William J. Wolfe

Co-Founder and Chairman

William J. Wolfe is the co-founder and Chairman of First Washington Realty, Inc. He is responsible for overseeing all aspects of the company’s investment activities. Prior to entering the real estate industry, Mr. Wolfe served in the Executive Office of the President of the United States. Mr. Wolfe is on the Board of the Lupus Research Alliance and Lupus Therapeutics. He is a Trustee of the Washington Institute for Near East Policy and he is a member of the International Council of Shopping Centers and the World Presidents’ Organization. He has served as a Board member of Washington Heart, the University of Maryland School of Public Affairs, the National Bank of Commerce and the Corporate Board of the Johns Hopkins University Carey Business School. In 1971, Mr. Wolfe co-founded The Key Program, Inc., a New England based youth service agency that provides residential and non-residential programming to at-risk youth, and he served as Key’s Chairman for 25 years. Since inception, Key has provided services to over 200,000 young people and their families and William J. Wolfe Scholarships have been awarded to over 500 students to attend 40 colleges and universities. Mr. Wolfe received his Bachelor’s Degree from Clark University and his Master’s Degree from Harvard University.