On July 21, 2022, Pillarstone Capital REIT's Board of Trustees appointed Bradford D. Johnson as President and Trustee, and also appointed and William J. Carter as Chief Operating Officer. Bradford D. Johnson has 40 years of experience in debt and equity capital markets, portfolio asset management and commercial development for domestic and international public and private REITs, pension funds and corporations with office, retail, industrial, senior living, student housing, multi-family apartments, and single-family rental operations in the U.S. Most recently, he served as Executive Vice President of Acquisitions and Asset Management for Whitestone REIT from 2010 – Feb. 2022.

Prior to Whitestone, Mr. Johnson held the positions of VP of Acquisitions and Development with Campus Living Villages Funds; Director of Finance & Capital Markets for Place Properties; Managing Director and CFO for Matrix Healthcare Development Inc.; VP Development Manager for Robert Patillo Properties; VP Asset & Portfolio Management, SE Region USA for Lendlease North America, formerly known as The Yarmouth Group Inc.; and began his career as an Associate Financial Analyst, Property Finance Group for LaSalle Partners, a predecessor firm of Jones Lang LaSalle; and Income Property Broker for Marcus & Millichap. Mr. Johnson holds a Bachelor of Arts degree from Baylor University with a concentration in Business. William J. Carter has more than 40 years of experience in commercial real estate.

Prior to joining Pillarstone, he was President and Owner of Columbia Capital LLC, which provides short-term bridge loans to real estate professionals since 2013. His previous experience includes serving as Group Vice President for Continental Illinois Bank with divisional responsibility for a $2 billion construction loan portfolio and managerial responsibility for 30 real estate professionals; CEO and President for Granada Construction Corporation, a regional apartment development company, where he developed more than 5,000 apartment units and sourced in excess of $300 million debt and equity capital; Managing Member for De Morgan Capital, a venture with a British pension fund to acquire real estate, source capital and provide advisory services; senior analyst for Real Estate Research Corporation, an international real estate consulting firm; and Executive Officer for Jupiter Realty, Major Realty and Brencor LLC. Mr. Carter holds a Bachelor of Business Administration degree from the University of Georgia.