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Bruce R. Cohen
Chairman of the Board and CEO
Wrightwood Capital

Wednesday, May 20, 2009
11:45 am – 1:15 pm
James L. Allen Center

Bruce Cohen serves as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer and is responsible for the overall direction and leadership of Wrightwood Capital. Mr. Cohen oversees the firm’s investment activities, portfolio management, new product development, and investor relations.

Mr. Cohen holds an MBA from the University of Chicago and a BA from Tufts University. He is a member of the Urban Land Institute, The Economics Club and the Real Estate Roundtable, where he serves as the Vice Chair of the Real Estate Capital Policy Advisory Committee. In addition, Mr. Cohen serves on the Real Estate Advisory Board of the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University, as well as on the Board of Directors for The Children’s Museum of Chicago and the Jewish Community Centers of Chicago.

Mr. Cohen has been a guest lecturer at Harvard Business School, the Kellogg School of Management, University of Wisconsin Graduate School of Business, and Boston College. He has also been published in The Wall Street Journal, Commercial Property News, and the Real Estate Finance Journal.