Shallene Gross
Managing Director - Investments
As a Managing Director, Shallene evaluates potential new investments and manages existing assets, including EGI’s investments in East Coast Warehouse, a provider of temperature-controlled logistics services to the food and beverage industry; Elessent Clean Technologies, a global leader in process technologies to drive sustainability and carbon neutrality across industrial end markets; and a government contractor business providing IT hardware and solutions to the federal intelligence agencies. Shallene also serves on the boards of East Coast Warehouse and the government contractor business.
Prior to rejoining EGI in 2020, she served as a Senior Vice President – Investments at Equity Commonwealth, a commercial office REIT (NYSE: EQC), where she helped form the new management team that took responsibility for EQC in 2014. Earlier in her career, she was a member of the investment team at Equity Group Investments, Dune Real Estate Partners, and Walton Street Capital. Her experience includes roles in acquisitions, restructurings, asset management, and fundraising.
Shallene holds an MBA from Stanford University’s Graduate School of Business and graduated Phi Beta Kappa with a BA in Economics with Distinction from Stanford University.
