William Brown

A financial executive with more than twenty years of experience in California commercial real estate, Mr. Brown joined Hertz Investment Group in 2007. In this role, Mr. Brown guides the budgeting process, plus the development of business plans for all of HIG’s properties. He also oversees their financial statements, monthly property reports, tax returns, and financial audits.

Previously, Mr. Brown was controller at Arden Realty – at that time the largest landlord in commercial real estate market in Southern California. He managed the co-development (with Lowe Enterprises) of the seventy-acre Howard Hughes Center, one of the nation’s largest mixed-use commercial developments. Subsequently, Mr. Brown was senior corporate controller for Westfield America, owner-operators of 119 major shopping centers worldwide, and then Vice President- Finance at Collier’s International, one of the world’s largest integrated real estate services providers. Mr. Brown is a graduate of California State University at Northridge with a degree in accounting finance.