Our People

We foster a culture of critical thinking throughout our operations and are led by a highly seasoned executive team, possessive of more than 100 years of cumulative investment and development experience. We act like long-term owners and partner with each person with whom we do business and maintain a shared sense of ownership across the firm. Today our core values remain ingrained in every aspect of our organization, and we owe our success to the hard work of our phenomenal PSC employees, partners, and principals. We have personnel throughout the nation fulfilling a variety of acquisition, management, and leasing roles.

Leadership

Aria Mehrabi, Ph.D. – CO-FOUNDER & CEO

Aria Mehrabi is a principal and founder of Pacific Star Capital with over 25 years of operating and development experience in real estate, currently focused on urban, mixed use development in primary markets such as CA, TX and FL.

Prior to joining the real estate industry, Aria worked as a risk consultant to the RAND Corporation and also lectured on international economics at Georgetown University. His op-eds and articles have appeared in the International Herald Tribune and other major publications. An advocate for women’s empowerment and security, he has been an annual contributor to the Protection Project of Johns Hopkins, an organization devoted to halting the practice of female trafficking across the world.

Aria received his Ph.D. from Johns Hopkins University, School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS), with a focus in economics, studying international monetary theory. He received his Master’s in Real Estate Development from The University of Southern California (USC), and his BA degree from The University of California, Berkeley. He is a member of the Urban Land Institute, serves on the Executive Board of the Lusk Center for Real Estate at USC, and is a member of the Advisory Board of the Johns Hopkins University (SAIS). Dr. Mehrabi also holds the designation of Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA).

BRETT WOOD - PRINCIPAL - Asset Managment & Development

Brett Wood joined Pacific Star Capital in 2007 and leads the management team responsible for asset and property management and day-to-day operations of the company’s real estate holdings. Prior to joining Pacific Star Capital, Brett was with Robertson Properties Group (“RPG”) for sixteen years.

Previously, Brett was responsible for leasing and property management for RPG’s extensive commercial portfolio consisting of approximately five million square feet of gross leasable area across eight (8) states. The portfolio included office buildings, grocery anchored centers, big box anchored and lifestyle centers.

Prior to Robertson Properties Group, Brett was with Decurion Corporation for an additional eleven years. Brett is a member of Building Owners and Management Association, Urban Land Institute, Institute of Real Estate Management, and International Council of Shopping Centers. He has served on the Board of Directors of the Hollywood Entertainment District and on the Board of Directors of the Central Hollywood Coalition. A native of Los Angeles, Brett graduated from UCLA with a B.A. in History.