With 20 years of experience as a developer, architect and real estate advisor, John offers a broad range of expertise in all phases of the development process. He has particularly strong skills in real estate finance, design and project management and has established working relationships with landowners, non-profit organizations, public agencies, lenders and investors on projects ranging from residential condominiums to complex mixed-use developments.

Many of John's recent and current projects - Oxford Plaza and David Brower Center, the Bay School of San Francisco, and 301 Bryant Street - integrate environmentally responsible design and complex financing structures that combine bank financing, investor equity and additional funding secured through historic, new market or low income housing tax credits.

From 1985-1991, John was a regional vice president with Halcyon Ltd, a national development advisory firm specializing in urban mixed use and redevelopment. He managed Halcyon's west coast offices and was responsible for the firm's expansion into Asia. He also directed the opening of Halcyon's new regional office in Los Angeles.

John earned a Masters Degree from the MIT Center for Real Estate Development in 1985 and a Bachelor of Architecture from Arizona State University in 1981.

He is vice chairman of the board of trustees and chair of the site committee of the Bay School of San Francisco.