WPV II draws upon the operational and investment experience of Williams Pacific Ventures (WPV), an investment holding company formed in 1987; a strategic partnership with WDG Ventures, an urban real estate development partnership with over 1.5 million square feet of office, retail, and residential space valued in excess of $750 million; and the direct investment experience of the general partners Barry Lawson Williams and Stephen L. Hicks.

The two general partners bring a combined 37 years of direct investment experience and a vast network of relationships to the partnership. Barry Lawson Williams, JD/MBA from Harvard University has over 20 years of direct investment experience via his work at Bechtel Investments, his work with WPV and WDG, and his work on various public company boards of directors. Stephen L. Hicks, Executive MBA/Sloan Fellow from the Stanford University School of Business has over 17 years experience as an investment banker in mortgage and asset-backed securities, redevelopment projects, and infrastructure finance. Williams and Hicks have invested together for over 5 years including investing together in real estate for over two years.

WPV II will perform the full range of real estate investment functions and development services including the identification of deal flow, strategy evaluation and analysis, identification of emerging development partnerships, and structuring complex transactions. In addition, the partnership has established a prominent Advisory Board that will assist the General Partners in deal sourcing, strategy evaluation and analysis, development partnerships, and financing opportunities. For a description of the backgrounds of the WPV II Advisory Board, Special Limited Partners, and the General Partners, please refer to the Management Team Section. WPV II will utilize its strategic partnership with WDG Ventures, a San Francisco based urban real estate partnership for project identification, evaluation, and development services.

WPV II will draw on its relationships with strategic players throughout the real estate development value chain to ensure effective execution of its investment approach. These relationships are based on the real estate, academic, and business professionals on its Advisory Board; its Special Limited Partners, who draw experience from executive positions at major banking institutions and successful development operations; and its General Partners, whose experience includes several major corporate directorships and the raising of capital to finance real estate for every major redevelopment agency in the State of California