IQHQ Expands Leadership Team to Support Rapid Growth of Life Sciences Commercial Real Estate Portfolio

Life Science REIT veteran Fran Federman joins as Chief Financial Officer

SAN DIEGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--IQHQ, Inc., a premier life sciences real estate development company, today announced that Fran Federman will join the company as Chief Financial Officer. Federman brings 20 years of experience in real estate investment and capital markets, which will help drive financial strategy and future growth at IQHQ.

“We are thrilled to add someone of Fran’s caliber to our executive team,” said Steve Rosetta, CEO of IQHQ. “She has a proven track record in capital markets and life science real estate that will complement our team’s strengths and support our growth as we continue to develop high quality life science real estate opportunities in the leading global markets.”

Federman comes to IQHQ from Ventas, Inc., an S&P 500 REIT focused on life science, university-based research and innovation centers, medical office buildings, senior housing, and other healthcare properties. At Ventas, Federman served as Managing Director of the company’s Life Science and Healthcare Real Estate Fund since 2020 and as Vice President for Treasury and Capital Markets since 2015.

“IQHQ has positioned itself as one of the premier life science real estate development companies with potential for continued growth in some of the most competitive markets in the U.S. and the U.K.,” added Federman. “I am proud to be joining a leadership team that includes some of the most respected people in the industry.”

With two successful rounds of financing complete totaling nearly $2.5 billion, IQHQ is well capitalized and well positioned to pursue the company’s dynamic development pipeline that includes an anticipated 4.4 million square feet of cutting-edge life science projects in Boston, San Francisco and San Diego – in addition to allowing IQHQ to execute on the company’s large and growing pipeline of high-quality life science real estate opportunities.

About IQHQ

IQHQ empowers the life science community to thrive and succeed by creating and developing environments that inspire progress and give innovation a home to grow. IQHQ’s focus is to acquire, develop and operate life science properties in the innovation hubs of San Francisco, San Diego and Boston in the United States, and the Golden Triangle in the United Kingdom. IQHQ has offices in San Diego and Boston. To learn more, visit www.iqhqreit.com or follow us on LinkedIn or Instagram.