Rick Magnuson
Menlo Park
(650) 233-3600
Background
Rick Magnuson founded GI Partners and oversees investments in the real estate, hospitality, leisure & retail and financial services sectors. Prior to founding GI Partners, he served as Deputy Partner of Nomura's Principal Finance Group in London, which he joined in 1994. Previously, he was a Director of Investment Banking at Merrill Lynch. Earlier in his career, he worked for Digital Research, the company that created the personal computer operating system, and founded and sold Interactive Software, a software services company. Rick is Chairman of Digital Realty Trust, Inc. (NYSE: DLR), a former member of the Board of Directors at Sunset Gower Studios, and a current member of the Board of Directors at The Linc Group, Duckhorn Wine Company, and Glenborough Realty Trust, Inc. (NYSE: GLB).
Education
B.A. with honors from Dartmouth College
M.B.A. from the Stanford Graduate School of Business