David J. Neithercut, our Chairman since May 2023, served as Chief Executive Officer of the Company from January 2006 until his retirement in December 2018 and President of the Company from May 2005 to September 2018. He was Executive Vice President – Corporate Strategy of the Company from January 2004 to May 2005, and Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of the Company from February 1995 to August 2004. Prior to joining Equity Residential, Mr. Neithercut served as Senior Vice President of Finance for Equity Group Investments. He serves as a director of Americold Realty Trust (NYSE: COLD), was a director of General Growth Properties, Inc. (NYSE: GGP) until May 2017 and was lead independent trustee of Public Storage (NYSE: PSA) until May 2024. Mr. Neithercut is a former member of the Advisory Board of Governors of Nareit, of which he served as Chairman in 2015. He received Nareit’s 2018 Industry Leadership Award, honoring a REIT executive who has made a significant and lasting contribution to the growth and betterment of the industry. Mr. Neithercut received an M.B.A. from the Columbia University Graduate School of Business.

Qualifications

• Recognized as a leading industry authority in real estate investments, operations and capital markets


• Long and successful track record in various leadership roles at the Company and other organizations


• Highly experienced in dealing with complex management, financial, risk assessment, business and governance issues