Senior Executive Vice President and Chief Investment Officer, is responsible for international and domestic project financing, investments, business planning and strategy. Mr. Thorpe also leads the company's U.S. West Coast investments and operations. He has been affiliated with Gale International, formerly The Gale Company, since its inception in 1985 and drove the successful development of the company's initial portfolio of office, retail and industrial properties in the New York/New Jersey area. Previously, Mr. Thorpe worked in the Los Angeles Real Estate Investments Office of Metropolitan Life Insurance Company, where he was responsible for joint venture, mortgage and purchase investments in commercial real estate properties.