Mr. Ishikawa serves as President of Mitsui Fudosan America, Inc. and is a member of MFA's Board of Directors. He is responsible for strategic planning in addition to evaluating asset management and property acquisitions. Mr. Ishikawa joined Mitsui Fudosan Group (Tokyo) in 1991 and was transferred to Mitsui Fudosan America, Inc. in 2017.

Mr. Ishikawa began his career at Mitsui Fudosan performing financial analysis and taxation work in the Accounting and Finance Department. He later moved to the Corporate Consulting Department, where he completed consulting and brokerage assignments for various clients. From 2003 to 2011, he was responsible for various acquisition and disposition activities on office and residential properties. In 2011, he transitioned to Investor Relations, becoming head of the Department in 2013. Mr. Ishikawa began honing his international business skills in 2016, when he joined Mitsui Fudosan’s International Department as the Executive Manager, overseeing portfolio management in the United States and Europe.

Mr. Ishikawa graduated from The University of Tokyo with a bachelor’s degree in Economics.

Mr. McSweeney is responsible for overseeing the implementation of the company's US investment strategy, which includes sourcing new opportunities; monitoring, maintaining, and reviewing the acquisition transaction pipeline; and all phases of due diligence. 

During his tenure with the company he has held a variety of positions in the firm's acquisition, finance, and asset management groups. 

Upon graduation and until joining the company in 2001, Mr. McSweeney worked in the financial reporting group for a real estate syndication company focusing on Senior Living and multi-family apartments. 

Mr. McSweeney graduated from the University of Notre Dame in 1996, with a B.B.A in Accountancy.

Mr. Perez became Senior Vice President of Mitsui Fudosan America, Inc. in April 2008, and has been employed by MFA since 1988. Prior to his promotion in 2008, Mr. Perez had served as Vice President of Asset Management & Leasing and was responsible for leasing, property management, and asset management of the entire Mitsui Fudosan America commercial real estate portfolio. This included such recognizable properties in New York as 1251 Avenue of the Americas, 461 Fifth Avenue, 527 Madison Avenue, and 100 William Street, as well as 1090 Vermont Avenue, N.W. in Washington, D.C. 

During his tenure with MFA, Mr. Perez has held a variety of positions and has handled the asset management of commercial office properties nationwide. He has been directly responsible for leasing over 2 million square feet of commercial office and retail space. This includes notable transactions with Banco Santander, Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ, Chubb, DLA Piper, J.P. Morgan Chase, Mizuho Corporate Bank, Paulson & Company, Sidley Austin, and Trust Company of the West. Mr. Perez also has spearheaded capital improvement programs that led to several prominent building awards, including the BOMA New York and BOMA International Award for Excellence in 1997 and 1998, and the International Real Estate Federation's Prix d'Excellence award in 1999. 

Prior to joining MFA, Mr. Perez was employed by Exxon Corporation in New York for seven years. Mr. Perez's career at Exxon was capped by his participation in the sale of the Exxon Building to Mitsui Fudosan in 1986 for $610 million, the highest price paid for a commercial office building at that time. 

Mr. Perez is a graduate of Pace University and the Pace University Graduate School of Business

Mr. Sugimoto is responsible for development management and asset management activities. Mr. Sugimoto joined Mitsui Fudosan Group (Tokyo) in 1994 and was transferred to Mitsui Fudosan America, Inc. in 2019.

With more than 25 years of real estate experience, Mr. Sugimoto has experience in residential project planning, office and residential acquisitions and dispositions, and office leasing and development. In 2016 Mr. Sugimoto was promoted to Executive Manager of the office building development group, where he was responsible for overseeing five development projects, including Tamachi Station Towers North & South, a prestigious 3.2 million square foot mixed use complex offering a direct connection to the Tamachi rail station.

Mr. Sugimoto received a bachelor’s degree in Economics from Keio University in Tokyo.

Ms. Bertuna is responsible for overseeing the planning, design, and construction of development projects.  

With over 30 years of experience, Ms. Bertuna has worked on major projects from architectural design through construction management for residential, commercial, and mixed-use developments.

Prior to joining MFA, Ms. Bertuna was with Tishman Speyer and served as the project executive of The JACX, a 1.3 million square foot commercial development in Long Island City. Ms. Bertuna spent over 10 years as an architect for Skidmore, Owings & Merrill before pursuing a career in development with The Related Companies. Her experience with Related includes 14 years of managing residential and commercial projects, including Time Warner Center and Hudson Yards.

Ms. Bertuna earned a Bachelor’s of Science degree in Architecture from Pratt Institute in 1986.  She is a licensed Architect in the State of New York and a member of the New York Chapter of the American Institute of Architects. She serves on the scholarship committee of WX, New York Women Executives in Real Estate and on the Board of Directors of the Façade Tectonics Institute.

Mr. Leff is responsible for developing MFA’s investments in the eastern United States.

With a career spanning nearly 20 years, Mr. Leff has a wealth of experience in construction management and real estate development.  Prior to joining Mitsui Fudosan America, Inc., Mr. Leff worked for Wereldhave N.V., a Dutch REIT where he developed approximately 2 million square feet of office, hotel, retail and residential projects. He also has experience renovating and repositioning office properties; developing built-to-suit projects for the General Services Administration; and building boutique condominium projects in New York City.

David holds a Bachelor of Science in mechanical engineering from the University of Buffalo and an MBA in finance from Baruch College’s, Zicklin School of Business.

Mr. Nicholson is responsible for accounting policy and strategic accounting support on all of the company’s transactions. He is involved in all aspects of the company's financial management, including financial planning, analysis, reporting and internal control.  He also provides the acquisitions team with underwriting and due diligence assistance.

Prior to joining Mitsui Fudosan America in 2016, Mr. Nicholson was a Senior Manager at Deloitte, where he served clients in the financial services industry and worked at the firm’s National Office.

Mr. Nicholson is a Certified Public Accountant and graduated from Saint Peter’s University with a Bachelor of Science degree in Accountancy. He is a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants and the New Jersey Society of Certified Public Accountants.

Ms. Yasin is responsible for all of the company's financial and management accounting operations, planning and financial reporting, internal controls and taxation, as well as support of the corporate financial planning and analysis functions. 

Before joining Mitsui Fudosan America, Inc. in 2008, Ms. Yasin held the position of Controller with Deutsch, a manufacturer of mechanical connectors for defense, aerospace and other harsh environments. Ms. Yasin also worked for seven years in the medical device manufacturing industry with C.R Bard, Inc. in the position of corporate accounting manager, and at Cottet Optical, Inc. as the corporate controller. 

Ms. Yasin started her career in the hotel industry working for Forte Hotels/Le Meridien for over 10 years and she held several positions of increasing responsibility during her tenure there, some of which was spent overseas, mainly the Caribbean and United Kingdom. 

Ms. Yasin earned an M.Sc. In Taxation from Fairleigh Dickinson University, and a B.Sc. from Emile Woolfe College and is a fellow of the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants.