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Kevin Dretzka

Private Equity Investor

Board Member since 2010

Kevin Dretzka is a private equity investor based who is active in real estate, oil and gas, renewable energy, international trade, and service company investments. Prior to becoming a private equity investor in early 2004, he was a Managing Director of Eastdil Realty (now EastdilSecured) where he was the senior partner in the Los Angeles office. Eastdil became a wholly-owned subsidiary of Wells Fargo in 1999.

Between 1987 and 2004 while at Eastdil, Kevin Dretzka completed $6 billion in debt and equity transactions throughout the United States. He represented Eastdil in its sale to Wells Fargo.

Prior to joining Eastdil, he was a vice president of Heron Properties, a private London-based real estate firm, where he was a project manager of properties located in New York, Philadelphia, Los Angeles, and Miami.

Kevin Dretzka received his B.B.A. and M.S. degrees from the University of Wisconsin.

Kevin Dretzka is Vice Chairman of Santa Monica/UCLA Medical Centers' board of advisors, a director of Drake Energy Ltd., a trustee of the Catholic Education Foundation, a director of the American Youth Symphony Orchestra, and a co-founder and director of Next Step Biofuels, Inc.

Kevin Dretzka is a member of St. Mark parish in Venice and resides in Los Angeles with his wife and 2 children.