JAMES A. STAR - Corporate Board Profile

Equity Commonwealth

Filing Date	Source Excerpt
2014-06-23	James A. Star Trustee Nominee 53 ... Our Board determined that Mr. Star should serve on our Board based on his significant investment management experience and his experience serving on boards of trustees.
2015-04-30	James A. Star has been our trustee since July 2014. Mr. Star has served, since 2003, as President and Chief Executive Officer of Longview Asset Management ("Longview"), a multi-strategy investment firm for which he has been a portfolio manager since 1998. ... Our Board determined that Mr. Star should serve on our Board based on his significant investment management experience and his experience serving on boards of trustees.
2016-04-21	James A. Star has been our trustee since July 2014. ... Our Board determined that Mr. Star should serve on our Board based on his significant investment management experience and his experience serving on boards of trustees... The table below provides membership information for each of the Board committees as of the date of this Proxy Statement: ... James A. Star Audit Committee: , Compensation Committee: , Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee: X, ... Trustee Compensation table: James Star Fees Earned or Paid in Cash ($): 66,000, Stock Awards ($): 99,995, Total ($): 165,995.
2017-04-21	James A. Star has been our trustee since July 2014. ... Mr. Star has served as President and Chief Executive Officer of Longview Asset Management ... Our Board determined that Mr. Star should serve on our Board based on his significant investment management experience ... The table below provides membership information for each of the Board committees as of the date of this Proxy Statement ... James A. Star - Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee ... The table below sets forth information regarding trustee compensation for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2016 ... James Star - Total: $168,644.
2018-04-25	James A. Star has been our trustee since July 2014. ... Our Board determined that Mr. Star should serve on our Board based on his significant investment management experience and his experience serving on boards of trustees. ... The table below provides membership information for each of the Board committees as of the date of this Proxy Statement: ... James A. Star - Independent - Compensation Committee (Chair) - Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee ... Director Compensation Table for Fiscal Year 2017 ... James Star - Fees Earned or Paid in Cash ($): 75,000; Stock Awards ($): 100,014; Total ($): 175,014.
2019-04-25	The table below provides membership information for each of the Board committees as of the date of this Proxy Statement: James A. Star - Independent - Compensation Committee Chair - Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee Member... Trustee Compensation Table for Fiscal Year 2018: James Star - Fees Earned or Paid in Cash: $75,000 - Stock Awards: $100,000 - Total: $175,000.
2020-04-24	James A. Star has been our trustee since July 2014. Mr. Star is Executive Chairman (previously having served, since 2003, as President and Chief Executive Officer) of Longview Asset Management (“Longview”), a multi-strategy investment firm which assesses, implements and oversees a wide variety of publicly traded and private equity investments across multiple industries and countries, for which he had been a portfolio manager since 1998. He has also served since 1994 as a Vice President of Henry Crown and Company, a private family investment firm affiliated with Longview. From 1998 to 2002, Mr. Star was President and Chief Investment Officer of Star Partners, Inc., a private securities partnership focused on common equities. Mr. Star began his investment career in 1991 as a securities analyst at Harris Associates, a Chicago investment firm. Prior thereto, he practiced corporate and securities law in Illinois, where he was a member of the bar from 1987 to 2011. Mr. Star has been a member of the investment committees for the retirement plans of Henry Crown and Company since 1995, Great Dane Limited Partnership since 1997 and, since 2014, Gillig LLC, Provisur Technologies, Inc. and Trail King Industries, Inc. He has also served as a manager of Longview Trust Company since 2006. Mr. Star is a Director of Teaching Strategies, a software company focused on the education market and, since May 2019, has served on the Board of Directors of Chewy, Inc. (NYSE: CHWY), a leading online retailer of pet food and products. Mr. Star also served on the Boards of Directors of the parent company of PetSmart, a leading retailer of pet supplies and services, from 2014 to 2019, and, from May 2016 to May 2018, Allison Transmission Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: ALSN). He is also the non-executive chairman of Atreides Management, a technology-focused investment firm, a director of a private company focused on ESG-rated securities, and serves on advisory boards related to Paragon Biosciences (a drug discovery company), Valor Equity Partners (a growth capital firm) and Kabouter Management (an international equities manager). In prior years, Mr. Star has served on the Board of Trustees of Columbia Acorn Trust and Wanger Advisor Trust, which are registered mutual funds, and a number of private company boards. Mr. Star is a member of the Global Advisory Board of the Kellogg Graduate School of Business at Northwestern University and the Chicago chapter of World Presidents Organization. Mr. Star received a B.A. from Harvard University and holds a J.D. from Yale Law School and a Masters of Management from Kellogg Graduate School of Management at Northwestern University. Our Board determined that Mr. Star should serve on our Board based on his significant investment management experience and his experience serving on boards of trustees.
2021-04-27	James A. Star has been our trustee since July 2014. Mr. Star is Executive Chairman (previously having served, since 2003, as President and Chief Executive Officer) of Longview Asset Management (Longview), a multi-strategy investment firm which assesses, implements and oversees a wide variety of publicly traded and private equity investments across multiple industries and countries, for which he had been a portfolio manager since 1998. He has also served since 1994 as a Vice President of Henry Crown and Company, a private family investment firm affiliated with Longview. Mr. Star began his investment career in 1991 as a securities analyst after practicing corporate and securities law as a member of the Illinois bar. Mr. Star has been a member of the investment committees for the retirement plans of Henry Crown and Company since 1995, Great Dane Limited Partnership since 1997 and, since 2014, Gillig LLC, Provisur Technologies, Inc. and Trail King Industries, Inc. He has also served as a manager of Longview Trust Company since 2006. Mr. Star is a Director of Teaching Strategies, a software company focused on the education market and, since May 2019, has served on the Board of Directors of Chewy, Inc. (NYSE: CHWY), a leading online retailer of pet food and products. Mr. Star also served on the Boards of Directors of the parent company of PetSmart, a leading retailer of pet supplies and services, from 2014 to 2019, and, from May 2016 to May 2018, Allison Transmission Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: ALSN). He is a non-executive chairman of Atreides Management, a technology-focused investment firm, a director of a private company focused on ESG-rated securities, and serves on advisory boards related to Paragon Biosciences (a drug discovery company), Valor Equity Partners (a growth capital firm) and Kabouter Management (an international equities manager). Mr. Star received a B.A. from Harvard University and holds a J.D. from Yale Law School and a Masters of Management from Kellogg Graduate School of Management at Northwestern University. The table below provides membership information for each of the Board committees as of the date of this Proxy Statement: James A. Star is a member of the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee.
2022-04-26	The table below sets forth information regarding trustee compensation for fiscal year 2021. James Star 78,132 100,001 178,133 The Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee consists of Messrs. Star and Edelman and Ms. Chube, with Mr. Star serving as its Chair.
2023-04-25	James A. Star has been our trustee since July 2014. ... The Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee consists of Messrs. Star and Edelman and Ms. Chube, with Mr. Star serving as its Chair. ... The table below provides membership information for each of the Board committees as of the date of this Proxy Statement: ... James A. Star X X Chair ... On June 21, 2022, the Compensation Committee approved the grant of 3,604 restricted Common Shares to ... Mr. Star ... in satisfaction of his annual equity retainer for fiscal year 2022. Each of these grants will vest on the first anniversary of the grant date of the award, subject to the trustee’s continued service as a trustee throughout such period.
2024-04-29	From 2003 through October 2023, Mr. Star served as President and Chief Executive Officer and then Executive Chairman of Longview Asset Management ... Mr. Star has served on the Board of Directors of Chewy, Inc. ... Mr. Star received a B.A. from Harvard University and holds a J.D. from Yale Law School and a Masters of Management from Kellogg Graduate School of Management at Northwestern University. ... The table below provides membership information for each of the Board committees as of the date of this Proxy Statement: James A. Star Compensation Committee, Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee. ... Trustee Compensation Table for Fiscal Year 2023 ... James Star Fees Earned or Paid in Cash $87,319, Equity Awards $120,021, Total $207,340.
2024-10-02	James A. Star