The O’Donnell Group

The first O’Donnell development partnership was created in 1972. Since then, The O’Donnell Group has developed or acquired over 23,000,000 square feet of industrial and office business parks in California, Washington, and Alaska. Over the years, The O’Donnell Group has consistently been ranked among the top developers in the State of California.

Real Estate Specialization
Office
Industrial
Investment Type
JV partnership
Acquisition/Fee Simple
Investment Style
Development
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CEO

Douglas O’Donnell

In 1992, Douglas O’Donnell started his career in commercial real estate by joining O’Donnell Property Services and later Insignia Commercial Group, Inc. He worked his way up through the companies from Leasing Coordinator to eventually overseeing the leasing and sales activities for the 25,000,000 square foot portfolio. In 1995, he was Insignia’s top leasing agent nationwide. In 1996, Douglas O’Donnell started The O’Donnell Group, Inc. and O’Donnell Management Company an industrial development company and property management company, respectively. He is the CEO of both. He has successfully overseen the acquisition and development of over 10,000,000 square feet of industrial properties totaling over $500,000,000. Most recently, Doug has started a $1,100,000,000 public non-traded industrial REIT named O’Donnell Strategic Industrial REIT and O’Donnell Strategic Industrial Advisors. Doug is the CEO of both. Doug has an undergraduate degree in International Relations, a Master’s of Business Administration and a Master’s in Real Estate Development from the University of Southern California. Doug is on the Board of Directors for the UCI Center For Real Estate, The Lusk Center for Real Estate Development at USC, Harvard University Graduate School of Design, and a member of the Policy Advisory Board for The Fisher Center & Urban Economics at UC Berkeley. He is also a member of the Orange County and Inland Empire NAIOP Chapters and The Urban Land Institute.

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Chairman

John O’Donnell

John is the principal partner in various partnerships involved in the development of industrial real estate in Southern California, Northern California, Seattle, Washington and Anchorage, Alaska. These partnerships operated from 1972 to 1989 while developing over 16,000,000 sq/ft of industrial space. Mr. O’Donnell is currently responsible for investment strategies, key management decisions as well as investment capital. He also assists in the implementation of building design and construction matters. In 1986, John formed O’Donnell Property Services, the property management entity of The O’Donnell Group that managed and marketed over 26,000,000 square feet of industrial properties throughout California. In 1995, O’Donnell Property Services was sold to Insignia ESG. John O’Donnell continues to serve as a consultant to Insignia. Prior to the formation of The O’Donnell Group, John worked with Coldwell Banker for ten years as a broker and sales manager. He credits his experience at Coldwell Banker for the success he has enjoyed as an independent businessman for the past 28 years. In addition to his professional vocation, John is an honorary trustee and chairman of the International Council of Urban Land Institute, which he served as a trustee for 18 years. He also serves on the Board of Directors of Corporation GEO, a leading social housing developer in Mexico. John has an undergraduate from the University of Southern California. He is a member of the Orange County and Inland Empire NAIOP Chapters as well as a member of the Urban Land Institute’s (ULI) Industrial Office Park Council.

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Controller

Shahab Taleghani

As Controller for The O’Donnell Group, Mr. Taleghani serves as an executive manager in which he oversees all accounting for all assets and property management within The O’Donnell Group and O’Donnell Management Company Mr. Taleghani has twenty years of progressive experience in both Real Estate Development and Property Management Accounting. Prior to joining The O’Donnell Group, he served as Corporate Controller for Southern California regional offices of Trammell Crow Company. He was responsible for managing the accounting department and administrating the books for the regional company as well as projects under development and property management. Mr. Taleghani’s past work experience also includes tenure with Jones Lang LaSalle, COMPASS Management and Leasing and The Brinderson Corporation. Mr. Taleghani holds a Bachelor of Science Degree in Accounting from the University of San Francisco.

Key Focus Areas
Acquisitions Asset Management Development Property Management Real Estate Investing
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