Douglas W Shorenstein

Bio

Doug Shorenstein joined the family business in 1983 and became chairman and chief executive officer in 1995. During his tenure, the company has evolved from a San Francisco-focused real estate operating company into a real estate investment, development and management company active throughout the United States. Prior to joining Shorenstein, Mr. Shorenstein worked for three years as a real estate attorney with the law firm of Shearman & Sterling LLP in New York in its Real Estate Group. Mr. Shorenstein graduated from University of California at Berkeley with a B.A., and from University of California, Hastings College of the Law with a J.D. Mr. Shorenstein supports numerous civic and philanthropic causes and serves on the board of many such institutions. His current board activity includes: chairman of the board of directors, Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco; board member, Environmental Defense Fund; executive council of UCSF Medical Center; executive committee, The Real Estate Roundtable; and advisory board member, The Joan Shorenstein Center on the Press, Politics and Public Policy at Harvard’s Kennedy School of Government. Mr. Shorenstein’s previous board seats include Yale School of Management and Vanderbilt University.