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REAL ESTATE: ERIC SMYTH

FOUNDING PRINCIPAL/CEO, CIP REAL ESTATE

WHY: Runs industrial investor and developer whose portfolio, which spans nearly 10M square feet, tops $1B. Counts over 40 years of experience in real estate.

IN THE NEWS: Bought Clipper Court Commerce Center in Fremont for $103.5M. Delivered two industrial buildings in 1.3M-square-foot Gwinnett Commons complex in Georgia.

NOTEABLE: Has managed CIP’s portfolio since firm’s founding in 1995. Led several acquisitions of properties in Orange and Anaheim. Lives in Newport Beach. Treasurer for Crystal Cove Conservancy, a nonprofit that aims to restore and protect the Crystal Cove State Park.

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