Michael White

Michael White has worked on the HMC U.S. real estate team since its inception in 1994. Mr. White joined Harbert International, Inc. in 1983 and held various positions in its construction division until 1986, when he moved to Harbert Properties Corporation, where he ultimately became Vice President of Development and Finance of Harbert Properties Corporation. In 1994, Mr. White joined The Harbinger Group, Inc. (now Harbert Fund Advisors, Inc.), a subsidiary of HMC, and served as Chief Operating Officer and was actively involved in the development and implementation of HMC's alternative investment strategy. Mr. White served in this role until 1998, when he assumed overall responsibility for HMC's U.S. real estate investment activity. Mr. White, along with Alan C. Fuller, have acquired over 3.8 million square feet of office space, over 3,700 apartment units, over 3.1 million square feet of industrial real estate, over 600,000 square feet of retail space and over 927,000 square feet of self-storage property as fund managers for HMC's U.S. real estate strategies. These acquisitions and developments represent over $950 million in transactions. He serves as a Board Member of the Alabama School of Fine Arts Foundation and the University of Florida's Center for Real Estate Studies. Mr. White holds a Bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering from the University of Florida.