Kemper Freeman is chairman and CEO of Kemper Development Company, the owner/developer of Bellevue Square Shopping Center and the mixed-use projects Bellevue Place and Lincoln Square. He is past chairman of the International Council of Shopping Centers as well as past chairman of the association's government relations committee and has served as a trustee since 1987. Freeman serves as a board member of the Performing Arts Center Eastside (PACE). He has a long history of involvement in political and civic activities. Freeman is a former Washington state legislator and has served on the boards of numerous business and civic organizations. The Freeman family is one of the founders of Overlake Hospital.