
	Mr. Thomas J. Sargeant, also known as Tom, CPA has been Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Avalonbay Communities Inc. since January 2000 and June 1998 respectively. Mr. Sargeant served as the Chief Accounting Officer at Avalonbay Communities Inc., until July 2009 and also served as its Treasurer. From March 1995 to June 1998, he served as the Chief Financial Officer and Secretary of Avalon Properties, Inc., since March 1995 and Treasurer from August 1993 to June 1998. Prior to Avalon, Mr. Sargeant served as the Group Financial Officer for the Northeast Group, the Mid-Atlantic Group, and the Midwest Group of Trammell Crow Residential Company, where he oversaw the financial services operations including accounting and financial reporting, cash management, payroll, information systems, and internal audit as well as project finance for the Midwest Group of TCR. Mr. Sargeant joined Trammell Crow Residential Company (TCR) in 1986 as a Controller and served it&rsquo;s as Chief Financial Officer since 1989 and Group Financial Officer since 1992. He was employed at Arthur Andersen LLP., where Mr. Sargeant specialized in the construction and real estate industries, serving both private and publicly held clients. He has been a Director of Retail Properties of America, Inc. since June 14, 2013. Mr. Sargeant serves as a Director of Screeners Advantage, LLC. He is a Certified Public Accountant. Mr. Sargeant is a magna cum laude graduate of the University of South Carolina where he was elected to Phi Beta Kappa and the Honors College.
