Why do bad things happen to good projects?

MICKEY KUPPERMAN Vice Chairman & Chief Operating Officer Silverstein Properties, Inc. (SPI) SUMMARY OF EXPERIENCE Silverstein Properties, Inc. (SPI) 2005 – Present Mr. Kupperman, Vice Chairman, joined SPI in 2005 to manage the design process of the commercial development of the rebuilding of the World Trade Center. This involved selecting three world-class architects – Norman Foster, Richard Rogers and Fumihiko Maki – and managing efforts to keep within budget and schedule. This is a project of approximately 9 million sq. ft. with a budget of $7+ billion. After the successful completion of the design of the office towers, Mr. Kupperman was appointed Chief OperatingOfficer of SPI. In that role, he is responsible for overseeing the day-to-day operation of the company as well as SPI’s development activities. He has acted as principal on several major developments. He is also leading an initiative to define the vision and growth plans for the organization over the next decade. A. Epstein and Sons (AES) 1958 – 2005 Prior to joining SPI, Mr. Kupperman had a long career with A. Epstein and Sons, a major international architectural/engineering/construction firm with domestic offices in Chicago, New York, and Los Angeles, starting as a summer intern. Mr. Kupperman served as President and CEO for 25 years. Throughout his career, Mr. Kupperman’s focus has been large and complex projects, the majority of which have been for public sector clients or public/private partnerships.