Rick Tripp

Education Realty Trust, Inc. is a real estate investment trust, which develops, acquire, owns, and manages collegiate housing communities located near university campuses. It operates through the following segments: Collegiate Housing Leasing, Development Consulting Services, and Management Services. The Collegiate Housing Leasing segment comprises of leasing apartments by the bed, food services, parking lot rentals, and certain ancillary services. The Development Consulting Services segment provides services to colleges, and universities seeking to modernize their on-campus collegiate housing communities. The Management Services segment comprises of collegiate housing communities owned by educational institutions, charitable foundations, and others. The company was founded on July 12, 2004 and is headquartered in Memphis, TN.