Peter Palmisano

Board Member & Advisor at Factory_OS

Mr. Palmisano founded Pacific Union Marketing Company, a fully integrated real estate marketing group specializing in innovative urban developments in 1987. Through the years, he has worked principally on creative development concepts such as Opera Plaza, San Francisco’s first mix-use development, and the Peninsula Regent, a model life-care community in San Mateo. The company has successfully completed over $3 billion in residential sales within the Bay Area.

Working as a joint venture partner with leading local developers, Mr. Palmisano has been integral in the creation of many community landmarks. Noteworthy examples include pioneering San Francisco’s first loft communities; California Center, a downtown office and hotel complex; and the country’s first military base conversion at Hamilton Air Field in Marin County

Prior to 1979, Mr. Palmisano was Vice President and Regional Manager for World Savings and Loan after spending five years with Xerox Corporation as Marketing Manager for the Pacific Basin.

Today, Mr. Palmisano is a private investor and serves on several non-profit boards including Bridge Housing Corporation and Delancey Street Foundation. He was a founding board member of Mortgage.com, now Quicken Loans. He also serves as an advisor to private companies including Inman News and the Sundance Preserve Land Company.