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EXHIBIT 99.5

CONSENT OF DIRECTOR NOMINEE

        I hereby consent to being named in the Registration Statement on Form S-11 of Douglas Emmett, Inc., a Maryland corporation (the "Company"), and in all subsequent amendments and post-effective amendments or supplements to the Registration Statement (including the prospectus contained therein), as a director nominee of the Company. I will not become a director of the Company until after the effectiveness of the Registration Statement.

Dated: July 31, 2006

Signature: /s/  LESLIE E. BIDER Leslie E. Bider

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EXHIBIT 99.5

CONSENT OF DIRECTOR NOMINEE