Brian Saenger

President and CEO

The Ratkovich Company

BRIAN SAENGER, J.D. is the president and chief executive officer of The Ratkovich Company
(TRC), a Los Angeles-based real estate development company specializing in urban landfill that
is known for their historic rehabilitation of landmark properties. Brian is a well-respected business
and civic leader, bringing a unique perspective as a real estate executive who is also an attorney.
He sits on a variety of local and national boards and is often sought after by news outlets and
industry conferences to share his insights on real estate trends. For the past four years, the Los
Angeles Business Journal has listed Brian as one of the 500 most influential people in Los Angeles.

Prior to being named president and CEO in 2021, Brian served as TRC’s chief operating officer
and general counsel, overseeing the company’s operations, including development management,
property management, and legal and administrative functions.

Brian played a leading role in TRC’s acquisition of The Bloc, a 1.8 million square foot mixed-use
property in downtown Los Angeles. He also represented TRC during its successful negotiation of
a 66-year ground lease for the development of West Harbor, a $150 million transformation of a
42-acre site along the Los Angeles waterfront in San Pedro.

Brian is a member of the Board of Directors of the Los Angeles County Business Federation (LA
BizFed). He currently serves as co-chair of the BizFed Strategic Leadership Council, a high-level
advisory body composed of CEOs, senior executives, and key political insiders. The council
provides critical guidance and strategic insight into significant political issues, emerging trends,
and key relationships, helping shape BizFed’s public policy priorities.

Brian is a 21-year member of the Urban Land Institute (ULI) and serves on the Urban Development
and Mixed-Use Council. ULI is the oldest and largest network of cross-disciplinary real estate and
land use experts in the world. He is also a member of the LAUSD Superintendent’s Business
Advisory Council.

He previously served as a founding member of the UCLA Anderson Forecast Board of Advisors,
one of the most widely watched and often-cited economic outlooks for California and the nation.
He has previously served on the Board of Directors for the California YMCA Youth &
Government program and was a past Chair of the Board.

Prior to joining TRC, Brian served as the Company’s outside counsel when he practiced with the
international law firms of DLA Piper and Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman.

Brian received his Juris Doctorate from Loyola Law School, Los Angeles, with honors, where he
served as the Editor-in-Chief of the Loyola of Los Angeles Law Review. He received his Bachelor
of Arts degree from the University of California, Los Angeles. Brian is a member of the State Bar
of California and a licensed California real estate broker.