Nicholas Bienstock

Chief Executive Officer at

Savanna Investment Management Co., LLC

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Nicholas Bienstock currently works at Savanna Investment Management Co., LLC, as Co-Chairman & Chief Executive Officer, Cortex Sustainability Intelligence, Inc., as Director, and Savanna Partners LLC, as Managing Partner from 1999.
Mr. Bienstock also formerly worked at Chemical Bank Corp., as Principal, Blackstone Mortgage Trust, Inc., as Vice President, and The Trustees of Columbia University in The City of New York, as Assistant Adjunct Professor.
Mr. Bienstock received his graduate degree and Masters Business Admin degree from The Trustees of Columbia University in The City of New York and undergraduate degree from Harvard University.

Nicholas Bienstock active positions

Companies	Position	Start
Savanna Partners LLC Savanna Partners LLC Investment ManagersFinance Savanna Partners focuses on investments in real estate assets located in the Northeast corridor of the US including New York, Boston and Washington, DC. The firm employs opportunistic strategies to invest in real estate assets across all the primary asset types including office, retail, residential, and industrial. Savanna Partners seeks investment opportunities that offer the potential for the realization of superior returns by adding value through asset management and/or property development and redevelopment. Savanna Partners makes direct equity investments that involve owning, developing, redeveloping, repositioning and operating real estate in a variety of locations and across a different asset classes. The firm participates in joint ventures that involve sourcing, acquiring and executing deals on behalf of and in partnership with major institutional partners. In addition, Savanna Partners selectively invests in performing and non-performing loans including first mortgage interests, B-Notes, mezzanine loans, bridge loans and preferred equity investments secured by the types of real estate that they buy, own and operate for their own account. Savanna Partners typically invests $5 million to $30 million per transaction, with additional capital provided by the firm's partners and lenders. The firm hold period is 3 to 7 years and their target return is 20% on average.	Investment Committee Member	2010-06-16
Cortex Sustainability Intelligence, Inc. Cortex Sustainability Intelligence, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Provides real-time energy management software to help commercial real estate owners improve building performance, reduce energy waste & enhance operational efficiency	Director/Board Member	-
Savanna Investment Management Co., LLC Savanna Investment Management Co., LLC Investment ManagersFinance Provides investment advice	Chief Executive Officer	-

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Former positions of Nicholas Bienstock

Companies	Position	End
BLACKSTONE MORTGAGE TRUST, INC.	Corporate Officer/Principal	1998-12-30
The Trustees of Columbia University in The City of New York The Trustees of Columbia University in The City of New York Other Consumer ServicesConsumer Services Functions as a College/University	Corporate Officer/Principal	-
Chemical Bank Corp. Chemical Bank Corp. Finance/Rental/LeasingFinance An asset-backed security	Corporate Officer/Principal	-

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Private companies	7
Chemical Bank Corp. Chemical Bank Corp. Finance/Rental/LeasingFinance An asset-backed security	Finance
Blackstone Mortgage Trust, Inc. Blackstone Mortgage Trust, Inc. Real Estate Investment TrustsFinance Operates as a real estate investment trust which originates and acquires commercial mortgage loans and related investments	Finance
The Trustees of Columbia University in The City of New York The Trustees of Columbia University in The City of New York Other Consumer ServicesConsumer Services Functions as a College/University	Consumer Services
Harvard University Harvard University Other Consumer ServicesConsumer Services Functions as a College/University	Consumer Services
Savanna Partners LLC Savanna Partners LLC Investment ManagersFinance Savanna Partners focuses on investments in real estate assets located in the Northeast corridor of the US including New York, Boston and Washington, DC. The firm employs opportunistic strategies to invest in real estate assets across all the primary asset types including office, retail, residential, and industrial. Savanna Partners seeks investment opportunities that offer the potential for the realization of superior returns by adding value through asset management and/or property development and redevelopment. Savanna Partners makes direct equity investments that involve owning, developing, redeveloping, repositioning and operating real estate in a variety of locations and across a different asset classes. The firm participates in joint ventures that involve sourcing, acquiring and executing deals on behalf of and in partnership with major institutional partners. In addition, Savanna Partners selectively invests in performing and non-performing loans including first mortgage interests, B-Notes, mezzanine loans, bridge loans and preferred equity investments secured by the types of real estate that they buy, own and operate for their own account. Savanna Partners typically invests $5 million to $30 million per transaction, with additional capital provided by the firm's partners and lenders. The firm hold period is 3 to 7 years and their target return is 20% on average.	Finance
Savanna Investment Management Co., LLC Savanna Investment Management Co., LLC Investment ManagersFinance Provides investment advice	Finance
Cortex Sustainability Intelligence, Inc. Cortex Sustainability Intelligence, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Provides real-time energy management software to help commercial real estate owners improve building performance, reduce energy waste & enhance operational efficiency	Technology Services