Chairman of the Board, Rexford Industrial Realty, Inc.
Richard Ziman has served as Chairman of the Board of Rexford Industrial Realty, Inc. (NYSE: REXR) since 2013 and previously served as the Co-Founder and Chairman of Rexford's predecessor business from inception in 2001. He was also Founder Chairman and CEO of Arden Realty, Inc. which was the largest owner of office space in Southern California until its $5 billion merger with General Electric (GE), the largest single real estate transaction in the history of Southern California. Over the years Richard has also held many leadership positions in the educational, cultural and social service life of Southern California. He served six years as Chairman of the Board of City of Hope National Medical Center. Richard also serves on the board of directors of The Rosalinde and Arthur Gilbert Foundation, a major charitable organization, and The Gilbert Collection Trust. Among his major contributions, Richard has established and endowed the UCLA Ziman Center for Real Estate (which combines academics, research, governmental and entrepreneurial resources), the Ziman Family Oncology Outpatient Center at City of Hope, the 96-bed Alzheimer hospice at the Los Angeles Jewish Home for the Aging and graduate fellowships, scholarships and other programs at, among others, UCLA Anderson, City of Hope, Hebrew University and American Jewish University. Mr. Ziman previously practiced law as a partner at the law firm of Loeb & Loeb from 1971 to 1980, specializing in transactional and financial aspects of real estate. Richard has received numerous awards and honors for both his business and philanthropic endeavors and he is the recipient of 3 Honorary Doctorates and the UCLA Gold Medal (the University’s highest award). Richard received his BA and JD degrees from the University of Southern California.
