Michael S. Curless
Mr. Curless is an industry veteran in commercial real estate spanning the industrial, office, retail, healthcare, and data center sectors. From 1995 to 2000 and again from 2010 to 2023, Mr. Curless was employed at Prologis, a top 75 company in the S&P 500 with over 1 billion square feet in 19 countries. He originally served as the founding market officer for the Indianapolis and St. Louis operations. He rejoined Prologis on the executive team as the Global Chief Investment Officer with additional responsibility for all customer-related activity. Mr. Curless further chaired the Prologis Investment Committee. In 2019, he served as Prologis’ first Chief Customer Officer. From 2000 to 2010, Mr. Curless was the President and one of four principals at Lauth Property Group, a privately held, national construction and development firm. In this role, he had overall responsibility for operations, development and asset management for the firm. In his early career, Mr. Curless served as an associate with the Trammell Crow Company and as a financial analyst with General Electric Company. Mr. Curless is a former member of the Young Presidents’ Organization and is currently active with Indiana University in multiple capacities. He also serves on the Investment Committee for Sample Gates Management, LLC and is a director for the Western Golf Association, specifically focused on development of Evans Scholar recipients.
Specific qualifications and experience of particular relevance to the Company
Mr. Curless has executive level experience in both private and public companies at the highest level within the organizations. He is a proven leader in the international real estate industry with key experience in corporate strategy, capital markets, human resources, customer experience, and corporate transformation.
