Jim graduated from the University of Southern California (USC) with a Bachelor of Science Degree in Real Estate Finance in 1979. While attending college, he worked part-time for Coldwell Banker, known today as CBRE Commercial Real Estate Services Group. Upon graduation from USC in June of 1979, Jim accepted a brokerage position with the real estate brokerage firm of Cushman & Wakefield of California, Inc. (C&W) as part of the Industrial / Technology Group. Jim’s primary job was to perform brokerage services for industrial clients as well as help C&W with recruiting, restructuring their North Los Angeles office, and broker network development.
In January 1994, as a Director of C&W, Jim was recruited by several real estate organizations to assist them with the development or expansion of their real estate companies and funds (REIT’s were just coming into play). One proposal in particular caught his attention, that of assisting with the development of a master-planned industrial business park in China near the City of Shaoxing. Too intriguing to pass up, Jim resigned from C&W, and embraced this new challenge. He was given the responsibility of assembling a team of people who could... Read More
