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 2010 Spirit of Life Award Dinner

Photo of Hamid Moghadam and Karen Aboody

Northern California’s Real Estate and Construction Business Alliance recently raised more than $470,000 through its Spirit of Life® gala on May 13.

Nearly 600 real estate and construction industry leaders, colleagues and City of Hope supporters gathered in San Francisco, Calif., to honor Hamid Moghadan, AMB Property Corporation chairman and chief executive officer, with The Spirit of Life Award for his philanthropic and business achievements.

 Our Honoree

Hamid Moghadam is Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer of AMB Property Corporation, a leading global developer and owner of industrial real estate. Mr. Moghadam co-founded AMB in 1983 and led the company through its initial public offering in 1997 (NYSE: AMB).

Mr. Moghadam has held a number of strategic roles within the real estate industry. He has served as the Chairman of National Association of Real Estate Investment Trusts (NAREIT) and the Real Estate Investment Trust Political Action Committee (REITPAC), a director of Plum Creek Timber Company (NYSE: PCL), and a founding member of the Real Estate Roundtable.

Mr. Moghadam is a Trustee of Stanford University and serves as Chairman of Stanford Management Company. As an active participant in the San Francisco Bay area community, he has served on various philanthropic and community boards including the California Academy of Sciences, Town School for Boys, and as Chairman of Young Presidents Organization’s (YPO) Northern California Chapter. 

He is a past winner of the Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year, a recipient of the Ellis Island Medal of Honor, and has been named CEO of the Year on eight different occasions by four separate industry publications. He received the Wisconsin Alumni Center’s Vision Setter Award and the National Association of Industrial and Office Properties (NAIOP) Lifetime of Building Award in 2007 and NAREIT’s Industry Leadership Award in 2005.

Mr. Moghadam received SB and SM degrees in engineering from Massachusetts Institute of Technology and an MBA from Stanford Graduate School of Business.

 Event Details

Thursday, May 13, 2010
The Palace Hotel
2 New Montgomery Street
San Francisco, CA

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 Thank You to Our Sponsors

City of Hope would like to thank all of the sponsors of the 2010 Spirit of Life Award Dinner for their generous support...

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