Kenneth T. Lombard

President, Capri Urban Investors, LLC & Partner, Capri Capital Partners, LLC

Mr. Lombard most recently served as President of Starbucks Entertainment, a position he held from 2004 to 2008.  In that position, Mr. Lombard provided the vision and strategy for Starbucks Entertainment initiatives. Under his leadership, Starbucks experienced remarkable success across every entertainment platform.  Prior to joining Starbucks, Mr. Lombard served as President of Johnson Development Corporation (JDC) since its inception in 1992 until 2004.  Mr. Lombard was instrumental in fulfilling the company’s mission to become one of the nation’s foremost urban development companies.  During his tenure as president of JDC, he negotiated numerous partnerships between JDC and the following companies: Starbucks (UCO/Urban Coffee Company), Loews Cineplex Entertainment (Magic Johnson Theatres), T.G.I. Friday’s (Magic Johnson’s T.G.I. Friday’s), Washington Mutual Bank along with the acquisition of Fatburger Hamburger Company. He also established real estate partnerships with Canyon Advisors, which resulted in Canyon Johnson Urban Fund and MacFarlane Partners which resulted in Johnson MacFarlane Urban Partners, which invested in real estate assets valued in excess of $3 billion. These joint ventures invested in real estate investments, which included retail centers and office complexes, along with mixed-use developments throughout the urban communities in the US.  Mr. Lombard earned a bachelor’s degree in communications from the University of Washington, and currently sits on the Board of Directors for Timberland, Inc. He lives in Los Angeles, California.
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