John F. West is currently a Manager with W3 Partners and owns one-third interest in the real estate company.
Prior to forming W3 Partners, John was the Chief Financial Officer at Cottonwood Partners from 2003-2019 with responsibility for company operations and profitability, all financings, overseeing accounting, budgeting and reporting to partners. He also served as the Senior Vice-President of Asset Management where he was the primary contact for a large pension fund. Further, he oversaw all asset management of all properties that Cottonwood owned and/or managed. He was responsible for developing and implementing the optimum strategies for all properties including lease negotiations and evaluations, financial modeling, investor reporting, financial strategies, hold/sell analyses and property dispositions.
John has been responsible for over $500 million of real estate transactions in his career specializing in office buildings, including medical office, with experience in industrial, multi-family, and residential projects in many major markets throughout the United States.
John graduated from the University of Utah with a Masters Degree in Accounting. He lives in Cottonwood Heights, Utah, is married with three children and is an avid golfer.
Previous Experience
• Prior to joining Cottonwood Partners, John did some consulting for Overstock.com to help with the Sarbanes Oxley documentation of internal controls over management.
• John was Senior Associate in the audit practice at PricewaterhouseCoopers. He audited companies such as Nu Skin Enterprises, Kennecott Copper & Land Company, Overstock.com, Newmont Mining Corporation and Calypso Medical.