James C Watson

Mr. James “Watty” Watson is responsible for overseeing the development and execution of CTRI’s investment strategy as well as strategic oversight of the firm’s key initiatives. Prior to joining CTRI, Watty served as President of the Koll Development Company where he was responsible for real estate investment and development in the Western United States and Mexico. During this ten-year period with Koll, he oversaw the expansion of Koll from Los Angeles, Orange County, and San Diego to multiple Mexican markets, the Bay area, Las Vegas, Phoenix, Denver, and other strategic markets. Previously, Watty was President of SDC Investments, successor to the Santa Anita Development Company. SDC developed several million square feet of commercial real estate throughout the southwest United States during the 1980’s prior to Watty merging SDC operations into the Koll Company in 1990. Watty graduated from the University of Southern California where he earned a bachelor's degree in Public Administration.