Steven Osgood
Member at Large
Steven G. Osgood has served, since 2008, as the Chief Executive Officer of Square Foot Companies, LLC a Cleveland, OH-based private real estate company focused on self-storage and single-tenant properties. Mr. Osgood is primarily responsible for the acquisition and financing of properties, as well as overall responsibility for the organization. Mr. Osgood currently serves on the Board of Directors of both National Storage Affiliates Trust (NYSE:NSA) and Hannon Armstrong Sustainable Infrastructure Capital Inc. (NYSE:HASI) as an independent director. He is a member of each company's audit committee, including chair of Hannon's.
Mr. Osgood served as Chief Financial Officer of DuPont Fabros Technology, Inc. (NYSE: DFT) a Washington, DC-based REIT that owned, operated and developed data center properties from July 2007 through July 2008. Mr. Osgood helped take the company through its October 2007 initial public offering including its transition from a private to a public company. From April 2006 to January 2007 served as Chief Financial Officer of Global Signal, Inc. (NYSE: GSL) a Sarasota, Florida-based REIT that owned, leased, or managed approximately 11,000 towers and other wireless sites. Global Signal was acquired by Crown Castle International Corp (NYSE: CCI) in January 2007. Prior to Global Signal, Mr. Osgood served as President and Chief Financial Officer of CubeSmart (NYSE: CUBE, formerly U-Store-It) a Cleveland-based self-storage REIT, from the company's initial public offering in October 2004 through April 2006. Mr. Osgood served as Chief Financial Officer of the Amsdell Companies, the predecessor of U-Store-It, from 1993 until 2004. He earned a B.S in Business from Miami University and an M.B.A. from the University of San Diego. Mr. Osgood is an Audit Committee Financial Expert as defined by the SEC.
Mr. Osgood served on the Cleveland Area Chapter's Board of the Alzheimer's Association having been elected in 2010 and served through 2016. He also served from 1992 thru 1996. He completed a term as Chapter Board Chair from July 2013 through June 2015. He also participated in several State of Ohio Memory Day events. He also served on the National Policy Implementation Work Group. Mr. Osgood has attended many AIM Advocacy Forums including serving as chair in 2017. Mr. Osgood served on the Alzheimer’s Association Board of Directors from 2015-2020, including two years serving as treasurer. Mr. Osgood has been an AIMPAC contributor since 2014 and is a member of the AIM Leadership Society.