David Brown

Mr. Brown brings nearly three decades of real estate investment experience to his role as President and CEO of Somera. With a career that has been exclusively dedicated to the real estate investment business, Mr. Brown has had experience in all aspects of the industry from both a technical perspective and as an active investor. Mr. Brown is responsible and has overseen the acquisition of approximately $2 billion of real estate on behalf of Somera. Mr. Brown is involved in the company’s investment strategy formation, sourcing, analysis, structuring and management of assets. Prior to co-founding Somera Capital Management with Mr. Firestone as the successor to Somera Real Estate Group, Mr. Brown was Executive Vice President of Pacifica Real Estate Group, a private equity manager specializing in value-add investments. During this seven-year period, Pacifica tripled the value of its real estate portfolio and became a dominant regional investment firm focused on suburban office and hospitality assets. Prior to 1991, Mr. Brown served as Vice President of Auerbach Financial, Inc., a division of The Auerbach Companies, where he acquired properties for the Auerbach portfolio and developed an institutional investment program. Before joining Auerbach, Mr. Brown spent the initial six years of his career with Invest West Financial Corporation, a real estate investment and development firm, where he began as an analyst and was later elevated to a transactional role as a Vice President. Mr. Brown has been an active member of the International Council of Shopping Centers and the Real Estate Investment Advisory Council, has spoken at many real estate industry and investment symposiums, and is an active sponsor of charitable organizations and foundations. Mr. Brown is a member of Somera’s Executive Committee.