Daniel Thomas, St. John Properties’ regional partner in Utah, was featured in NAIOP Utah’s member spotlight:

Schools attended:

• BS Real Estate Finance – Portland State University
• MS Real Estate Development – Johns Hopkins University
• Adjunct Professor
  • Johns Hopkins University
  • University of Baltimore
  • University of Utah
• Past Chairman of the Real Estate & Economic Development Advisory Board for the University of Baltimore.

Hobbies:

• Skiing
• Snowmobiling
• Traveling w/ Family
• Land Rover Defenders

What is something people don’t know about you?

• I have lived with Crohn’s Disease for the past 20 year and I am missing over two feet of my “guts”.
• Prior to graduate school I was a commercial truck driver and visited 40 of the 50 states in just six months.

Favorite or dream vacation?

• We sail the British Virgin Islands every summer with my wife and four daughters and it is paradise.

Milestone moment in career?

• Going from a poor Idaho farm boy with two pairs of pants to my name to partnership in a multi-billion-dollar development company at the age of 28 and chairman of the Real Estate & Economic Development Advisory Board at the University of Baltimore at the age of 30.

What is a typical weekend?

• Whatever the wife and four daughters want, and I love it.

Favorite TV show? 

• Seinfeld – “These Pretzels Are Making Me Thirsty!”

Favorite song?

• “Don’t Take Your Guns to Town” – Johnny Cash

What projects are you working on right now?

• Valley Grove
  • Million Square Feet (Office/Retail)
  • $300M Project
  • Pleasant Grove, Utah

First job?

• Trail Maintenance Crew at Crater Lake National Park (14 Years Old)

Who is your hero?

• Rush Limbaugh

Where do you see yourself in 10 years?

• At the bank requesting a loan to pay for four weddings.

What are you reading right now?

• Atlas Shrugged

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