John Atwell

Mr. Atwell has over 29 years of experience in the development of industrial real estate. Prior to joining Oakmont, Mr. Atwell served as Chief Operating Officer and Director of Development with Dermody Properties where he was responsible for the company’s day-to-day leasing, marketing, and development activities for corporate build-to-suit projects and the company’s brand-name business parks nationwide. Before his tenure at Dermody, Mr. Atwell was the Western Region Director of Development for First Industrial Realty Trust, Inc., a Chicago-based industrial real estate investment trust, where he was responsible for overseeing 5 million square feet of development and construction projects for the company and its corporate partners. Prior to First Industrial, Mr. Atwell served Senior Vice President and Development Manager for Trammell Crow Company in Irvine, CA, where he was responsible for developing 4 million square of industrial real estate projects throughout southern and northern California over a three-year period. Mr. Atwell also served as Vice President of Robert Pattillo Properties, an Atlanta, GA-based national development and investment firm, and as Chief Financial Officer of the Weeks Corporation, a Norcross, GA-based southeast regional industrial and suburban-office developer. Throughout his career, Mr. Atwell has developed over 20 million square feet of commercial real estate valued in excess of $1.3 billion. Mr. Atwell earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in history from Dickinson College in Carlisle, PA, and a Masters of Business Administration degree from the University of North Carolina (Chapel Hill). He is an active member of NAIOP, CoreNet Global, and the Commercial Investment Real Estate Institute.