William E. Sullivan
Independent Director
William E. Sullivan has served as one of our directors since September 2012. Mr. Sullivan has served as the Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer of Purdue University since June 2, 2014. From April 2007 to May 2012, Mr. Sullivan served as Chief Financial Officer of Prologis, Inc., or Prologis, a publicly traded REIT. Prior to joining Prologis, Mr. Sullivan was the founder and President of Greenwood Advisors, Inc., a private financial consulting and advisory firm, from 2005 to 2007. He served as Chief Executive Officer of SiteStuff, Inc. from 2001 to 2005 and Chairman of SiteStuff, Inc. from 2001 until the company was sold in June 2007.
Mr. Sullivan served as Chief Financial Officer of JLL from 1997 to 2001 and in various other capacities with JLL since 1984. Prior to joining JLL, he was a member of the Communications Lending Group of the First National Bank of Chicago and also served as a member of the tax division of Ernst & Ernst LLP, a predecessor to Ernst & Young LLP. Since January 2013, Mr. Sullivan has served on the board of directors of CyrusOne Inc., a publicly traded REIT, as the chair of its audit committee. Since August 2013, Mr. Sullivan has also served on the board of directors of Club Corp., a publicly traded owner operator of private golf and country clubs, business sports and alumni clubs, as an independent director and chair of its audit committee. Mr. Sullivan holds a M.B.A. in Finance from Northwestern University’s Kellogg School of Management and a B.S.B.A. in Accounting and Marketing from Georgetown University. Mr. Sullivan brings extensive experience with respect to the financial management of public companies, including public REITs.