James R. Worms is Chairman and Chief Executive Office of Paladin Realty Partners, LLC, an SEC- registered investment advisor headquartered in Los Angeles. Prior to forming the firm in 1995, Mr. Worms was a Managing Director of Salomon Brothers, where he co-managed the firm’s worldwide real estate investment banking activities. Before joining Salomon Brothers, Mr. Worms was a principal at Eastdil Realty, and prior to Eastdil, Mr. Worms worked as a CPA at Coopers & Lybrand. Mr. Worms graduated from UCLA with a Bachelor’s degree in Economics, from the Anderson School of Management at UCLA with a Master’s degree in Business Administration, and from Hastings College of Law with a J.D. degree. He is a licensed attorney.