Tom Hester

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Thomas R.
Hester is currently a Managing Director at Stepstone Group Real Estate LP, a Member at Pension Real Estate Association, and a Principal at Mesa West Capital LLC.
He previously worked as a Consultant at California State Teachers' Retirement System, Chief Finance Officer at Somera Capital Management LLC, and Senior Vice President at Courtland Partners Ltd. He also worked as a Senior Manager at Kenneth Leventhal & Co. from 1987 to 1998.
Hester holds an MBA from the University of California, Los Angeles, and an undergraduate degree from San Diego State University.

Tom Hester active positions

Companies	Position	Start
Mesa West Capital LLC Mesa West Capital LLC Investment ManagersFinance Mesa West Capital provides flexible capital for value-added real estate projects. The firm participates in financings for real estate acquisitions, refinancings and recapitalizations across the Western United States. They invest in all property types including office, retail, industrial, multi-family and hotels. Mesa West Capital works with large real estate investment firms and private real estate developers and owners.	Public Communications Contact	11/05/2011
Pension Real Estate Association Pension Real Estate Association Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Operates trade association for the global institutional real estate industry	Corporate Officer/Principal	01/06/2011
Stepstone Group Real Estate LP Stepstone Group Real Estate LP Investment ManagersFinance Stepstone Group Real Estate LP is an active manager	Private Equity Investor	-

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Companies	Position	End
Somera Capital Management LLC Somera Capital Management LLC Investment ManagersFinance Somera Capital is seeks investment opportunities in real estate companies located in the United States. It targets properties like hospitality, retail, office, multi-family, and specialty assets. It acquires and provides financing for buy-out transactions.	Director of Finance/CFO	30/12/2008
Kenneth Leventhal & Co. Kenneth Leventhal & Co. Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Operates as an accounting firm	Corporate Officer/Principal	30/12/1998
Courtland Partners Ltd. Courtland Partners Ltd. Investment ManagersFinance Courtland Partners focuses on managing portfolios of investments in the international real estate, infrastructure and timber markets. The firm has experience with every major real estate property type, as well as alternative property types, including senior housing, student housing, and self-storage. In addition, They have invested in both equity and debt investments in relation to real estate. Courtland Partners' offerings include direct and pooled accounts in both public and private equity and debt.	Analyst-Equity	-
California State Teachers' Retirement System California State Teachers' Retirement System Investment ManagersFinance CalSTRS is administered by a 12-member Teachers' Retirement Board. The objectives of the firm’s investment committee are set forth in the California Constitution and the California Education Code. The Teachers Retirement Fund is a special trust fund established by law that holds the assets of the following programs: Defined Benefit, Defined Benefit Supplement and Cash Balance Benefit. The assets come from contributions by members, employing school districts and the State of California. The fund's investments create a stream of income to add to those assets. The CalSTRS portfolio has broadly diversified holdings in seven categories: Global Equity, Fixed Income, Real Estate, Private Equity, Cash, Inflation Sensitive and Overlay.	Corporate Officer/Principal	-

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California State Teachers' Retirement System California State Teachers' Retirement System Investment ManagersFinance CalSTRS is administered by a 12-member Teachers' Retirement Board. The objectives of the firm’s investment committee are set forth in the California Constitution and the California Education Code. The Teachers Retirement Fund is a special trust fund established by law that holds the assets of the following programs: Defined Benefit, Defined Benefit Supplement and Cash Balance Benefit. The assets come from contributions by members, employing school districts and the State of California. The fund's investments create a stream of income to add to those assets. The CalSTRS portfolio has broadly diversified holdings in seven categories: Global Equity, Fixed Income, Real Estate, Private Equity, Cash, Inflation Sensitive and Overlay.	Finance
University of California, Los Angeles University of California, Los Angeles Other Consumer ServicesConsumer Services Functions as a College/University	Consumer Services
Somera Capital Management LLC Somera Capital Management LLC Investment ManagersFinance Somera Capital is seeks investment opportunities in real estate companies located in the United States. It targets properties like hospitality, retail, office, multi-family, and specialty assets. It acquires and provides financing for buy-out transactions.	Finance
San Diego State University San Diego State University Other Consumer ServicesConsumer Services Functions as a College/University	Consumer Services
Pension Real Estate Association Pension Real Estate Association Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Operates trade association for the global institutional real estate industry	Commercial Services
Kenneth Leventhal & Co. Kenneth Leventhal & Co. Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Operates as an accounting firm	Commercial Services
Mesa West Capital LLC Mesa West Capital LLC Investment ManagersFinance Mesa West Capital provides flexible capital for value-added real estate projects. The firm participates in financings for real estate acquisitions, refinancings and recapitalizations across the Western United States. They invest in all property types including office, retail, industrial, multi-family and hotels. Mesa West Capital works with large real estate investment firms and private real estate developers and owners.	Finance
Courtland Partners Ltd. Courtland Partners Ltd. Investment ManagersFinance Courtland Partners focuses on managing portfolios of investments in the international real estate, infrastructure and timber markets. The firm has experience with every major real estate property type, as well as alternative property types, including senior housing, student housing, and self-storage. In addition, They have invested in both equity and debt investments in relation to real estate. Courtland Partners' offerings include direct and pooled accounts in both public and private equity and debt.	Finance
Stepstone Group Real Estate LP Stepstone Group Real Estate LP Investment ManagersFinance Stepstone Group Real Estate LP is an active manager	Finance

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