James M. Kasim Chief Financial Officer James M. Kasim is Chief Financial Officer of Pacific Office Properties Trust, Inc. and serves as Chief Financial Officer of the Company's advisor, Pacific Office Management, Inc. Mr. Kasim has extensive experience in real estate finance and accounting areas, including the development of corporate and investment strategy, public and private securities offerings, SEC regulations, mergers and acquisitions, and transaction advisory services. Prior to joining the Company in February 2008, Mr. Kasim was the Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of BentleyForbes, a multi-billion dollar, privately held real estate investment company focused primarily on the ownership and management of Class A office, resort and hotel properties. While at BentleyForbes, Mr. Kasim was responsible for all financial, accounting, and asset management areas and headed the firm’s Hospitality Division. Before joining BentleyForbes in 2005, Mr. Kasim was a Senior Manager with Ernst & Young’s Real Estate and Hospitality practice where he served for eleven years. During that tenure, his clients included some of the largest real estate and hospitality companies in the nation. Mr. Kasim received an MBA from the Marshall School of Business at the University of Southern California and a bachelor’s degree in business administration from California State University, Northridge. He is a Certified Public Accountant and a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants and the California State Society of Certified Public Accountants. Mr. Kasim is also an Adjunct Professor for the School of Policy, Planning and Development at the University of Southern California in the Master of Real Estate Development Program. He also serves as a guest lecturer for many of its other programs. « return to management team