Sarofim

C. A. Galpern

President and Chief Executive Officer

Mr. Galpern is responsible for management of the firm and is involved with all functions. Al is a member of the Investment Committee and has over twenty-five years of real estate experience.

Prior to joining Sarofim Realty Advisors in 1987, Al was the Treasurer of the real estate subsidiary of The Williams Companies, a Fortune 100 company, where he placed and/or restructured nearly $750 million in real estate financing from 1981 to 1984. Al served as the Director of Planning and Acquisitions at The Williams Companies from 1977 to 1981. He was also the Chief Operating Officer of a Dallas-based real estate development company from 1984 to 1987 and was engaged to restructure that company's $500 million debt portfolio and overall operations.

Al is a member of the Pension Real Estate Association and the National Association of Real Estate Investment Managers. He earned a B. A. degree from Dartmouth College in 1969, a B. E. degree from Dartmouth School of Engineering in 1970, and a Masters in Business Administration from Stanford University in 1974.