Stephen R. Quazzo is co-founder and CEO of Transwestern Investment Company, L.L.C., a Chicago-based real estate principal investment firm established in 1996. Stephen is also a director of Transwestern.

Over the last twelve years, Transwestern Investment Company has acquired interests in over 450 properties representing a gross investment of more than $10 billion. Currently, the firm is seeking U.S. equity investment opportunities for Aslan Realty Partners IV, a fully-discretionary fund, Transwestern Mezzanine Realty Partners III, a fully-discretionary mezzanine fund, and Transwestern Multifamily Partners, a fully discretionary apartment fund. In addition, the firm manages public real estate securities through its Transwestern Securities Management subsidiary.

From 1991 to 1996 Stephen served as president of Equity Institutional Investors, Inc., a subsidiary of investor Sam Zell's private holding company, Equity Group Investments, Inc. Stephen was responsible for raising equity capital and performing various portfolio management services in connection with the firm's real estate investments, including the institutional opportunity funds and public REITs. Prior to joining the Zell organization, Stephen was in the Real Estate Department of Goldman, Sachs & Co. where he was a vice president responsible for the firm's real estate investment banking activities in the Midwest.

Stephen is an active member of the following organizations:

• Urban Land Institute (ULI); Vice Chairman, Trustee and member of the Industrial and Office Development Council (Green Flight)
• Pension Real Estate Association
• City Year Chicago, Advisory Board member
• Chicago 2016 Olympic Committee
• The Latin School of Chicago, Trustee
• Director of Starwood Hotels & Resorts (NYSE: HOT)

Stephen holds both an undergraduate and a
Master of Business Administration degree from
Harvard University. He is a licensed Real Estate
Broker in Illinois.