Mr. Metcalfe has served as a Director of Tejon Ranch Co. since 1998, and as Chairman of the Board since 2015.
Mr. Metcalfe has an extensive history and background in real estate development and homebuilding. He previously was Vice Chairman and Chief Financial Officer of The Irvine Company, one of the nation’s largest real estate and community development companies. Mr. Metcalfe retired from the Irvine Company in 1998. Prior to the Irvine Company, Mr. Metcalfe spent over 20 years in various real estate, corporate finance and investment positions with the Kaufman and Broad/SunAmerica family of companies. These positions included President and Chief Investment Officer of SunAmerica Investments and Chief Financial Officer of Kaufman and Broad Home Corporation (currently known as KB Homes). Mr. Metcalfe is currently a director of Cal Atlantic Homes, having served since 2000, and previously served as a director of Building Materials Holding Corp from 2005 until 2009. Mr. Metcalfe received a B.S. and a M.B.A. from the University of Washington.
Mr. Betts has served as a Director of Tejon Ranch Co. since 2014 and is currently Chairman of the Compensation Committee.
Mr. Betts is the Managing Director of Development for Holualoa Companies, which has a prominent portfolio of properties throughout the Phoenix and Tucson markets as part of its national and international real estate holdings. Betts had been working with Holualoa as a senior advisor the past five years.
Betts is Founder/President of Betts Real Estate Advisors, where he has acted as a senior advisor to Hines Development Southwest Region and the PHX Rising and Fortuitous Fund. He currently acts as development director for Helios Education Foundation, and is also the Chairman of the University Realty (ASU) Board of Directors.
Betts is the retired President and CEO of SunCor Development Company, the former half-billion dollar plus asset base subsidiary of the Fortune 1000 Pinnacle West Capital Corporation, and developer of master planned communities throughout the Mountainwest and large-scale office, industrial, retail and mixed-use urban projects in metropolitan Phoenix.
Mr. Betts holds numerous board and committee posts, including Chairman of the Interstate 11 Coalition, Chairman and Trustee of the Arizona Chapter of The Nature Conservancy, and a past-chair and current member of the Urban Land Institute-Arizona District Council Governance Committee. Mr. Betts received his law degree with honors from DePaul University and a B.A. with honors from Augustana College.
Gregory S. Bielli joined Tejon Ranch Co. in September 2013 as President and Chief Operating Officer and assumed the office of President and Chief Executive Officer on December 18, 2013. Mr. Bielli also sits on the Tejon Ranch Co. corporate board as a director.
Mr. Bielli has more than 30 years’ experience in real estate, land acquisition, development, and financing. He comes to Tejon Ranch most recently from Newland Communities, one of the largest and most successful master-planned community developers in the country. As president of Newland’s western region, Mr. Bielli was responsible for overseeing management of all operational aspects of Newland’s portfolio of master-planned residential, commercial, and retail real estate projects in Arizona, California, and Colorado. He was also responsible for growth and acquisitions in the region.
Before joining Newland, Mr. Bielli was executive vice president for development for the Jupiter, Florida-based Medalist Developments, where he oversaw three master planned communities, and before that, he served as president of MCO Properties in Fountain Hills, Arizona.
Mr. Bielli was the 2023 Chair of the California Chamber of Commerce (CalChamber), a former co-chair of the Southern California Leadership Council, and member in the Urban Land Institute (ULI.) He served on the Scottsdale city council from 1990 to 1998 and was past district council chair for ULI Arizona.
Mr. Bielli earned a bachelor’s degree in Political Science from the University of Arizona.
Ms. Denise Gammon, is a senior development executive with over three decades of experience in leading, managing, and consulting on a diverse range of real estate ventures across the United States. Her career encompasses 30 communities and includes roles with prominent development firms such as The Irvine Company, Forest City, and Holland Partner Group.
Ms. Gammon has been instrumental in creating transformational master-planned communities, adaptive reuse projects, and mixed-use urban infill developments. Ms. Gammon’s visionary leadership and innovative approach to development have been the driving force behind many successful projects such as the redevelopment of Denver’s former international airport into a national model for sustainable, mixed-use development.
Ms. Gammon has been involved in over $5 billion in land acquisitions, dispositions and project capitalizations. She excels at translating emerging market trends into relevant, long-term strategic plans. Ms. Gammon holds a Bachelor of Science in Business/Finance from the University of Colorado. She has been an active member of the Urban Land Institute since 1999.
Mr. Leggio has served as a Director of Tejon Ranch Co. since 2012 and is currently Chairman of the Audit Committee.
Mr. Leggio has been President of Bolthouse Properties, LLC, a commercial and residential real estate development firm, since January 2006. Prior to serving at Bolthouse Properties, LLC, Mr. Leggio served as Vice President and General Counsel of Wm Bolthouse Farms from July 2001 until December 2005. Previously, Mr. Leggio was Managing Partner of the law firm of Clifford and Brown for nearly 25 years. Mr. Leggio served as a director of Valley Republic Bank from 2008 until 2022 when it merged with Tri Counties Bank. Mr. Leggio has served as a director of Tri Counties Bank since March of 2022, Three Way Chevrolet Company since 2000, Mark Christopher Chevrolet since 2001, and W.B. Camp Companies since 2009. Mr. Leggio received his B.S. degree from University of the Pacific and his J.D. from University of the Pacific, McGeorge School of Law.
Mr. Jeff McCall is an accomplished executive in corporate finance and operations, known for his strategic focus and consistent record of enhancing profitability, operations management, and process optimization. In his former role as Chief Operating and Financial Officer at Quarterra Group, Inc., a Lennar Company, he spearheaded multi-strategy residential real estate investments and managed over $12 billion in assets.
During his tenure as Chief Financial Officer at CalAtlantic Group, Inc., Mr. McCall led vision, strategy, and execution for all operations and corporate finance facets, resulting in revenue growth and enhanced enterprise valuation. He also achieved recognition for his leadership in investor relations, being named to the Institutional Investor’s “All-American Executive Team” each year from 2013 through 2018, as voted on by industry sell-side and buy-side analysts.
Mr. McCall holds a Master of Business Administration, with a concentration in Accounting and Finance, from the University of Chicago and a Bachelor of Science in Finance from Northern Illinois University, where he graduated magna cum laude.
Ms. Morgan joined the board of directors in January 2021.
She recently retired as Chief Executive of LDC Advisors, LLC. She is a real estate development and advisory professional who has been responsible during the last 25 years for more than $10 billion of real assets owned by institutional investors including private equity and public pension funds.
Ms. Morgan has multiple masters degrees from the University of Pennsylvania and Northeastern University in Boston, MA, as well as a Doctor of Education degree in Organizational Leadership from Northeastern. She is a member of the Urban Land Institute’s Women’s Leadership Initiative, the Women’s Housing Leadership Group, the National Association of Women in Real Estate Businesses, and The American Psychological Association.
Mr. Eric Speron joins the Company’s Board with more than 22 years of financial management and advisory experience. Mr. Speron has worked with First Foundation Advisors since 2007, and currently serves as its Managing Director of Equities. At First Foundation, Mr. Speron is the portfolio manager of FBBYX, the First Foundation Total Return Fund. He was also a member of JP Morgan’s Institutional Equity division until 2007.
An experienced director, Mr. Speron currently serves as a director for Tandy Leather, Inc. and Keweenaw Land Association. Previously, Mr. Speron served as a director of UCP, Inc. and Vidler Water Resources. Mr. Speron serves as an Investor in Residence at the University of California, Los Angeles’s Benjamin Graham Value Investing Program.
Mr. Speron brings his strong financial and business backgrounds to the Company’s Board. Mr. Speron earned a Bachelor of Arts from Georgetown University with a double major in History and Government, and a minor in English. Mr. Speron is a Chartered Financial Analyst.
Mr. Tisch has served as a Director of Tejon Ranch Co. since 2012.
Mr. Tisch has been the managing member of TowerView LLC, an investment fund of the Tisch Family, since 2001. Since January 2012, Mr. Tisch has also served as a director of Vornado Realty Trust. Mr. Tisch graduated from Brown University and has over 40 years of investing experience. Mr. Tisch worked for major Wall Street firms from 1973-1989 and since then has been managing investment partnerships.
Mr. Michael H. Winer has served as a Director of Tejon Ranch Co. since 2001 and is currently serving as Chairman of the Nominating & Corporate Governance Committee.
Mr. Winer recently retired from Third Avenue Management LLC after 24 years at the firm. Mr. Winer managed the Third Avenue Real Estate Value Fund and had done so since its inception in September 1998. Mr. Winer has served as a director of Newhall Holding Company LLC since 2009 and as a director of 26900 Newport Inc. since 1998. He retired as a director of Real Mortgage Systems Inc. in November 2009. Mr. Winer received a B.S. degree in accounting from San Diego State University and was formerly a certified public accountant in California.
