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Steven McKenzie
Los Angeles, California

Steve McKenzie is the founder and managing partner of Channel West Group, a boutique real estate investment and advisory firm based in Santa Monica, California. Channel West focuses on commercial property investments in the Hawaii and West Coast markets, with an emphasis on hotel and resort properties. Prior to founding Channel West, Mr. McKenzie was a partner and managing director of the commercial real estate investment banking firm, Eastdil Secured. He has been active in commercial real estate finance and investments since 1986, and has arranged or participated in over $10 billion of transactions over the course of his career. Steve joined Eastdil Secured’s predecessor firm, Eastdil Realty, in 1996.

Significant clients Mr. McKenzie has represented in his commercial real estate career include Cerberus Capital Management, The Blackstone Group, JP Morgan Investment Management, Principal Financial, Prudential, MetLife, and the Federal Reserve Bank of New York.

Mr. McKenzie has been a member of the board of directors of the Children’s Tumor Foundation since 2008 and currently serves on the Development and Fiscal Affairs, Audit, and Finance committees of the Board.

Mr. McKenzie is married to Alyson McKenzie and they reside in Malibu, California with their three children, Graham, Andrew, and Sarah Grace. Andrew McKenzie was diagnosed with NF1 as an infant in 1997, and both Steve and Alyson have been active with the Foundation for approximately ten years.