Investment experience: 22 years; 22 years with firm

Sharon contributes to the firm's business development efforts. In this role, she cultivates and maintains relationships with financial intermediaries, including institutional investors and consultants. She earned her BS in business administration and management from California State University, Sacramento, in 1986 and joined the firm the same year. Sharon is an active member of the Pension Real Estate Association and the National Association of Real Estate Investment Managers and has been a member of the Institutional Investor Institute. She has served on the board of the San Francisco Western Pension & Benefits Conference and also chaired a fall program as well as the Silicon Valley program committee. When not traveling on business, she enjoys international travel. Sharon's creative interests range from playing the piano to participating in a writer's society based in San Francisco.