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Joshua C. Zhang is a Director of Investments at FCPT.

Four Corners Property Trust (NYSE: FCPT) is a publicly-traded, net-lease REIT based in California. At FCPT, Mr. Zhang co-leads investments and has acquired >500 properties and over $1 billion of acquisitions, focusing on restaurants, retail, automotive, and medical properties.

Prior to joining FCPT, Mr. Zhang worked at Goldman Sachs in their Real Estate Finance Group. While at Goldman Sachs, Mr. Zhang closed approximately $9 billion of commercial real estate debt transactions spanning traditional mortgage based-loans, bank loans, and mezzanine financings.

He has extensive underwriting experience from single-tenant/single-asset transactions to large portfolio transactions covering various asset classes across the United States for both traditional CMBS transactions as well as Goldman Sachs’ bank balance sheet.

Mr. Zhang received a B.A. in Economics from Harvard University.

The moderator is our very own Rohit Malrani, Co-Founder of OfficeHours and formerly SourceScrub and Battery Ventures.

This episode covers topics such as:

• Day in the Life
• How did you make the transition from investment banking to a VP then a Director? Why did you choose FCPT?
• How has your role changed when you first started 7 years ago to today?
• What was it like working in the real estate and retail industry during the COVID-19 pandemic? What is it like working in real estate now with market volatility and rising rates?
• What inspired you to pursue this career path? Would you advise others to take that route?
• What sets the real estate finance group apart from the other groups?
• Market Analysis — what are you seeing in the market?
• Advice for anyone looking to break into investment banking, investing, or real estate?

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