John Park

John J. Park serves as President of W. P. Carey. Prior to his current position, he served as a Managing Director and Director of Strategy and Capital Markets. John joined the firm as an investment analyst in 1987. During his tenure, he has spearheaded the transactions that have transformed the company including consolidation and listing of CPA:1-9 as Carey Diversified LLC in 1998, its merger with W. P. Carey & Co. Inc. in 2000, liquidity transactions of CPA®:10, CIP®, CPA®:12 and CPA®:14 and the merger with CPA®:15 and REIT conversion in 2012. He received a B.S. in Chemistry from Massachusetts Institute of Technology and an M.B.A. in Finance from Stern School of Business at New York University. He also serves as a trustee of the W. P. Carey Foundation.