PAUL VAN CLEVE, RPA, is the founder and Executive Vice President of Meridian. He has over 25 years of real estate experience, with a concentration in the management of office and industrial property. He has been responsible for managing office buildings of up to a million square feet, as well as various types of industrial, retail, medical, parking, and special use properties. He is a licensed broker in the state of NJ, and holds the Real Property Administrator (RPA) designation. Prior to founding Meridian in 1992, he was employed by Carodan Corporation, Rouse & Associates, the Kevin F. Donohoe Company, and Jackson-Cross. He formerly served on the Board of Directors of the Building Owners and Managers Association of Philadelphia, and continues to be a BOMA member. He graduated from the U.S. Naval Academy in 1979, and served as Naval Officer for six years.