Thomas McDonald is chief strategic officer of Equity International. Mr. McDonald has been associated with the Company since its inception in 1999 and is primarily responsible for building and optimizing the Company’s partner relationships. He is a director of various portfolio companies, including BR Malls (Bovespa:BRML3), AGV Logística and Terranum Corporate Properties.

Prior to joining Equity International, Mr. McDonald was with Anixter International, a global provider of network infrastructure solutions and services. He joined Anixter in 1992 and served in several different capacities, ultimately as vice president of global sales. From 1994 to 1997, Mr. McDonald resided in Buenos Aires, Argentina, where he was responsible for business development with Anixter’s largest multinational customers throughout Latin America.

Previously, Mr. McDonald was based in Mexico City with Quadrum S.A. de C.V., a Latin American finance company. Mr. McDonald is fluent in Spanish and Portuguese and has lived and worked in Latin America for the majority of his professional career. He is a member of the Institute for the International Education of Students Abroad's Board of Directors and Executive Committee, the Urban Land Institute's Global Exchange Council and the Global Advisory Board at the University of Chicago's Booth School of Business.

Mr. McDonald earned a BA in international relations and Spanish from the University of Notre Dame and received his MBA from the University of Chicago Booth School of Business.