Ken Lombard - Building Corporate & a Personal Brand

In this podcast Mr. Lombard provides a snapshot of how he built his career and managed relationships to grow the enterprises that he was involved with.

In 2021 Kenneth Lombard was named President & CEO of BRIDGE Housing, a San Francisco, CA based nonprofit developer, owner and manager with a focus on California, Oregon and Washington. The organization was established in 1983 and currently owns and operates 126 properties (13,500 apartments).

Prior to BRIDGE, Mr. Lombard served as Executive Vice President and COO of Seritage Growth Properties. Prior to that he served as President of MacFarlane Partners, an investment management firm that acquires, develops and manages real estate assets on behalf of pensions and institutional investors. Before MacFarlane Partners, Mr. Lombard served as Vice Chairman, Partner and head of investments for Capri Capital Partners, and President of the Capri Urban Fund, which invested in more than $1 billion in commercial, residential and mixed-use development, redevelopment and repositioning projects in densely populated urban markets of the U.S.

From 2004 to 2008, Mr. Lombard was President of Starbucks Entertainment, where he managed the collaboration with Concord Music to form a new Starbucks music label. In 1992, Mr. Lombard co-founded Johnson Development Corporation and spent 12 years as the President and Partner of the firm, creating a legacy of economic improvement in underserved communities of color in 65 cities and 17 states. He holds a Bachelor of Arts in Communication from the University of Washington.

Listen in on this podcast as we take a journey through his career.