CONFERENCE SPEAKERS
Michael Torres
Chief Executive Officer, Adelante Capital Management
Michael A. Torres is the CEO of Adelante Capital Management, a real estate securities investment manager, where he has worked since 1995. Adelante manages approximately $2 billion in real estate securities for public and private pension funds as well high net worth individuals. In 2004, Mr. Torres led the management buyout of the company (www.adelante.com).
In addition Mr. Torres:
-Serves on the Board of Directors of Renova Therapeutics and Colovore LLC. City National Bank's Northern California and Orchard Partners Advisory Boards, Challenge Success Board of Trustees, and the UC Berkeley Athletic Directors Advisory Board.
-Is currently an active member of the National Association of Real Estate Investment Trusts (NAREIT), Urban Land Institute (ULI), and YPO/WPO International.
Previously Mr. Torres:
-Served on the Board of Directors for Equity Lifestyle Communities (NYSE:ELS 1993-2003), Marketocracy, Inc. Trustee UC Berkeley Foundation (2005-2011), the Bentley School, and the Dow Jones Wilshire Indexes Advisory Board.
Mr. Torres received a B.A. in Architecture and a M.B.A. from University of California, Berkeley. Mr. Torres began his professional career at Prudential Mortgage in 1986. While with Prudential he worked in the Los Angeles field office, through 1988, and transferred to the Newark, NJ corporate office as part of the national accounts team through mid-1990.
Prior to joining Adelante in 1995, Mr. Torres was Director of Real Estate Research and a portfolio manager for Wilshire Asset Management. At Wilshire he created the Wilshire Real Estate Securities Index, which is widely recognized as the industry's performance benchmark.
