Mr. Piatt’s role is to oversee the Company’s financial growth and discipline, to manage the management team, set the strategic priorities of the Company, orchestrate Company expansion, assist key personnel recruitment and retention, and develop new revenue streams for the Company.

As President of Jon Douglas Company, Mr. Piatt participated in and managed the growth and development of the company over a period of 15 years. Following the purchase of the Prudential California network in 1995 he designed the merging of 18 pairs of offices that resulted in a firm with 63 offices and increasing the annual EBITDA of the company by over $10 million to more than $35 million and greatly increasing the enterprise value of the firm. Mr. Piatt was responsible for the selection and supervision of the company’s management, the development of that company’s risk management, its interface with mortgage, escrow, and title insurance, and spearheaded the packaging and presentation of the parent company for sale to the National Realty Trust in 1997 for more than $235 million.

Mr. Piatt has served as a consultant to real estate companies, an expert witness regarding broker standards, and a real estate investor. Mr. Piatt served as a United States Marine infantry officer in Viet Nam and was the recipient of the Navy Cross and the Bronze Star.