Financial Services >> CEO Interviews >> July 2, 2001
BRYCE BLAIR is the Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and President of
AvalonBay Communities, Inc. the company, headquartered in Alexandria,
Virginia, is a real estate investment trust in the business of
developing, redeveloping, acquiring, and managing luxury apartment
communities in the high barrier-to-entry markets of the United States.
These markets are located in the Northeast, mid-Atlantic, Midwest,
Pacific Northwest, and Northern and Southern California regions of the
country. As of June 30, 2002, AvalonBay owns or holds interest in 145
apartment communities containing 42,619 apartment homes in 11 states and
the District of Columbia, of which 16 communities are under construction
and two communities are under reconstruction. Mr. Blair received his
Master's degree in Business Administration from Harvard Business School
in 1985. He graduated magna cum laude with an undergraduate degree in
Civil Engineering from the University of New Hampshire. He is a member
of the Urban Land Institute, The National Multi-Housing Council and the
Real Estate Roundtable. Profile
AvalonBay Communities?
Mr. Blair: AvalonBay was formed from the merger of two public real
estate companies: Avalon
