Senior Vice President
760.804.6900 ext.104

As Senior Vice President, John Trotter oversees the company's acquisition of residential real estate. Under the direction of Mr. Trotter, Capstone Advisors has been the equity partner or mezzanine lender in over $4 billion of residential development ventures over the past five years.

Prior to joining Capstone Advisors in 1997, Mr. Trotter served as a manager of real estate consulting with Kenneth Leventhal & Company in San Diego. During his 8 years there, his duties included supervising feasibility studies, strategic planning, and managing over $2 billion in portfolio dispositions for a variety of financial institutions.

Mr. Trotter holds a Masters in Business Administration (with an emphasis in real estate) from the University of California at Berkeley and a Bachelor of Science degree in accounting from California State University at Fresno. He is on the Board of Directors for the Building Industry Association (BIA), is a licensed California Real Estate Broker and a Certified Public Accountant (inactive) in the states of California and Florida.