Kent Swanson

Executive Vice President

Kent is a real estate professional with over 36 years of experience in the office, residential, retail and hotel sectors. At Riverside Investment and Development, he is Executive Vice President and member of the firm’s Investment Committee, primarily responsible for acquiring and capitalizing Riverside’s real estate projects and operating company administration.

Prior to joining Riverside, he was CFO of Newcastle Limited, playing a key role in tripling the size of assets under management at that firm during his five-year tenure. Kent had a nineteen-year tenure at The John Buck Company, rising from Senior Financial Analyst to Principal and CFO during this span. His responsibilities included the initial setup and marketing of The JBC Funds and the negotiation and startup of John Buck International, its Abu Dhabi-based affiliate company. Overall, Kent has closed more than $9 billion in capital transactions during the course of his career.

Kent has a BA in Economics from Duke University and an MBA from Northwestern University, Kellogg School of Management.

Representative projects include:

1900 Lawrence — Denver, Colorado

1111 South Tryon — Charlotte, North Carolina

150 North Riverside Plaza — Chicago, Illinois

110 North Wacker Drive — Chicago, Illinois

320 South Canal — Chicago, Illinois

The Main — Evanston, Illinois

Previous projects include:

State & Chestnut Apartments — Chicago, Illinois

155 North Wacker — Chicago, Illinois

111 South Wacker — Chicago, Illinois

One North Wacker — Chicago, Illinois

Sowwah Square Mixed-Use Project — Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates

North Bridge Mixed-Use Project — Chicago, Illinois