Peter Merlone is a founder, co-owner and co-managing partner of the general partner entities of Merlone Geier Partners ("Merlone Geier") and Merlone Geier Management ("MGM").  Mr. Merlone is also a founder, co-owner and president of the general partner entities of M&H Realty Partners ("M&H"), the predecessor to Merlone Geier, and was a founder and president of M&H Property Management ("MHPM"), the predecessor to MGM.  From 1986 to 1993, prior to the formation of the first M&H fund, Mr. Merlone was the founder and owner of The Merlone Company, MHPM’s predecessor.

Mr. Merlone's primary responsibilities are to formulate and oversee the strategy, financial and operating affairs of Merlone Geier and the activities of MGM.  Since 1993, Mr. Merlone has overseen twelve institutional limited partnerships with aggregate equity capital commitments of $4.3 billion which have acquired 147 operating properties aggregating over 25.5 million square feet of retail improvements.

Mr. Merlone graduated from UCLA in 1979, simultaneously earning an undergraduate degree in economics, summa cum laude, and a Master’s degree in education; he was also elected to Phi Beta Kappa.  Mr. Merlone is a licensed real estate broker and a Director of Terreno Realty Corporation (NYSE:TRNO), a San Francisco based publicly-traded real estate investment trust.  He is resident in the firm's San Francisco office.