Prior to Meritex, Arvid was senior vice president of Equity Office Properties Trust, where he was responsible for strategy, execution and financial performance of a 14 million square foot office portfolio in the Midwest. Arvid has over 30 years of leadership roles in the commercial real estate industry, a B.S. in Accountancy from the University of Illinois and an MBA in Real Estate Investment and Finance from DePaul University. He is also a CPA and a member of NAIOP.