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Terry S. Brown is the Chairman & Chief Executive Officer of Asana Partners. Brown has 31 years of real estate experience in retail strategy/merchandising, investments, capital markets, operations, and business and organizational development. Before co-founding Asana Partners, Brown was the Chairman & Chief Executive Officer of EDENS, one of the nation’s leading owners, operators, and developers of retail real estate with 265 employees. With regional headquarters in Boston, New York, Washington, DC, Houston, Atlanta, and Miami, EDENS owned 136 retail centers totaling $6 billion in value as of June 30, 2015. Before joining EDENS, Brown was Chief Executive Officer of Andersen Corporate Finance, LLC (NASD Broker Dealer subsidiary of Arthur Andersen), where he was responsible for strategy and investment banking activities on a global basis across the real estate, manufacturing, technology, services, and energy industries. At Andersen, Brown was a recognized industry leader in the formation and recapitalization of entity-level corporate real estate transactions leading to initial public offerings and institutionally capitalized private companies. Before joining Andersen, he was a United States Army Officer. Brown is a member of the Urban Land Institute and the International Council of Shopping Centers where he is a former Trustee and Executive Committee member. Additionally, Brown serves on the Board of Directors of AvalonBay Communities, Opus Holding LLC, and the University of Georgia Foundation. He was named a 2011 Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year Regional Award winner and National Finalist. Brown also has appeared frequently as an industry expert on Bloomberg TV, CNBC and Fox Business. Brown is a summa cum laude graduate of the University of Georgia with a Bachelor of Business Administration degree.

President

Jason Tompkins

704.423.1670
jtompkins@asanapartners.com
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Jason K. Tompkins is the President & Chief Operating Officer of Asana Partners. Tompkins has 22 years of commercial real estate experience in operations, capital markets, acquisitions, dispositions, and redevelopment. Tompkins has served as lead execution officer on more than $20 billion of private and public real estate and capital markets transactions, including portfolio and company acquisitions, private equity placements, initial public offerings, joint ventures, secured financings, and unsecured financings. Before co-founding Asana Partners, Tompkins was the Chief Financial Officer of EDENS, one of the nation’s leading owners, operators, and developers of retail real estate. With regional headquarters in Boston, New York, Washington, DC, Houston, Atlanta, and Miami, EDENS owned 136 retail centers totaling $6 billion in value as of June 30, 2015. At EDENS, Tompkins had overall responsibility for portfolio operations, capital markets, investor relations, financial reporting, accounting, tax, and technology and was a member of the investment committee. Previously, Tompkins was a Vice President with Wachovia Securities’ Real Estate Investment Banking where he was responsible for the execution of private and public acquisitions and capital markets transactions. Before joining Wachovia Securities, Tompkins was a Director of Andersen Corporate Finance, LLC (NASD Broker-Dealer subsidiary of Arthur Andersen) in Washington, DC, where he was responsible for the execution of portfolio and company sales, joint ventures, and private equity placements. Prior to working with Andersen, Tompkins was a Vice President of European Mergers and Acquisitions for GE Capital Real Estate in Paris, France. Tompkins is Chairman of the Board of Trustees of Hammond School and is on the Board of Trustees of Epworth Children’s Home in Columbia, South Carolina. He is a member of Liberty Fellowship, a global leadership initiative sponsored by the Aspen Institute; the International Council of Shopping Centers; the National Association of Real Estate Investment Trusts; and the Urban Land Institute. Tompkins received a Bachelor of Science degree in Aerospace Engineering from Virginia Tech and has completed executive management coursework at the Wharton School, the Aspen Institute, and INSEAD in Fontainebleau, France.

Chief Investment Officer

Sam Judd

704.423.1750
sjudd@asanapartners.com
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Sam E. Judd is the Chief Investment Officer of Asana Partners. Judd has 14 years of retail real estate experience in acquisitions, dispositions, development, redevelopment, leasing and operations, and has led real estate transactions in most major markets in the United States, including Boston, New York, Washington, DC, Miami, Chicago, and Los Angeles. Before joining Asana Partners, Judd was Vice President of Real Estate for Sears Holdings Corporation. At Sears, Judd led the development subsidiary of Sears Holdings (Seritage Realty Trust) executing redevelopments, anchor leasing, and strategic transactions for Sears and Kmart properties across the United States. In addition, Judd co-led the Sears Real Estate team in the formation and July 2015 launch of Seritage Growth Properties, a $2.5 billion publicly traded REIT. While at Sears, Judd had overall responsibility for the planning and execution of more than two million square feet of development activity and the establishment of key anchor retailer relationships across the United States. Prior to working with Sears Holdings, Judd led the Northeast Region for EDENS, one of the nation’s leading owners, operators, and developers of retail real estate. With regional headquarters in Boston, New York, Washington, DC, Houston, Atlanta, and Miami, EDENS owns 136 retail centers totaling $6 billion in value. Judd directed the development, redevelopment, leasing, and operations for more than four million square feet of retail real estate and served on the Development and Investment Committees. Judd received a Master’s of Business Administration from The University of North Carolina Chapel Hill with a concentration in Real Estate Finance and Development and he received a Bachelor of Arts from Bates College.

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