Mr. Holmstrom’s responsibilities include asset management, property underwriting, entitlements, transaction management, and leasing. Prior to cofounding Menlo Equities, Mr. Holmstrom was a Partner at The Shidler Group, where his primary responsibilities included asset and liability management of The Shidler Group’s 20‑million‑square‑foot private property portfolio, including property acquisition financings, refinancings, workouts, and credit analysis. Mr. Holmstrom and Mr. Bullock worked together on the initial public debt and equity offerings of TriNet Corporate Realty Trust (acquired by iStar Financial, Inc., NYSE: SFI) and First Industrial Realty Trust (NYSE: FR).
Since 1998, Mr. Holmstrom has been a director of MB Financial Corporation, a publicly held bank holding company (NYSE: MBFI) based in Chicago. He serves on the executive, audit, and compensation committees of MB Financial.
Mr. Holmstrom is a trustee and member of the UC Berkeley Foundation, a member of the advisory board of the UC Berkeley Haas School of Business, and a member of the executive committee of the Fisher Center for Real Estate and Urban Economics. Other outside board experience includes serving as a director of the Stanford Alumni Association, director of the Consortium for International Development, and director of the International Development Exchange.
Mr. Holmstrom received his BA from Stanford University and his MBA from the University of California at Berkeley.