Meet Our Team

Joel S. Marcus, JD, CPA, is the full-time Executive Chairman and Founder of Alexandria, a real estate investment trust (REIT) that pioneered life science real estate and transformed it from a specialty niche to a mainstream asset class. Alexandria is the preeminent, largest, and longest-tenured owner, operator, and developer uniquely focused on collaborative life science mega campuses in AAA innovation cluster locations. Prior to April 2018, Mr. Marcus served as the company’s Chairman, Chief Executive Officer, and President.

Since co-founding the company in 1994 as a garage startup with $19 million in Series A capital, Mr. Marcus led the remarkable growth of Alexandria into an S&P 500^® company that has become the leading REIT focused on the life science industry, with a total market capitalization of $32.5 billion and an operating asset base in North America of 42.1 million square feet as of June 30, 2024. From its IPO in May 1997 through June 30, 2024, Alexandria, which celebrated its 25th anniversary as an NYSE listed company in May 2022, has generated an outstanding total shareholder return of 1,420%. Alexandria was named the NAIOP 2019 Developer of the Year, and its 2023 Nareit Investor CARE (Communications and Reporting Excellence) Gold Award represents the company’s eighth Nareit award in recognition of the best in investor communications among REITs.

During Mr. Marcus’s over three decades leading Alexandria, he has built a best-in-class company with a differentiated business model and a unique mission ― to create and grow life science ecosystems and clusters to advance human health ― that continue to distinguish Alexandria from all other REITs. Guided by Alexandria’s important mission, Mr. Marcus established four strategic and integrated verticals encompassing real estate, venture investments, thought leadership, and corporate responsibility that together catalyze life-changing innovation and drive positive change for the benefit of human health and society.

In recognition of the company’s outstanding track record across all aspects of its one-of-a-kind, mission-driven business, renowned author and business strategist Jim Collins has said, “Alexandria has achieved the three outputs that define a great company: Superior Results, Distinctive Impact, and Lasting Endurance.”

Mr. Marcus has accelerated Alexandria’s extraordinary growth through the tremendous execution of its visionary ecosystem-building and cluster development strategy in key locations, including Greater Boston, the San Francisco Bay Area, San Diego, Seattle, Maryland, Research Triangle, and New York City. Mr. Marcus also founded and continues to lead Alexandria Venture Investments, the company’s strategic venture capital platform. Since the platform’s inception in 1996, it has actively invested in disruptive life science companies as well as promising agrifoodtech and technology companies that are advancing new, transformative therapeutic modalities and platforms to meaningfully improve human health. Mr. Marcus introduced the company’s thought leadership vertical in 2011 when he co-founded the renowned Alexandria Summit^®. Established to serve as a highly collaborative, neutral platform, the Alexandria Summit convenes a world-class network of visionary stakeholders to explore the most important issues facing human health and leverage its powerful collective voice to foster impactful collaborations and shape policy.

Mr. Marcus also leads Alexandria’s pioneering corporate responsibility initiatives, which aim to develop and implement scalable long-term solutions to some of the nation’s most urgent challenges, including disease and other threats to human health, hunger and food insecurity, deficiencies in support services for the military and their families, opioid addiction, disparities in educational opportunities, mental health, and homelessness. To reverse the trajectory of the opioid epidemic, Mr. Marcus and Alexandria partnered with Verily, an Alphabet company, to pioneer OneFifteen, an innovative, non-profit data-driven healthcare ecosystem providing the full continuum of evidence-based care to help people live healthy, addiction-free lives. He has also been deeply engaged with several highly impactful local and national non-profit organizations for many years, including through his service on the board of directors of the 9/11 Memorial & Museum, Emily Krzyzewski Center, National Medal of Honor Museum, Navy SEAL Foundation, Office of Strategic Services Society, and TOPGUN Association. Mr. Marcus’s significant philanthropic contributions have been widely recognized, and in September 2021, he was honored by the 9/11 Memorial & Museum for Distinction in Civic Engagement and Renewal.

Prior to co-founding Alexandria, Mr. Marcus had an extensive legal career specializing in corporate finance and capital markets, venture capital, and mergers and acquisitions. During that time, he acquired expertise in the biopharmaceutical industry and was one of the principal architects of Kirin-Amgen, Inc., the trailblazing joint venture established in 1984. He was also a practicing certified public accountant and tax manager with Arthur Young & Co., where he focused on the financing and taxation of REITs. Mr. Marcus serves on the board of directors of Applied Therapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ: APLT) and Intra-Cellular Therapies, Inc. (NASDAQ: ITCI).

Mr. Marcus was selected to receive the inaugural Bisnow Life Sciences Icon & Influencer Award in March 2024. This prestigious award highlights his and Alexandria's significant contributions to and lasting impact on the life science real estate sector and broader life science industry. He was also named one of Real Estate Forum’s 2017 Best Bosses in commercial real estate and was previously a recipient of the EY Entrepreneur Of The Year Award (Los Angeles – Real Estate). Mr. Marcus received his undergraduate and Juris Doctor degrees from the University of California, Los Angeles.

Peter M. Moglia is Chief Executive Officer and Chief Investment Officer of Alexandria Real Estate Equities, Inc. He has served as Chief Executive Officer since July 2022 and as Chief Investment Officer since September 2023. Mr. Moglia previously served as Co-Chief Executive Officer from April 2018 to July 2022, Co-Chief Investment Officer from May 2018 to September 2023, and Chief Investment Officer from January 2009 to April 2018, as well as in other important capacities since April 1998. From April 2003 to December 2008, he was responsible for the management of the Seattle region's asset base and operations, and from 1998 to 2003, his responsibilities were focused on underwriting, acquisitions, and due diligence activities.

Prior to joining the company, Mr. Moglia served as an Analyst for Lennar Partners, Inc., a diversified real estate company, where his responsibilities included underwriting and structuring direct and joint venture real estate investments. Mr. Moglia began his real estate career in the Management Advisory Services group within the Kenneth Leventhal & Co. Real Estate Group, where he spent six years providing valuation, feasibility, financial modeling, and other analytical services to real estate developers, financial institutions, pension funds, and government agencies.

Mr. Moglia serves on the Nareit Advisory Board of Governors as well as boards of the BioscienceLA and Chaminade College Preparatory. He received his Bachelor of Arts degree in Economics from the University of California, Los Angeles.

Daniel J. Ryan is Co-President and Regional Market Director – San Diego of Alexandria Real Estate Equities, Inc. and has served in this role since September 2023. Mr. Ryan previously served the company as Co-Chief Investment Officer from May 2018 to September 2023, Executive Vice President – Regional Market Director – San Diego from May 2012 to September 2023, and Senior Vice President – Regional Market Director – San Diego & Strategic Operations from August 2010 to May 2012. During his tenure with Alexandria, Mr. Ryan has been responsible for the growth and management of the San Diego region's asset base and operations and been involved with developments, redevelopments, joint ventures, financing, leasing, and other strategic opportunities beyond the region.

Prior to joining the company, Mr. Ryan was Chief Executive Officer of Veralliance, a commercial real estate development company he founded in 2002. Veralliance owned, managed, developed, and leased an approximately $1 billion portfolio primarily consisting of life science assets in the greater San Diego region, certain assets of which Alexandria acquired in June 2010. Veralliance had significant institutional equity partners, including a REIT, Prudential Real Estate Investors, and UBS. Prior to 2002, Mr. Ryan worked in the commercial real estate industry in Southern California. He was a founding principal of Pacific Management Services, Inc., a commercial developer focused on value-added transactions in the greater San Diego area, including life science, office, industrial, and multifamily transactions.

Mr. Ryan is a board member of Curebound, a San Diego-based non-profit that raises and invests strategic funding in translational cancer research projects, and the San Diego Economic Development Corporation, a non-profit regional body that mobilizes business, government, and civic leaders to maximize economic growth. He is also a member of NAIOP and the Urban Land Institute, both public policy organizations focused on public advocacy of the built environment.

Mr. Ryan received his Bachelor of Science degree in Economics, cum laude, from the University of Wisconsin–Madison and was admitted to Omicron Delta Epsilon, the honor society for excellence in achievement in the study of economics.

Hunter L. Kass is Co-President and Regional Market Director – Greater Boston of Alexandria Real Estate Equities, Inc. and has served in this role since September 2023. Mr. Kass previously served as Executive Vice President – Regional Market Director – Greater Boston from January 2021 to September 2023 and as Senior Vice President – Strategic Market Director – Greater Boston from October 2019 to January 2021, and he has been with the company since 2018. In these roles, Mr. Kass has been focused on the company’s strategic growth through leadership of the Greater Boston development team and acquisitions and transactions, responsible for the management of the company’s Greater Boston region asset base and operations, and involved with joint ventures, financing, leasing, and other strategic opportunities outside the Greater Boston region.

Prior to joining Alexandria, Mr. Kass worked at MIT’s Endowment (MITIMCo) as a Senior Investment Associate, then a Senior Real Estate Officer, and ultimately an Associate Director in the Transaction Group of the Direct Real Estate Team. During his six-year tenure at MITIMCo, Mr. Kass was a leader in the team that executed over 1 million SF of leasing, completed multiple capital market transactions that in total exceeded $2 billion, and supported the entitlement and permitting of several million square feet in Cambridge, Massachusetts.

Mr. Kass received his Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Virginia, a Master of Business Administration from Babson College, and a Master of Science degree from the MIT Center for Real Estate.

Marc E. Binda is Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer of Alexandria Real Estate Equities, Inc. He has served as Chief Financial Officer since September 2023 and as Treasurer since April 2018. He previously served as Executive Vice President – Finance and Treasurer from June 2019 to September 2023, Senior Vice President – Finance and Treasurer from April 2018 to June 2019, Senior Vice President – Finance from April 2012 to April 2018, and in other capacities from January 2005 to April 2012. Since joining the company, Mr. Binda has served in a variety of positions of increasing responsibility within the finance and accounting functions. He oversees the company's treasury strategies and risk management, financial projections, capital planning, debt financing, and other capital market transactions and provides business and technical advice on unique and complex real estate, joint venture, and leasing transactions.

Prior to joining the company, Mr. Binda was a Financial Reporting Manager at a privately held retail REIT, where he was responsible for accounting, finance, and treasury matters, REIT compliance, debt compliance, and U.S. and Australian GAAP reporting. Prior to that, he was a manager in Ernst & Young LLP's Real Estate Advisory Business Services group, where he served three publicly traded REITs and other public and private companies.

Mr. Binda is a certified public accountant and received his Bachelor of Science degree in Accounting from California Lutheran University.

Vincent R. Ciruzzi is Chief Development Officer at Alexandria Real Estate Equities, Inc. and has served in this role since October 2015. Mr. Ciruzzi previously served as Senior Vice President – Construction and Development from June 2000 to October 2015 and as Vice President from September 1996 to June 2000, and was an active participant in the company’s initial public offering in May of 1997. Since Alexandria’s initial public offering, Mr. Ciruzzi has been responsible for the company’s domestic and international real estate development operations and services platform. Working with a team of highly skilled professionals, Mr. Ciruzzi has overseen the management of entitlements, design, permits, development, construction, and completion of the company’s mega campuses and life science ecosystems. Mr. Ciruzzi is also deeply involved in the company’s sustainability efforts, construction risk management, capital planning, and project budgeting.

In 1993, Mr. Ciruzzi founded a real estate development and consulting business, which provided consulting services to Alexandria from September 1995 until his appointment as Vice President. From 1986 to 1993, Mr. Ciruzzi served as Project Manager for Home Capital Development Group, a real estate development company, where he specialized in project management of master planned communities, including the management of a 2,600-acre mixed-use community, as well as other real estate development opportunities.

Mr. Ciruzzi received his Bachelor of Science degree in Finance and Real Estate from the University of Southern California. Mr. Ciruzzi is a key team advocate of the company’s Corporate Responsibility business vertical and other sustainability initiatives.

Lawrence J. Diamond is Co-Chief Operating Officer and Regional Market Director of the Maryland region at Alexandria Real Estate Equities, Inc. He has served as Co-Chief Operating Officer since April 2018 and as Regional Market Director – Maryland since July 2005. Mr. Diamond previously served as Vice President – Asset Services, Mid-Atlantic Region from January 2000 to June 2005 and as Assistant Vice President – Asset Services from November 1998 to December 1999. Throughout his tenure with Alexandria, Mr. Diamond has been responsible for the management of the company’s Maryland region asset base and operations. From January 1994 to November 1998, Mr. Diamond served as Director of Facility Services for Manor Care, Inc., where he was responsible for management of corporate real estate. From 1980 to 1994, Mr. Diamond’s real estate career was focused on regional Maryland management firms, starting with B.F. Saul Company. He has gained expertise in all phases of property management, accounting, leasing, and construction services. He previously served on Maryland’s Life Sciences Advisory Board. Mr. Diamond received his Bachelor of Science degree in Accounting/Business Administration from Frostburg State University.

Joseph Hakman is Co-Chief Operating Officer and Chief Strategic Transactions Officer at Alexandria Real Estate Equities, Inc. He has served as Co-Chief Operating Officer since July 2020 and as Chief Strategic Transactions Officer since June 2019. Mr. Hakman previously served as Senior Vice President – Strategic Transactions from January 2016 to June 2019, as Vice President – Strategic Transactions from January 2013 to December 2015, as Assistant Vice President – Due Diligence & Financial Analysis from June 2009 to December 2012, and as Senior Director – Due Diligence & Financial Analysis from December 2006 to June 2009. At the company, Mr. Hakman oversees property acquisitions and dispositions, due diligence activities, financial underwriting, and secured debt placement and contributes to the development of the strategy and business plan for each asset.

Before joining the company, Mr. Hakman was part of the Commercial Real Estate Finance Group at Colliers International. In this capacity, he was responsible for financial and project feasibility analyses, investment sales activities, and commercial real estate transaction structuring. Previously, Mr. Hakman was a Senior Consultant at PwC, where he headed a team that was responsible for performing due diligence with respect to the acquisition of commercial property and the securitization of loan portfolios. Prior to PwC, he was in the asset management division at American Realty Advisors, where he was responsible for the asset management of office, industrial, and land assets nationally.

Mr. Hakman received his Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration from Pepperdine University.

Hart Cole is Executive Vice President – Capital Markets/Strategic Operations and Co-Regional Market Director – Seattle of Alexandria Real Estate Equities, Inc. and has served in this role since January 2024. Mr. Cole previously served as Senior Vice President – Strategic Market Director – Seattle from October 2017 to December 2023 and as Vice President – Strategic Operations from March 2015 to October 2017. In his role as Co-Regional Market Director – Seattle, Mr. Cole focuses on the strategic growth of the Greater Seattle region, leading key acquisition and disposition initiatives, strategic development projects, and mission-critical asset management and operations, as well as supporting the region's leasing efforts. Mr. Cole is also involved with corporate operational and capital allocation initiatives, including investor relations, acquisitions and dispositions, and capital markets management.

Prior to joining Alexandria, Mr. Cole served as the Director of Operations for Surgical Care Affiliates (SCA), now a division of Optum. At SCA, he led the company's surgical hospital division, which accounted for over $30 million in annual earnings for the company and its various partnerships. During his tenure as Director, Mr. Cole was responsible for all aspects of the division's field operations, including managing top-line growth through strategic partnership development, acquisitions, active local partnership management, and systems development and application to optimize operations. He began his career as an analyst at Simon Property Group in Indianapolis.

Mr. Cole received his Master of Business Administration degree with a focus on Finance from the University of Kentucky and his Bachelor of Science degree in Finance/Real Estate from Indiana University.

Jackie B. Clem is General Counsel and Secretary of Alexandria Real Estate Equities, Inc. and has served in this role since July 2020. Ms. Clem previously served as Senior Vice President – Real Estate Legal Affairs and Assistant Secretary from January 2015 to July 2020 and has been with the company since 2006. Since joining Alexandria, Ms. Clem has overseen a vast array of complex domestic and international transactions; and has helped to develop and implement protocols and initiatives within the legal department and company-wide. She has over 20 years of commercial real estate and related legal experience. Ms. Clem previously practiced law in the real estate department of Paul, Hastings, Janofsky & Walker LLP in Los Angeles, where she specialized in acquisitions, dispositions, leasing, development, and other commercial real estate transactions, representing a variety of REITs, regional and national developers, retailers, and institutional investors. She received her Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of California, San Diego and her Juris Doctor degree from the University of California, Los Angeles, and is also a member of the California Bar and LA County Bar Association. Throughout her career, Ms. Clem has been actively involved in a number of community organizations. She helped found Pasadena Education Network, a non-profit organization formed to promote family participation in public education in Pasadena, California and previously served on the board of the Pasadena Educational Foundation.

Gary D. Dean is Executive Vice President – Real Estate Legal Affairs at Alexandria Real Estate Equities, Inc. and has served in this role since July 2020. Mr. Dean joined the Company in 2004 and served as Senior Vice President – Real Estate Legal Affairs since January 2015 and has been responsible for real estate legal issues related to acquisitions, dispositions, leases, and operational matters. In addition, as FCPA and OFAC compliance officer, Mr. Dean oversees Alexandria's compliance program and reviews and evaluates compliance issues and concerns within the organization. He has managed Alexandria's vendor contracting process and is a key legal advisor to the Real Estate Development Legal department. Mr. Dean has over 20 years of commercial real estate and related experience and also previously practiced law at Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP in its Los Angeles and Tokyo offices. While at Skadden, he represented several publicly traded REITs and other institutional clients with investments in hotel, retail, office, residential, and mixed-use projects. Mr. Dean has a Bachelor of Arts degree in Political Science and a Juris Doctor degree from the University of California, Los Angeles.

Andres R. Gavinet has served as Chief Accounting Officer of Alexandria Real Estate Equities, Inc. since June 2012. Mr. Gavinet oversees the company's accounting and financial reporting functions and the execution of capital market transactions. Prior to joining Alexandria, Mr. Gavinet was the Chief Accounting Officer at Ares Management, a global alternative asset manager. Previously, Mr. Gavinet served in senior finance and accounting positions in private and public real estate companies, including as Chief Financial Officer at Younan Properties, as Executive Vice President of Finance at Douglas Emmett, Inc., and as Chief Accounting Officer at Arden Realty, Inc. Mr. Gavinet began his career in the Assurance and Advisory Services group within the EY Kenneth Leventhal Real Estate Group, where he spent five years practicing as a certified public accountant and assisting clients with audit and attestation services related to REIT initial public offerings and debt and joint venture compliance. Mr. Gavinet received his Bachelor of Science degree in Accounting from California State University, Northridge.

Onn C. Lee is Executive Vice President – Accounting of Alexandria Real Estate Equities, Inc. and has served in this role since March 2022. Ms. Lee previously served as Senior Vice President – Accounting from January 2018 to March 2022 and has been with the company since October 2009. Since joining the company, Ms. Lee has been responsible for the oversight of the accounting operations team, including accounting for real estate transactions, joint venture operations, and venture investment portfolio. Throughout her tenure with Alexandria, Ms. Lee has also been deeply involved in developing controls and processes to assist our business teams with the growth and complexity of the company. Prior to joining the company, Ms. Lee was a senior associate in Deloitte's Real Estate Assurance group, where she served publicly traded REITs and private real estate companies as well as other public and private companies in the financial services industry and non-profit organizations. Ms. Lee is a certified public accountant and received her Bachelor of Arts degree in Economics with a minor in Accounting, cum laude, from the University of California, Los Angeles.

Kristina A. Fukuzaki-Carlson is Executive Vice President – Business Operations of Alexandria Real Estate Equities, Inc. and has served in this role since March 2022. Ms. Fukuzaki-Carlson previously served as Senior Vice President – Business Operations from January 2016 to March 2022 and has been with the company since October 2005. Since joining Alexandria, Ms. Fukuzaki-Carlson has been responsible for leading global efforts associated with the company's talent and business operations vision, initiatives, and programs. She has developed and implemented leadership and organizational priorities, ensured the integrity and synergy of Alexandria's talent and business operations, and effectively cultivated the company's human capital. In her latest role, Ms. Fukuzaki-Carlson is responsible for leading the company's total rewards and employee wellness programs, overseeing legal compliance, internal processes and procedures, and is a key contributor to the COVID-19 Task Force. She has more than 25 years of experience in the field of human resources, including 18 years at Alexandria. Prior to joining the company, Ms. Fukuzaki-Carlson spent over 10 years in human resource advisory and business partner roles within companies such as E-Trade Financial, Los Angeles Times, and Toyota Financial Services. She holds SHRM-SCP, SPHR, and CCP designations and has been recognized with the Patriotic Employer Award by the Office of the Secretary of Defense for her upstanding efforts to support our military and their families. Ms. Fukuzaki-Carlson received her Bachelor of Arts degree in Business Administration, with an emphasis in Human Resources Management, from California State University, Fullerton and her Master of Science degree in Human Resources from Chapman University.

Madeleine T. Alsbrook is Executive Vice President – Talent Management of Alexandria Real Estate Equities, Inc. and has served in this role since March 2022. Ms. Alsbrook previously served as Senior Vice President – Talent since January 2018, as Vice President – Talent Management from August 2015 to January 2018, as Executive Director – Human Resources from January 2013 to August 2015, as Senior Director – Human Resources from July 2012 to January 2013, and as Director – Human Resources from January 2012 to July 2012. In these roles, Ms. Alsbrook has been directly responsible for managing Alexandria's strategic talent acquisition, growth, and employee development. Ms. Alsbrook also works on company-wide initiatives to support organizational culture, employee engagement, and retention. Prior to joining Alexandria, Ms. Alsbrook worked as a Human Resources Business Partner for Royal Bank of Canada (RBC), where she was responsible for human resources (HR) efforts for its Wealth Management business in the UK during a period of rapid expansion. Prior to RBC, Ms. Alsbrook was an HR Advisor for Linklaters LLP in London, where she executed major restructuring efforts for the firm. Ms. Alsbrook holds her Bachelor of Arts degree in Management Studies from the University of Nottingham, UK and her Master of Arts degree in Personnel and Development from the University of Westminster, UK.