Russ Colvin

CEO, President, and Chief Investment Officer at YourSpace America

Speaker

Mr. Colvin has been active for more than three decades in real estate investment, management, finance, public service and business/non-profit leadership. Mr. Colvin is CEO and President of YourSpace America, which operates a national self-storage acquisition and development platform. Mr. Colvin directs the company's overall acquisition, development, capital raising, and operational activities. In addition, Mr. Colvin manages the company's key strategic self-storage industry relationships. Mr. Colvin previously served as CEO/President of North American Self Storage Group, Chairman of StorSmart, LLC, and as a Principal of Alton Storage Partners, LLC.

From 2005-2009, Mr. Colvin served as President /CEO and Co-Founder of CORE Realty Holdings, where he oversaw all company operations including the financing, acquisitions, management, asset repositioning and capital raising efforts for CORE investment properties throughout the United States. During Mr. Colvin's tenure at CORE, the company acquired $1.2 billion of commercial and multifamily real estate. From 2009-2010, Mr. Colvin served as Chairman Emeritus of CORE. Mr. Colvin previously served as President of Mammoth Equities Capital Group. Mr. Colvin also served in management positions with IMPAC Commercial Capital Corporation, Fidelity Federal Bank, and Hawthorne Savings, all of which were publicly traded financial institutions.

Mr. Colvin is also actively involved in community service activities. Mr. Colvin currently serves on the board of directors of the Arms Control Association, a Washington D.C. think tank dedicated to promoting public understanding of and support for effective nuclear weapons policies. Mr. Colvin is a life member of the Orange County Sheriff's Advisory Council. Mr. Colvin has previously served on the Board of Directors of the Hugh O'Brian Youth Foundation, the Los Angeles Fire Department Foundation, the RAND Corporation, the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Youth Foundation, the Los Angeles Police Foundation, the Los Angeles Police Museum, the Los Angeles Regional Food Bank, and Olive Crest Homes and Services for Abused and Neglected Children.

In 2004, Mr. Colvin served as a Co-Chair of the International Association of Chiefs of Police Annual Convention in Los Angeles. In 2006, Mr. Colvin was awarded the prestigious Jack Webb Award by the Los Angeles Police Museum for his service to law enforcement. In 2007, Mr. Colvin received the prestigious Albert Schweitzer Leadership Award from the Hugh O'Brian Youth Foundation. In 2009, Mr. Colvin graduated from the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration Citizens Academy. From 2010-2012, Mr. Colvin served as Chairman of the LAPD Medal of Valor Awards. In 2011, Mr. Colvin served as Chairman of the Los Angeles Police Museum Jack Webb Awards. Mr. Colvin graduated cum laude from the Chapman University system with a BA in Legal Studies. Mr. Colvin studied Government/Nuclear Weapons Policy at Johns Hopkins University.