Mr. Nanula, Principal of Colony Capital, LLC, joined Colony in January 2008 and shares responsibility for the Firm's global operations, with a special focus on operating company transactions.

Mr. Nanula's last position prior to joining Colony was as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Amgen, Inc. During his six-year tenure as a member of the company's executive committee, he was responsible for finance, corporate strategy, mergers & acquisitions, and internal and external relations. Prior to joining Amgen in 2001, Mr. Nanula was Chairman and Chief Executive Officer at Broadband Sports, Inc., an Internet media company. For nearly two years, he served as President and Chief Operating Officer for Starwood Hotels and Resorts in New York. From 1986 to 1998, Mr. Nanula held a variety of increasingly senior executive positions at the Walt Disney Company, culminating in the role of Senior Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. He also served as President of Disney Stores Worldwide and Corporate Treasurer, among many other roles.

Mr. Nanula was born in Southern California and received his M.B.A. from Harvard Business School in 1986, and his B.A. in economics in 1982 from the University of California, Santa Barbara. He is on the board of trustees of UCSB, among other civic involvements, and has also served on the corporate boards of industry leaders such as Boeing and Expedia.