Ross L. Smotrich

ROSS L. SMOTRICH, a Managing Director and Senior Equity Analyst at Bear,
Stearns, heads a five-member team that provides research coverage for
REITs and other real estate securities. He joined Bear, Stearns in 1998.
He was previously with Merrill Lynch and Chemical Bank. He also worked
as an Economist in Israel’s Department of International Affairs-Ministry
of Finance, and in the Knesset. He received his BA from the University
of Pennsylvania and his MBA from Columbia University. He is a member of
the Urban Land Institute (Multi-family Council) and NAREIT.