Tom A. Lewis is our Chief Executive Officer. He is also Vice Chairman of our Board of Directors and has been a member of our board since September 1993.

Mr. Lewis joined us in 1987 and served in a variety of executive positions, including Vice President, Capital Markets until 1997 when he was named Chief Executive Officer. In 2000-2001, he also held the position of President.

Prior to joining Realty Income, Mr. Lewis was an executive with Johnstown Capital, a real estate investment company (1982-1987), an investment specialist with Sutro & Co., Inc. (1979-1982), and in marketing with Procter & Gamble (1974-1979). He also serves as a member of the Board of Directors of Sunstone Hotel Investors, Inc. (NYSE: SHO).

Mr. Lewis is a Director of Crest Net Lease, Inc. ("Crest"), a subsidiary of Realty Income.