Mark Degner
President and Chief Executive Officer
Mark H. Degner joined Safeguard Self Storage
in May 2017 as President and Chief Executive Officer. With 30 years of real
estate experience, he brings expertise to both the strategic and practical
aspects of the business. In his role Mark is responsible for setting
Safeguard’s strategic priorities, while guiding the company’s tactical
direction and financial success. His mission is to build on Safeguard’s 27-year
history as an innovator in the industry and to establish the company as the
undisputed leader in terms of product quality, service and value.
Mark has both real estate operating company and investment management
experience. In his career he has been
involved in almost all real estate asset classes and has been responsible for
over $10 billion in real estate transactions. Prior to his current role, Mark
was previously Chief Investment Officer of Southern Land Company. He has also held executive leadership
positions at Partners Group and Liquid Realty Partners. Earlier in his career Mark held acquisitions
and portfolio management positions at Morgan Stanley Real Estate, Prologis and
Trizec Hahn.
Mark received a B.S. in Business Administration from the University of Southern
California and a MBA in Real Estate from The Wharton School at The University
of Pennsylvania.