The Future of Century City

Since joining Crescent Heights® in 2004, Roman Speron has expertly led the transformation of the company into one of the nation’s leading real estate brands, setting a new standard for quality and attention to detail across a growing portfolio. Roman has played an invaluable role in the launch, asset management and disposition of several Crescent Heights® properties across the country including high-profile projects in Chicago, Dallas, Boston, Atlanta, Tampa, Tokyo, Los Angeles and San Francisco. As a Vice President, Roman collaborates with Crescent Heights® team regarding financial strategy, processes and implementation as he oversees the day-to-day development, operations and management for the West Coast. Roman’s latest projects include NEMA, a meticulously-appointed award-winning residential rental community located in the heart of San Francisco's Mid-Market neighborhood; Jasper, a visionary new rental development in Rincon Hill revered for its clean intersection of technology and design; and Ten Thousand, a highly-anticipated 40-story luxury high-rise residential tower redefining both the Beverly Hills and Century City skyline in Los Angeles. Stepping into his imaginative role at Crescent Heights®, Roman initially honed his streamlined approach to development and asset management in public accounting. He received a Bachelor of Science degree in accounting from Butler University, where he also served as all-conference captain of the football team. Currently, Roman serves as a Board Member for the San Francisco Wholesale Produce Market.

Bill Christopher, founder and Principal of Urban Concepts, has also served as a member and Past President of the Board of Neighborhood Commissioners for the City of Los Angeles. Through his past experience as a member of the City Planning Commission and Chair of the Board of Zoning Appeals for the City of Los Angeles, along with his years of working with local jurisdictions and neighborhood associations, Bill is a nationally recognized expert in working with public agencies and private interests on planning and land use related matters. His 40 years of hands-on experience in the field of commercial architecture, combined with his broad knowledge of community issues, provides Mr. Christopher with a unique background in the regulation, design, construction and maintenance of the built environment. O Public Service Mr. Christopher served as a member and Past President of the seven member Board of Neighborhood Commissioners, charged with certifying local Neighborhood Councils throughout Los Angeles. In the past, he has also served as a member of the City Planning Commission; Chair of the City’s Board of Zoning Appeals; a member of the Citizen's Advisory Committee for the Study of the Center's Concept; and as Coordinator of the "NoEl onWilshire" Coalition. He is aPastPresident of theWestsideCivicFederation, Past President of the Wilshire Galleria Homeowners Assoc., and a past Vice President of the Miracle Mile Residential Assoc. O Citizen Participation Recently, Mr. Christopher has focused on the issue of citizen participation in local government inLosAngeles. To foster greater participation in the discussion of future communities, Mr. Christopher was instrumental in forming and directing the Citywide Alliance of Neighborhood Councils, involving over 100 groups organizing local neighborhood councils across the city. Previously, he founded PLAN/LA, People for Livable and Active Neighborhoods in Los Angeles. Through PLAN/LA, Mr. Christopher wasinstrumental in the adoption of a Comprehensive HousingAffordabilityStrategy (CHAS) for the City as well as GuidingPrincipals for Planning. Mr. Christopher also served on the Housing Task Force for the LA 2000 Partnership. O Architecture and Planning Mr. Christopher, Lead Principal for Urban Concepts, is experienced in the coordination and management of large-scale commercial development projects. His range of experience includes major planning, new construction and renovation undertakings. Prior to founding Urban Concepts, Mr. Christopher, practiced architecture and planning with AHT Architects in Santa Monica; John Carl Warnecke & Associates' Los Angeles office; and with the Los Angeles and Chicago offices of Skidmore, Owings & Merrill. He has directed and participated in a number of recognized projects around the world. Among his efforts in SouthernCaliforniaaretheNikkoHotel at Beverly Hills; Fluor Properties Masterplan and the subsequent Park Place Masterplan in Irvine; the proposed 32 story mixed-use Sunshine Pacific Centre for Little Tokyo; the Westwood Atrium in Westwood; the masterplan for the KCET television studios in Hollywood; the Laemmle PasadenaPlayhouse 7 cimema; the Empress Pavilion Restaurant in Chinatown; the renovation of the Candy Cane Inn in Anaheim; the renovation and expansion of the Harman International Business Campus in Northridge; the Neiman-Marcus store inSan Diego and First Federal Square inSanta Monica. He is presently coordinating the proposed expansion of the master plan for 20th Century Fox Studios in Century City. In other areas of the world, Mr. Christopher has been heavily involved in the design and construction of the Thomas and Mack Special Events Pavilion at the University of Nevada Las Vegas; the Montgomery-Washington Tower in San Francisco; the Kun Lum Hotel in Bejing, China; a Specific Plan for the Expansion of Cal Expo in Sacramento; the Warner-Amex Dallas television studio facilities; the Hyatt Regency Jeddah, Saudia Arabia; a design for the Central Bank of Iran; the Banco Di Occidente in Guatemala City; a design for the headquarters of Grupo Industrial Alpha in Monterrey, Mexico; and the Hyatt Bumi inSurabaya, Indonesia.

Mr. Behzad was named California Rehabilitation Institute’s first CEO, in March 2015, to lead the unique three-way partnership among Select Medical, Cedars-Sinai and UCLA Health System - the largest physical medicine and rehabilitation hospital in Los Angeles and the West Coast. In this role, he oversees the direction, strategy and operations for the hospital. He joined the California Rehabilitation Institute management team with more than 20 years of healthcare leadership experience, and a strong commitment to patient safety, quality, service and excellence. Mr. Behzad began his career with the international accounting firm of PricewaterhouseCoopers and later joined Tenet Healthcare, where he served for 10 years. Subsequently, he worked on large-scale not-for-profit health system mergers and acquisitions in Northern California and the Baltimore/Washington, DC, area. Most recently he served as Administrator for Johns Hopkins Medicine’s Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation service line (PM&R), where he provided strategic oversight and day-to-day management for PM&R’s medical practice, hospital operations and ambulatory services. Mr. Behzad is a certified public accountant, a certified information systems auditor, and a fellow of the American College of Healthcare Executives. He received his MBA in strategic management from the Johns Hopkins University Carey Business School, and he has completed several executive education programs at Harvard Business School, Stanford Graduate School of Business and the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania. Mr. Behzad is the current chair for the Administrative Directors Council of the Association of Academic Physiatrists.

Garrett Ushiyama is a partner in the Assurance Practice of CohnReznick’s Los Angeles office. He is also a member of the Firm’s Renewable Energy Industry and Commercial Real Estate Industry Practices. Garrett has more than 25 years of experience providing audit and advisory services to public and privately-held companies across a broad range of industries with domestic and international operations. Garrett’s industry experience includes renewable energy, commercial and residential real estate, hospitality, REITs, construction, IP/technology/software, manufacturing and distribution, e-commerce, and not-for-profit. He has extensive experience with reporting under IFRS (primarily UK IFRS). In addition, Garrett has served in interim controller and in CFO roles for several companies and has experience providing advisory services for mergers and acquisitions, financial due diligence, litigation support, financial restructurings, and bankruptcies. Garrett is also involved with the New Markets Tax Credit (NMTC) Program and has provided services to Community Development Entities(CDEs) formed by both public benefit and private companies with NMTC awards and related investments in QLICIs. Prior to joining CohnReznick, he was a partner in the audit practice at Squar Milner. \Garrett has also served in the assurance practice of Grant Thornton LLP, in the mergers and acquisitions group of Ernst & Young LLP, and in the audit practice of Coopers & Lybrand. Education • B.S., Business Administration - California State University, Northridge

Susan Bursk is the President & CEO at Century City’s Chamber of Commerce. Prior to this position, Susan went to Woodbury University and graduated with a Bachelor’s degree in business and interior design. Susan worked as the Chief Field Deputy for Los Angeles City Council District 5. She then attended Academy, the Western Association of Chamber Executives and began working at the Century City Chamber of Commerce.

Eric Geier is a Community Relations Manager at Metro. As the agency’s representative for day-to-day issues on the Westside, Mr. Geier works with local cities and stakeholders to ensure open lines of communication between Metro and the neighborhoods it serves. He has been working closely with the Century City Chamber of Commerce and building managers to help prepare the community for the Century City/Constellation Purple Line station construction. Mr. Geier attended Southwestern Law School and is licensed to practice law in California.

Patrick J. McRoskey is a Managing Director for CBRE, Inc. Mr. McRoskey leads CBRE’s leasing, property and project management on an award-winning, 4.5 million SF regional portfolio of Class A office properties. Those properties include the destination assets of 2000 Avenue of the Stars and Century Plaza Towers in Century City and Water Garden, a creative office campus in Santa Monica. As the CBRE team leader servicing this portfolio, Pat works closely with J. P. Morgan Asset Management – Global Real Assets, the advisor for investors who own the portfolio’s properties. Mr. McRoskey’s career experience has included providing advisory services and directing marketing and leasing activities for real estate portfolios totaling in excess of 10 million square feet. Prior to his current role at CBRE, Mr. McRoskey served for more than 16 years as Vice President of Leasing at MPG Office Trust where he was responsible for all brokerage and leasing transactions within the company’s nine million square foot downtown Los Angeles portfolio. Before his tenure at MPG Office Trust, he served as Director of Leasing for Hines in Los Angeles. Mr. McRoskey started his real estate career with CBRE in 1985. A graduate of the University of Southern California, he holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration.

Gary Weiss is one of the founding Principals of L.A. Realty Partners and has been an active broker in the Los Angeles area since 1987. He started his career at Studley, specializing in the West Los Angeles submarket, focusing on tenant representation. After 13 years at Studley as one of their consistently top-producing brokers, Mr. Weiss left in 1999 to start up the commercial brokerage division of Wall Street investment bank, Donaldson Lufkin & Jenrette, headquartered in Century City. Shortly after DLJ’s takeover by Credit Suisse First Boston, Gary left CSFB in January 2002 and joined the JH Snyder Company as Senior Vice President, concentrating on new development, acquisition, and leasing. From there, he opened Madison Partners in Century City in March of 2004, with three other partners. Gary has made his reputation by representing many high profile tenants and has select high end landlord assignments. He has completed over 8 million square feet of transactions, and to date, has negotiated over 460 separate real estate transactions. Additionally, he has represented over 4 million square feet of law firm, entertainment and media companies, and over 2.5 million square feet of transactions in Century City alone. EDUCATION AND AFFILIATIONS:  B.S. in Business Management, San Diego State University (1979);  Board of Directors, Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation’s LA Chapter (2010 – 2015));  Chairman, Los Angeles Regional Counsel, San Diego State University (2013 – Present);  Board of Directors, Wags & Walks(2015 – Present).

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.