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Preferred Name: Don
Last Name: Ankeny
Degree String (Type, Year): (MBA '83)
Job Title: President & CEO
Company Name: Westcore
Bio: Don Ankeny is President and CEO of Westcore. Prior to Westcore, Don was a partner at Robertson Stephens and before that a partner with Trammell Crow Company. Don graduated cum laude from Dartmouth College with a distinction in economics. He also holds an MBA from Stanford GSB. Don is a member of the National Association of Industrial and Office Parks (NAIOP) and a Gold council member of the Urban Land Institute (ULI). He is a former trustee of the Bishop’s School in La Jolla, CA where he chaired the Finance and Investment Committee and the School’s Endowment Campaign. Don is a past recipient of the San Diego Business Journal’s CEO of the Year award, EY’s Entrepreneur of the Year award, and Real Estate Forum’s Best Bosses in the Business award.