Financial Services >> CEO Interviews >> July 22, 2002

Carl Berg – Mission West Properties (msw)

CARL E. BERG has been the Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer of Mission West Properties, Inc., a real estate investment trust since 1997. Mr. Berg has been actively engaged in the ownership, development and management of R&D office real estate and in venture capital investment for over 35 years. He currently serves as a member of the Board of Directors of Mission West Properties, Inc., Valence Technology, Inc., a developer of advanced rechargeable battery technology, FOCUS Enhancements, Inc., a developer of video scan conversion products and Monolithic Systems Technology, Inc., a supplier of embedded memory for systems on a chip. Mr. Berg holds a BA in Business from the University of New Mexico. Profile
TWST: Would you begin with a brief historical sketch of Mission West

Properties and a picture of things as they are now at the company?

Mr. Berg: Mission West was effectively started in 1998,