Douglas Wilson Companies is pleased to announce that company Chairman and CEO Douglas Wilson has again been named to San Diego Business Journal’s annual SD 500 — a list of the top 500 most influential business leaders in San Diego.
Doug has long been recognized as a leader in greater San Diego and beyond, since founding Douglas Wilson Companies in 1989 and through the firm’s work on major development projects including San Diego’s Symphony Tower, The Mark and Parkloft.
Today, Doug is active in working with DWC’s leadership including Vice President Michele Vives and Senior Managing Director Ryan Baker to continue to grow and expand the company’s presence as a leader for the future of the company — both locally and nationally. This focus spans the firm’s development and advisory offerings, receivership and fiduciary services, legacy asset planning and more.
With more than 35 years of experience in various facets of real estate, Doug is heavily involved in the San Diego community through participation on advisory boards and councils and in numerous professional organizations including the Urban Land Institute’s Urban Development and Mixed-Use Council, the USD Burnham-Moores Policy Advisory Board, the National Association of Federal Equity Receivers, Turnaround Management Association, and the UCSD Real Estate Board, among others. He is past president of both California Receivers Forum and California Bankruptcy Forum and speaks regularly at industry events and a variety of business and civic meetings.
Douglas Wilson Companies was founded in 1989 to provide clients and partners with specialized business, receivership, and real estate services. DWC assists companies and entities of all kinds, from financial institutions to operating companies, law firms, state and federal courts, corporations, partnerships, pension funds, REITs and more.