Stuart A. Tanz has served on the Sanford Burnham Prebys Board of Trustees since 2005.
He is president and CEO of Retail Opportunity Investments Corp., a leading independent owner and operator of grocery-anchored shopping centers on the West Coast. Previously, he was CEO of Pan Pacific Retail Properties Corp. and has been a chief executive and leader at multiple companies.
Tanz is a member of International Council of Shopping Centers and the Young Presidents’ Organization. The Tanz Centre for Research in Neurodegenerative Diseases at the University of Toronto was founded by Stuart’s father, Mark Tanz (1931-2021).
He has a Bachelor of Science degree in business administration from the Marshall School of Business at University of Southern California.