Michele Vives

In her role as President, Ms. Vives provides real estate development and advisory services for Douglas Wilson Companies and its clients. For DWC’s new Senior Living division, she is responsible for development, procurement, and project management of a portfolio expected to reach 10 properties in the Western states. Her Advisory Services clients look to her for confidential, strategic counsel and the advancement of complex, high value projects.

In her career, Ms. Vives has been directly involved in the development of over 3 million square feet of master planned communities, office, retail, hotel, and senior living projects with a combined value of over $1 billion. Her experience includes: project feasibility analysis and due diligence, land procurement, community outreach, entitlement processing, contract negotiations, business development, and proposal management. She is known for her ability to problem-solve and reach consensus when working with government and regulatory staffs. Her command of budgets, timelines, and stakeholder relationships extends across all market segments.

Prior to joining DWC, Ms. Vives acted as Development Manager for a venerable San Diego architectural firm where she managed all aspects of predevelopment activity. In this role, she oversaw procurement, proposal management, project feasibility and due diligence, community outreach, entitlement processing, and contract negotiations. During her tenure as Business Development Manager for a major developer across the Western United States, she authored over 40 developer-led P3 real estate proposals that led to the construction of 1.8 million square feet of office, research, residential, and retail projects.

Ms. Vives earned her Bachelor of Science in Industrial Psychology from Illinois State University and her Bachelor of Science in Accounting from the University of Phoenix.