative to acquire office buildings in strong sub-markets throughout West Los Angeles, with the intent of leading the Creative Office niche. In less than 3 years, his firm has acquired 12 buildings. Since being acquired, the properties have been utterly transformed, serving the needs of top technology, entertainment, and new media firms in Los Angeles such as WPP, Warner Brothers, Scopely, HSI Productions, Lunchbox, and more. Flanked by a strong design team, Mr. Herscu’s adaptive reuse of these properties has shaped creative office space that is as inspiring as it is beautiful. Here, companies can forge their brand and let ideas collide and come to fruition.   Finally, Mr. Herscu is active in the startup community as an angel investor and also owns the fine Italian dining restaurant, Toscanova, found at The Commons in Calabasas and at Westfield Century City Mall.

Tim leads on change management for Lendlease in the Americas. He is a senior workplace strategy, change management and communications professional with over twenty-five years’ experience of working with clients in both the public and private sectors in the UK, across Europe and in the US. Tim relocated from the UK in 2015. After graduation, he started his career at Boots the Chemists in Nottingham, England, where he spent ten years in workplace and change management, latterly implementing the award-winning ‘D90 Project’. Subsequently he was a consultant with DEGW, Turner & Townsend and Johnson Controls, all based in London. Prior to Lendlease he was Head of Workplace Consulting, EMEA region for CBRE. His most recent focus has been providing consultancy and delivery support around organizational transformation programs driven by property strategies, rationalization and agile working. Tim was identified on the UK government external resources framework as an expert in the High Performing Property initiative. He is co-author of Working Without Walls and contributing author to The Distributed Workplace. He is a founding (Council) member of the Workplace Change Organization. His client list includes many public-sector organisations, central and local government bodies and household names in the private sector.

Clay Pendergrast is Senior Vice President and is Director of Interiors for the Los Angeles office of HOK. As Director of Interiors for Los Angeles, Clay is responsible for the design efforts of the Interiors Group in designing innovative projects both locally and internationally for the legal, corporate, entertainment, financial, healthcare, education, and science & technology markets. His projects include The Pritzker Group’s Los Angeles Headquarters, BeachBody Headquarters, LinkedIn Carpinteria, Lendlease “Nextplace”, Avery Dennison Headquarters, Cedars-Sinai Advanced Health Sciences Pavilion, Herbalife International, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology, AOL, Disney, FOX Interactive Media, and Katten Muchin. Clay received a Bachelor of Science from the University of Virginia and is a registered Architect in the State of Tennessee, as well as a LEED Accredited Professional.

Daniel Neman began his real estate career managing the renovation of apartment and office buildings in Downtown Los Angeles. He then worked for Clark Construction in Washington, D.C. where he managed the construction of over 1-million square feet of office and laboratory space. After Clark, he moved back to his home-town of Los Angeles, where he worked for Legend Real Estate Management as a property and asset manager. Daniel graduated from Emory University with a Bachelor of Business Administration from the Goizueta Business School and a focus in Environmental Studies. Later, he received his Master’s in Real Estate Development from the Sol Price School of Public Policy at the University of Southern California. Daniel is currently a Principal at RYDA, and oversees development and construction for the company.

Jon has been with Humanscale since 1996, and has enjoyed being a part of Humanscale’s progression to an industry leader in people, productivity and workstation functionality. In his 20 years with Humanscale, Jon has served as Canadian Sales Director and North American Director of A&D. Jon is currently the Director of Workplace Strategy, a role that has him deeply involved in the design industry to better understand industry trends, salient conversations and inspiring stories. Jon’s role is to work harder to ensure that the Humanscale brand remains top of mind and relevant. Jon has had articles published in Contract magazine, Loft Life and Design at Work. A LEED Accredited Professional since 2007, Jon is passionate about understanding the role Humanscale can play in the Net Positive Movement, where we don’t just take less from the environment, but rather create healthy and restorative places to work and live. Jon has been a speaker at a number of conferences, most recently the Central Pennsylvania GreenCon and the Delaware Valley Green Council Sustainability Symposium.

John Zanetos is a Executive Vice President in the Los Angeles office of CBRE. The world’s largest real estate services firm. John’s track record with tenants and landlords has enabled him to complete a multitude of complex transactions across the United States. Major transactions have included lease acquisitions and space dispositions for Fortune 500 Companies, multi-market relocations, strategic development, advance lease renewals and occupancy cost reduction strategies. John’s primary focus is representing firms with operations in Southern California, devising creative real estate solutions and providing advice during transaction negotiations. John has received numerous CBRE recognition awards. In 2016, John successfully completed the two largest lease transactions in Greater Los Angeles including a 250,000 RSF lease with Warner Music Group and a 240,000 RSF lease with City National Bank. In addition to representing clients within the acquisition and disposition of their lease space, John advises some of the largest institutional investors of real estate on the marketing and leasing of their assets.