Mr. Wil Soholt, Senior Vice President at Kosmont Companies for over 13 years, functions as the firm’s financial and investment strategist for public/private deals. He serves clients primarily through the evaluation and preparation of financial analyses/pro-forma, the formulation and implementation of negotiation strategies, capital structures, and the design of development programs and strategic plans that benefit both clients and their communities. Mr. Soholt also has broad experience in managing real estate development projects, from concept and feasibility evaluation through occupancy. Prior to joining Kosmont Companies, Mr. Soholt managed more than 25 redevelopment projects with an aggregate project cost of $140 million.

Mr. Soholt’s analytical capabilities extend to financial, economic and geographic modeling, supporting a wide variety of projects that blend issues of real estate, land use, and finance. These include feasibility modeling, acquisition strategies, demographic projections, data mining, and probability based analyses. Mr. Soholt has a talent for consensus building, creative problem solving, and identifying opportunities to capture hidden value.

LICENSES / AFFILIATIONS

Mr. Soholt is an instructor in Real Estate Development Finance for the California Association of Local Economic Development (CALED) and a Real Estate Broker, licensed by the State of California Department of Real Estate (DRE No. 01836503).

EDUCATION

Mr. Soholt holds a Master of Business Administration from Pepperdine University and a Bachelor of Science in Urban Planning and Real Estate Development from the University of Southern California.