Steve Black brings years of financial and real estate experience to his role. Black is responsible for setting in place the strategic plans for the company and supporting its execution with the collaboration of the Cisterra team. During his career, Black has been involved in the development of over 20 million square feet of commercial and residential projects throughout the world and has held leadership positions with some of the industry’s most notable firms.

Prior to forming Cisterra, Black served as Executive Vice President and Chief Development Officer of Kilroy Realty Corporation, a publicly-traded real estate investment trust he joined through its acquisition of The Allen Group where he was president and partner. The Allen Group was one of California’s preeminent commercial development companies in the mid 1990’s developing approximately 4 million square feet of office space. Before pursuing real estate, Black was a certified public accountant with Deloitte.

A graduate of San Diego State University with a degree in accounting, Black serves as Trustee and Board member of a number of philanthropic organizations. In 2007, he was named Entrepreneur of The Year by Ernst & Young for the success of Cisterra along with former partner Todd Anson. He also founded The Four Graces winery in Oregon.