Alan D. Gold

Mr. Gold serves as our Executive Chairman. In June 2016, Mr. Gold founded Innovative Industrial, Properties, Inc., the first publicly-traded REIT that provides real estate capital to the medical-use cannabis industry, and he currently serves as its Executive Chairman, a position he has held since its, formation. Previously, Mr. Gold served as Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer of BioMed, a REIT specializing in acquiring, leasing, developing and managing laboratory and office space for the life

science industry, from its inception in 2004 through the sale of the company to Blackstone in January 2016. Mr. Gold also served as Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer of BioMed’s privately-held predecessor, Bernardo Property Advisors, Inc., from 1998 until 2004.