David T. Hamamoto

Mr. Hamamoto is the Chairman of the Board of NorthStar Realty Finance (“NRF”) and has served as Chief Executive Officer and President of the company since October 2004.  NRF is a public commercial real estate finance company headquartered in New York.  Mr. Hamamoto co-founded NorthStar Capital Investment Corp. in July 1997, having co-founded and previously been a partner and co-head of the Real Estate Principal Investment Area at Goldman, Sachs & Co.  Mr. Hamamoto currently serves as Chairman of the Board of Morgans Hotel Group Co. (“MHGC”), a public global hotel management and ownership company focused on the boutique sector.  Mr. Hamamoto is an Honorary Trustee of the Brearley School where he served as Trustee from 1999 to 2007, including as President from 2005 to 2007.  He currently serves as a Trustee of Riverdale Country School and is the Vice Chair of the Parents Advisory Board at Stanford University.  Mr. Hamamoto received a B.S. from Stanford University in 1981 and an M.B.A. from the Wharton School of Business at the University of Pennsylvania in 1983.