Raffi D. Krikorian

Chairman of the Board

Raffi is the founder and Chief Executive Officer of Investment Real Estate Associates (IREA), an investment advisory and brokerage services firm specializing in the acquisition and disposition of large income producing properties. With offices in Encino, CA and Miami, FL, IREA has been responsible in the initiation and execution of several billion dollars of transactions serving a broad range of national and international clients. Prior to joining the investment real estate industry in 1986, he was involved in international banking for ten years, holding various executive positions both in the U.S. and abroad, with First Interstate Bank in Los Angeles, and First City Bancorporation in Houston, TX. He has served on the advisory board of First American Bank, and is active in various local and national civic and professional organizations. Raffi holds a BS degree from Northeast Missouri State University, and a MS from School of International Service, the American University, Washington, D.C.