John Arrillaga Jr. is a Co-Founder of A&E. Mr. Arrillaga is involved in all aspects of A&E’s strategy, financing activities and investment decision-making as well as non-real estate investments. He is a member of the firm’s Management Committee and Investment Committee. Prior to A&E, Mr. Arrillaga was a Principal at Peery/Arrillaga, a privately held real estate development and management firm located in Silicon Valley, CA. Mr. Arrillaga holds a BA in Human Biology from Stanford University and an MBA from Stanford’s Graduate School of Business. Mr. Arrillaga is actively involved with allergy research at Stanford University, many local and national non-profit organizations, and is a volunteer youth sports coach.