Position: Passco Cos CEO

Background: Bill Passo has overseen the growth of the firm, which has acquired, managed, or developed more than $3B in property in 20 states since he founded it in 1998.

Picture taken: Bill and Eileen “Magic” Passo in The Bugaboos in British Columbia, celebrating Bill reaching one million vertical feet heli skiing.

Projects Passco is known for: Puente Hills Mall. The company purchased the property in 2003 and sold it in 2005, in the largest TIC transaction in the industry at that time. It’is still one of the top five transactions in the TIC industry. Also, the Promenade at Howard Hughes. Located off the 405 freeway at Sepulveda, it's a lifestyle center Passco converted to an entertainment center.

Favorite Song: “Me and Bobby McGee” by Janis Joplin

Music Group:  Fleetwood Mac

Favorite vacation: Riding camels in front of the Egyptian pyramids and seeing gorillas in Rwanda. "My favorite city of all time is Rome!"

Favorite Book: Think and Grow Rich by Napoleon Hill

Favorite Food: Italian

Startling fact: Bill has scored even par twice playing golf.