Equity Finance Group

Lori Lewis - Executive Vice President

As executive vice president, director of portfolio operations, Ms. Lewis oversees all acquisition underwriting/transaction management, financing and portfolio operations. Ms. Lewis directs a team of underwriting financing professionals dedicated to managing, underwriting, closing and financing acquisitions. She is also responsible for on-going portfolio operation activities and investor correspondence for KBS-advised programs and investors.

Ms. Lewis is a member of the Investment Committee, which evaluates and authorizes new investment opportunities for the firm. Prior to her role as director of portfolio operations, Ms. Lewis was vice president of acquisitions and director of underwriting.

Previously, Ms. Lewis was engaged in the valuation of commercial real estate through the affiliation of several Orange County based consulting and appraisal firms. During her 10 years of consulting experience, Ms. Lewis performed asset valuations on a multitude of institutional grade commercial, industrial, residential and special purpose real estate.

Ms. Lewis graduated from Biola University with a bachelor's degree in business administration. Ms. Lewis is also a candidate for the MAI designation with the Appraisal Institute.

Kim Westerbeck - Vice President, Financing

As vice president of financing for KBS Capital Advisors, Ms. Westerbeck is responsible for sourcing, negotiating and closing the financing and refinancing of the company’s real estate.

Prior to joining KBS, Ms. Westerbeck spent over 14 years in commercial real estate lending with Pacific Life Insurance Company and Capmark Finance Inc.’s Principal Finance lending unit. Her experience includes the usual property types of office, industrial, retail and multi-family as well as specialty property types such as hospitality, condo conversions, golf courses and film production studios. Ms. Westerbeck has had the opportunity to be involved in construction lending, mezzanine and bridge lending, CMBS and REIT bond underwriting and both buying and selling large loan syndications.

Ms. Westerbeck graduated from California State University at Long Beach with a bachelor's degree in business administration and has successfully completed several classes with the Institute of Real Estate Management (IREM) and the Appraisal Institute.