Glenn Sonnenberg

Glenn A. Sonnenberg is Chairman of LaSalle Debt Investors (formerly Latitude Management Real Estate Investors), after having served as President and CEO from 2000-2013. He has been directly responsible for the acquisition, management and/or disposition of over US $6.0 billion of real estate and debt investments in the United States and Canada, as well as the issuance of over $1.0 billion in collateralized debt obligations.

Prior to joining LaSalle Debt Investors, Glenn served as Managing Director of Prudential Carbon Mesa, where he was co-CEO and the senior executive for funds management and served as acting-COO of the parent (NASDAQ:WMFG). Previously, he was President of ING Real Estate Investors and Executive Vice President of Kearny Street Real Estate Company (a subsidiary of Morgan Stanley), both opportunistic real estate investors and managers.

Glenn serves on the Board of Directors of Bet Tzedek—the House of Justice, Wayfinder Family Services, the Children’s Institute, the USC Libraries Board of Counselors, the Jewish Federation of Greater Los Angeles, deToledo High School, Wise Readers to Leaders, and the USC Gould School of Law Board of Counselors. He previously served on the Board of Trustees of the University of Southern California, Para los Ninos, and the L.A. Men’s Place.

A graduate of the University of Southern California, B.A. 1977, History, magna cum laude, phi beta kappa, Glenn also received his J.D. in 1980 from the University of Southern California. He began his career as a real estate and finance partner in the Los Angeles law firm of Allen, Matkins, Leck, Gamble and Mallory. He is a member of the State Bar of California and the Los Angeles County Bar Association. He frequently speaks on real estate investment and finance. He received the USC Alumni Service award in 2004 and the Bet Tzedek Lainer Award in 2005, the Jewish Federation Maimonides Torch of Justice Award in 2015, and the USC Real Estate Lifetime Achievement Award in 2020.