THE NELSON COMPANIES - Key Persons

Job Titles:

• FOUNDER May 21, 1923 - November 28, 2015

Arthur H. Nelson was a prominent Boston-area entrepreneur who founded more than a dozen companies in technology, real estate, international management and education. Born in Lawrence, Kansas in 1923, Nelson graduated from the University of Kansas in 1943 with a degree in physics. He then was recruited by MIT to join the war effort at MIT's Radiation Laboratory developing high frequency radar and the first AWACS radar planes and later continued his work there as an Ensign in the Navy. At the "Rad Lab" Nelson saw how technology and innovation overcame seemingly impossible obstacles - an experience that provided the entrepreneurial driving force behind his career. After graduating with a law degree from Harvard University and passing the bar in Massachusetts, Nelson founded three Cambridge-based companies during the 1950s and '60s: General Electronic Laboratories (GEL), Associates for International Research (AIRINC), which today is one of the leading providers of international staffing data, and Technical Education Research Centers, Inc. (TERC), which recently celebrated 50 years as a leading innovator in STEM education. By the late 1970s, Nelson's interests turned to real estate. He began to envision a new kind of workplace that would better integrate work and personal life. The City of Waltham, famous for its history of innovation, was a fitting place, and it was there along Route 128 that he founded The Nelson Companies and developed The Prospect Hill Executive Office Park. Prospect Hill Executive Office Park featured fitness facilities, exercise trails, a luxury hotel and restaurant, and one of the first-in-the-nation, on-site, full-day kindergarten and child care centers operated by Nelson's wife Eleanor, an early childhood educator. Prospect Hill was also the first office park in the country to offer its tenants a high speed fiber optic connection using NEARnet, a precursor to the internet. Innovations like this convinced companies like Microsoft, Oracle and Polaroid to choose Prospect Hill for their regional headquarters, enhancing the reputation of Waltham's Route 128 technology corridor. As a dedicated corporate citizen, Nelson founded or co-founded many non-profits including the Charles River Museum of Industry and Innovation, Inc., Waltham Tourism Council, Inc., and Historic Waltham, Inc., which evidence Nelson's immense contribution to preserving the history of Waltham. Nelson also founded or co-founded the American Innovation Institute, the Boston Computer Foundation, Inc., Charles River Public Internet Center, and the 128 Business Council, and lent support to other greater Waltham area non-profits including More Than Words, REACH Beyond Domestic Violence, the Waltham Boys & Girls Club, WATCH, CDC, the Waltham Land Trust and Potter Place.

Job Titles:

• PRESIDENT
• TREASURER

Prior to becoming President of the Company in 2009, Douglas G. Waybright served as Executive Vice President and Chief Operating and Financial Officer, and became Treasurer in 2016. Mr. Waybright, who has been with the Company for over thirty years, holds a Bachelor of Science in Economics from Amherst College, a Masters in Business Administration from Bentley University and a Masters Graduate CertIficate in Accounting, also from Bentley University. Prior to his tenure at The Nelson Companies, Mr. Waybright worked for the Beacon Companies as Budget Director for its residential and commercial properties. Mr. Waybright is a registered Real Estate Broker, a Notary Public, and belongs to several real estate organizations including The Greater Boston Real Estate Board. Mr. Waybright serves on the Boards of numerous non-profit business organizations including the Waltham West Suburban Chamber of Commerce, where he also serves on its Executive Committee, the Waltham Tourism Council, the 128 Business Council, The Downtown Waltham Partnership (DWP), The Better Business Bureau and the Charles River Museum of Industry and Innovation. Mr. Waybright serves as President of the 128 Business Council, Vice President of DWP, and Treasurer of the Charles River Museum of Industry and Innovation. Mr. Waybright also serves on the advisory boards of several social services non-profit organizations, including More Than Words, REACH Beyond Domestic Violence, WATCH CDC, and the Waltham Land Trust.

Job Titles:

• EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT
• GENERAL COUNSEL
• SECRETARY

Emily A. Maitin, who has been with the Company since 1987, oversees all legal matters pertaining to the Company's real estate and business related activities, including acquisitions, development, financing, leasing, property management, construction and general corporate and partnership matters. Prior to joining the Company, Ms. Maitin was an associate attorney with the law firm of Sullivan & Worcester in Boston and also served as a Law Clerk for the Superior Court of Massachusetts. Ms. Maitin is a cum laude graduate of Boston University Law School, where she was a member of the Law Review, holds a Masters Degree from the University of Michigan and a Bachelor of Arts Degree from Smith College. Ms. Maitin is on the Board of Directors of the New England Corporate Counsel Association, Inc. and served as its President from 2000-2002. Ms. Maitin is also a member of the Board of Trustees of Technical Education Research Centers, Inc. (TERC) and serves additionally as its Clerk. Ms. Maitin is also on the Board of Directors of the Wellesley Historical Society, Inc. and serves as its Recording Secretary, and is a Member of the Wellesley Historic District Commission, an Alternate Member of the Wellesley Historical Commission, and a member of the Wellsley Community Preservation Committee. Ms. Maitin serves as the Clerk of several non-profit organizations, including the 128 Business Council and the Charles River Museum of Industry and Innovation, and is a member of CREW Boston, Association of Corporate Counsel, the American Bar Association and the Massachusetts Bar Association.

Job Titles:

• DIRECTOR of ASSET MANAGEMENT

Thom Driscoll, who has been with the Company for over ten years, oversees the day-to-day management of all owned and managed properties. Mr. Driscoll is also responsible for all operations and for business development of all construction services and the Company's general contracting business. Prior to joining The Nelson Companies, Mr. Driscoll was employed for ten years with Kendall Square Associates, which developed, owned and managed self storage facilities and mixed use commercial properties. Mr. Driscoll was a member of its development team and was responsible for all property and facilities operations. Mr. Driscoll has a Bachelor of Arts degree from Boston College.