David J. LaRue
President and Chief Operating Officer,
Forest City Commercial Group

David J. LaRue is president and chief operating officer of Forest City Commercial Group, Forest City's largest strategic business unit.

LaRue is responsible for the execution of operating and development plans within the Commercial Group, which owns, develops, acquires and manages retail, office, hotel and mixed-use projects throughout the United States.

LaRue has been with Forest City since 1986. He has served as executive vice president of Forest City Rental Properties and financial manager of Tower City Center in Cleveland. He has been in his current position since 2003. Before joining Forest City, he was a financial analyst for Sherwin-Williams Company.

He currently serves as a board member and chairman of the audit committee for U-Store-It Trust, a publicly traded REIT.  In addition, he is a board and executive committee member for the Cleveland School of the Arts.  He serves as a board member for the Greater Cleveland Sports Commission and the Greater Cleveland Partnership initiative focused on talent retention in the region.