Douglas
O’Donell served as President of AWF Board from 2005-2007. He is
the Chief Executive Officer/President of the O’Donnell Group,
Inc. and O’Donnell Management Company. In 1992, Douglas O’Donnell
started his career in commercial real estate by joining O’Donnell
Property Services and later Insignia Commercial Group, Inc. where he
oversaw the leasing and sales activities for the 25,000,000 square foot
portfolio. In 1996, Douglas O’Donnell started the O’Donnell
Group, Inc. and O’Donnell Management Company. He has successfully
overseen the acquisition and development of over 4,500,000 square feet
of industrial and office properties totaling over $500,000,000. In addition,
O’Donnell Management Company oversees the management of 3,000,000
square feet of properties and 200 acres of land development. Douglas
O’Donnell has an undergraduate degree in International Relations,
a Master’s of Business Administration and a Master’s in
Real Estate Development from the University of Southern California.
He is on the Board of Directors for the U.C.I. Center For Real Estate
and he is active with The Lusk Center for Real Estate Development at
U.S.C. He is also a member of the Orange County and Inland Empire NAIOP
Chapters and the Los Angeles chapter of SIOR.