For more than 45 years, Mr. Sperry has been a highly recognized and influential leader within the Southern California and national commercial real industry. In 1987, Rand Sperry co-founded Sperry Van Ness International Corporation, a national brokerage organization (Disclaimer: Rand Sperry does not have any present ownership interest in Sperry Van Ness International Corporation and since 2009 he is no longer affiliated with Sperry Van Ness International Corporation or Sperry Van Ness ®). Rand Sperry is an owner of Sperry Commercial, Inc. and Sperry Equities, LLC, a real estate investment and property management organization and continues to grow these companies with partners Burton Young and Jack Carroll. To date, these companies and their affiliates have acquired more than 65 commercial, industrial, and office properties, exceeding $1 Billion in value with over 10 million square feet under management and 6 million square feet owned.