About Our Investment Team & Values
The Wilkinson Family of Companies is an integrated collection of real estate investment platforms transacting over $3.0 billion of real estate over the last 30 years. With a world-class team, we carefully craft and execute plans to create strong passive investment results and bring about a positive impact on people and the planet.
We specialize in acquiring and revitalizing older multifamily apartment communities, enhancing their value through property improvements, operational optimization, and a commitment to community well-being. With a proven track record of successfully managing over 14,000 multifamily units, we consistently deliver superior investment results, providing passive investors with strong financial returns and impactful outcomes, returning 100% of all capital and strong profits.
Senior Staff
Russell L. Wilkinson
Founder And Chairman Of The Board
Lonnie P. Gienger
Chief Executive Officer
James T. Wilkinson
President – Wilkinson Development
Taylor Hall
Chief Financial Officer
George Waymire
Chief Investment Officer
justin p. du bruille
Chief Legal Officer
david mcKinney
managing director &
EVP Investor Relations
Riley Wilkinson
executive vice president of business development
Dale Schwandt
Vice President Financial Analytics
Dana Smith
Vice President Asset Management
Joseph Scaffin
Vice President of Asset Management
I BUILD
These Are Our Core Values
I - Inspiring Quality Relationships
We believe that business and personal success is built through relationships and that all quality relationships are mutually beneficial. Our philosophy is “win-win” or “no deal.” We believe in mutual success before individual gain.
B - Building Beyond Business
We believe that our business exists for purposes beyond financial or business interests. So our decisions and actions are based on motives and goals which will ultimately make a positive difference in lives and in communities. What we do today must always be measured against what will matter most beyond this life.
U - Unleashing Wealth Of Life
We are passionate about the journey of unleashing an out of the ordinary wealth of life characterized by continual growth in five forms of capital--financial, relational, spiritual, intellectual and social capital.
I - Innovating Systematic Excellence
We take extreme ownership for creating systematic excellence in everything we do. The standard of excellence will be higher tomorrow than it is today because of what we do. Our excellent outcomes come from strong systems continually improved by our innovative people.
L - Loving People
Our goal is to love people by always seeking to improve the quality of every life and every business we work with. Every team member, investor, resident, client, supplier, or stakeholder will be better off in some way because of their interaction with us. We influence and inspire people by serving them well with genuine concern for their well-being and happiness.
D - Doing The Right Thing
Integrity is the foundation of all success. Therefore, we will not make decisions solely on what seems expedient, profitable, or convenient. Our decisions will be based first on what is ethical, moral, just, fair and right — regardless of the immediate personal or corporate cost.
More than $3.0 billion total transactional amount over the company’s history
More than $2.2 billion of the total amount is in multifamily apartment communities
Our Vision
To be a world-class leader in building exceptional people and wealth that brings peace of mind, character, strong relationships, as well as financial growth. We intentionally seek to recognize opportunities to make a positive social and environmental impact through every decision we make in ways that also promote a healthy financial outlook. We believe our businesses exist to create an abundant quality of life for our residents, clients, and employees—purposes beyond just passive real estate investing. And we have developed a rigorously disciplined approach to creating strong profit to help ensure the success of each investment and the continuation of the virtuous cycle of positive impact.
In short, the value our clients receive when investing with us is this:
- Three decades of returning all capital plus strong earnings on every full-cycle multifamily fund.
- Top-tier national standards and expertise grounded in small-town family values.
- A streamlined, proven real estate investing process with more predictable results