Owen D. Thomas is the New Global Chairman of the Urban Land Institute - Seite 2

Thomas, who has been a ULI member for more than 30 years, has a strong record of volunteerism with ULI. In addition to his service as a governing trustee and a ULI Foundation governor, he currently is a member of the Technology and Real Estate Council. From 2013 to 2016, he chaired and was a member of the Global Strategy Committee, which help guide ULI's global governance restructuring initiative.

In addition to serving on Toomey's leadership team, Thomas has served on the leadership teams of four other global chairmen -- J. Ronald Terwilliger, whose term was from 1999-2001; the late Joseph W. O'Connor, whose chairmanship spanned 2001-2003; Lynn Thurber, 2013-2015; and Randall K. Rowe, 2015-2017.

Thomas also served several terms on the ULI Foundation Board of Directors, co-chaired the 2018 Host Committee for ULI's Fall Meeting in Boston, and has been a member of the advisory board for ULI New York. He is a former member of ULI's Industrial and Office Park Development Council and the Community Development Council.

As the CEO and a director of Boston Properties, a real estate investment trust (REIT), Thomas oversees one of the largest owners, managers and developers of Class A office properties in the United States, with a significant presence in five markets: Boston, Los Angeles, New York, San Francisco and Washington, DC. The company's portfolio totals more than 51 million square feet and consists of 196 properties (including 11 properties under construction/redevelopment). While the portfolio primarily consists of Class A office properties, it also includes several retail and residential properties and one hotel. Boston Properties is highly regarded for its leadership in sustainable building practices; commitment to in-house building management expertise, and responsiveness to tenants' needs.

Thomas is a director of Lehman Brothers Holdings and served as its first chairman from 2012 until March 2013.  Prior to his service at Lehman, Thomas held various leadership positions at Morgan Stanley for 24 years, including service from 2008 through 2011 as the CEO of Morgan Stanley Asia. While based in Hong Kong, Thomas was instrumental in helping to raise ULI's visibility and increase the Institute's membership in Asia Pacific; and he served on a panel of ULI leaders and industry experts convened by the Institute to advise the government of Hong Kong on repurposing the Kai Tak airport. He was also was president of Morgan Stanley Investment Management, head of Morgan Stanley Real Estate, and chairman of Mitsubishi UFJ Morgan Stanley Securities; and he served on Morgan Stanley's Management Committee from 2005 until 2011.