Watty Watson

"James “Watty” Watson leads strategic direction and growth initiatives for CT, drawing upon a comprehensive 35-year career in commercial real estate investment, development and management.

Watson, together with CT managing partners Carter Ewing and Dominic Petrucci, is responsible for an industrial development pipeline exceeding 20 million square feet in key distribution markets nationwide. His focus includes new market expansion for CT’s national logistics strategy, including major developments in Northern California, Dallas/Fort Worth, Chicago, Indianapolis, Atlanta and New Jersey. Watty also serves as the primary liaison for CT’s institutional and private investors.

Prior to joining CT in 2010, Watty served as president of Koll Development Company where he was responsible for real estate investment and development in the Western United States and Mexico. Koll developed or acquired over 75 million square feet of institutional quality office, industrial and retail properties during its history.

Watty has served the National Association of Industrial and Office Properties as a board member at the national level, is a former Advisory Board co-chair at the Center for Real Estate at the Paul Merage School of Business at the University of California, Irvine, and has served on numerous other boards for private operating companies and charitable organizations.

Watty graduated from the University of Southern California with a Bachelor of Science degree in public administration. He lives in Dallas with his wife, Kimmy, and travels extensively overseeing CT growth."