Mr. Thomas K. McGowan, also known as Tom, has been the President at Kite Realty Group Trust since December 4, 2008 and has been its Chief Operating Officer since August 2004. Mr. McGowan is primarily responsible for new project development, land acquisition and the general operational and organizational functions of Kite Realty and its subsidiaries. Previously, he served as an Executive Vice President of Development at the firm since August 2004 and served as its Senior Executive Vice President from 2007 to December 2008. He served as the President of Kite Construction, Inc. and served as its Chief Operating Officer. He was primarily responsible for new project development, land acquisition and general operational and organizational functions of the development and construction groups. He served as an Executive Vice President of Kite Companies since 1995. Prior to Kite Companies, he served as an eight years for real estate developer Mansur Development Corporation. In his 18 years in the real estate development business, he has coordinated the development of shopping centers, Class A office buildings, medical facilities, industrial buildings, planned unit developments and full service hotels. He serves as a Director of Indiana Housing & Community Development Authority. He holds a B.A. in Political Science from Indiana University.