Stephen Quazzo is Co-Founder and CEO of Pearlmark, and leads the firm’s Investment and Management Committees. Prior to co-founding Pearlmark in 1996, Mr. Quazzo served as President of Equity Institutional Investors, Inc., a subsidiary of investor Sam Zell's private holding company, Equity Group Investments, Inc. Prior to joining the Zell organization, Mr. Quazzo was a Vice President in the Real Estate Department of Goldman Sachs.

Mr. Quazzo earned an AB cum laude and an MBA from Harvard University. Mr. Quazzo is a Trustee for the Urban Land Institute and its Foundation, a member of the Pension Real Estate Association, and a licensed real estate broker in Illinois. He is a director of Marriott Vacations Worldwide Corp. (NYSE: VAC) and Phillips Edison & Company. In addition, Mr. Quazzo serves on a number of non-profit boards, including: Rush University Medical Center, the Chicago Symphony Orchestra Endowment, the Chicago Parks Foundation, and Deerfield Academy.