Glenn Sonnenberg – President
Phone: (310) 234-2101
Email: gsonnenberg@lmrei.com
Glenn
A. Sonnenberg is President of Latitude Management Real Estate Investors, Inc., formerly Legg Mason Real Estate Investors, Inc., managing institutional and high net
worth capital in real estate investments throughout the United States. In such
capacity, he is the President of private REITs and commingled investment funds
investing principally in value-add high leverage debt, mezzanine finance, preferred
equity and equity. He has been directly responsible for the acquisition, management
and/or disposition of over $6.0B of real estate and debt investments in the United
States and Canada, as well as the issuance of over $1.0B in collateralized debt obligations.
Prior to joining Latitude Management Real Estate Investors, Inc., Mr. Sonnenberg served as Managing Director of Prudential Carbon Mesa, where he was co-CEO and the senior executive for funds management and served as acting-COO of the parent (NASDAQ:WMFG). Previously, he was President of ING Real Estate Investors and Executive Vice President of Kearny Street Real Estate Company (a subsidiary of Morgan Stanley), both opportunistic real estate investors and managers.
Mr. Sonnenberg serves on the Board of Directors and Executive Committees of Bet Tzedek—the House of Justice, Stephen S. Wise Temple and Para los Niños. He also serves on the Board of Trustees of the University of Southern California, and as President of t he USC Friends of the Libraries (producers of the annual Scripter Award) and on the Board of Directors of the Jewish Federation of Greater Los Angeles.
A graduate of the University of Southern California, B.A. 1977, History, magna cum laude, phi beta kappa, Mr. Sonnenberg also received his J.D. in 1980 from USC. Mr. Sonnenberg began his career as a real estate and finance partner in the Los Angeles law firm of Allen, Matkins, Leck, Gamble and Mallory. He is a member of the California and Los Angeles County Bar Association, the Mortgage Bankers Association and ICSC. He frequently speaks on real estate investment and finance.