CHAIRMAN, CEO, DONAHUE SCHRIBER
WHY: Costa Mesa-based private REIT with north of 60 West Coast retail assets, totaling 11M square feet valued at more than $3.5B. Joined firm in 1979; brother to the late Daniel Donahue, who joined then- John S. Griffith & Co. in 1960s, acquired company in 1976 and changed the name five years later with partner Thomas Schriber.
RECENT: Investing $120M in 120,000-square-foot expansion of Del Mar Highlands Town Center, a mixed-use San Diego property that will soon run 400,000 square feet. Slated for 2021 completion.
QUOTABLE: Told Connect Media at start of year, “the best centers are getting better. Good operators will adjust course and with no new competition, and we don’t see any, you should be in a good spot with a quality portfolio.”
