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Brian Watson (born October 28, 1971, Middletown, New York) is an American entrepreneur and political activist. He is the founder and CEO of Northstar Commercial Partners, a commercial real estate investment company headquartered in Denver, Colorado. He is best known for running as the Republican candidate from Greenwood Village, Colorado in the 2012 election for Colorado House of Representatives District 3.

Biography

Watson graduated from Olathe High School on the Western Slope of Colorado. He received a Bachelor of Science degree in real estate at the University of Colorado Boulder and then joined Cushman & Wakefield of Colorado, Inc (C&W), an international commercial real estate firm. Watson is the founder of Opportunity Coalition, a nonprofit social welfare organization pursuant to IRC 501(c)(4). The organization promotes and facilitates a business friendly culture for free market, entrepreneurship, and collaboration. In September 2014, Watson was included in the list of Denver Business Journal Power Book finalists. For his contributions to community development, he has been interviewed by several local notable radio and television stations including the Aurora's Channel 8 News, the Aaron Harber Show, Commonsense Talk Radio, the Colorado Entrepreneur Show, The Good News, NewsTalk 1310 KFKA, NewsRadio 850 KOA's Colorado Morning News, NewsRadio 850 KOA, 21st Century Television, KHOW Radio.

Watson resides in Greenwood Village with his wife and two children.

Career

Business career

During his seven-year tenure at Cushman & Wakefield, Watson managed landlord and tenant representations and rose to the rank of Director. In 2000, Watson founded Northstar Commercial Partners, a commercial real estate investment company headquartered in Denver, Colorado. Its main goal is the acquisition, rehabilitation, and lease-up of vacant commercial real estate buildings in the state of Colorado.

In October 2014, Watson founded "Education Opportunity Fund", a $100 million charter school facility fund The fund's main activity is to convert vacant schools, offices, retails, and industrial buildings into productive educational facilities.

Political career

Watson ran for Colorado House of Representatives District 3 in the 2012 elections. He first ran unopposed in the Republican primary on June 26, 2012 but was defeated by incumbent Daniel Kagan, a democrat, in the general election on November 6, 2012.

Memberships

• Colorado Commission on Family Medicine for the 6th Congressional District – appointed by the Governor of Colorado.
• Colorado NFIB (National Federation of Independent Business) - Leadership Council Member.
• The Colorado Association of Commerce and Industry.
• Energy and Environment Council and the Governmental Affairs Council (Chairman’s Roundtable Member).
• The Colorado Association of Commerce and Industry (CACI).
• Colorado Republican Party – State Chairman of the Finance Committee.
• Council for Opportunity International – (Board of Governors, President’s Council).

References

1. "Team". Northstar Commercial Partners.
2. ^ "UpClose With Northstar Commercial Partners' Brian Watson". Globe St.
3. "Kagan, Watson battle for Colorado's District 3 state House seat". Denver Business Journal. 5 October 2012.
4. Lynn Bartels (5 July 2012). "New swing district up for grabs in Colorado state House race". The Denver Post.
5. Lynn Bartels (26 September 2012). "Colorado House candidate disputes mailer calling him a tax "deadbeat"". The Denver Post.
6. ^ "Sweetheart Couple of the Year: Brian and Patricia Watson". The Villager. 11 February 2015.
7. "Brian Watson, co-Founder". Xcel - Founding Leadership. 26 September 2012.
8. "Opportunity Coalition - About us". The Opportunity Coalition.
9. Peter Jones (28 February 2013). "Taking Care of Colorado Business - Local entrepreneur starts statewide networking organization". The Villager. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |url= (help)
10. "Denver Business Journal names 2014 Power Book finalists". Denver Business Journal.
11. "Media". Northstar Commercial Partners.
12. "Moshe Silagi Sells 24-Property Portfolio For $224 Million". The Wall Street Journal.
13. "Investors Take Shine to Charters". The Wall Street Journal. 14 October 2015.
14. "From Third Tier Investment City to Top Tier". Globe St. Retrieved 17 November 2015.
15. "Academy 360, Denver's Health and Wellness Charter School, finds new home in Northstar Commercial Partners Building". Globe St.
16. Andy Vuong (10 July 2013). "Innovation Pavilion building bought for $5 million, expansion in works". The Denver Post.
17. "Open for Business: Commercial investor says Aurora's a good place to buy". Aurora Sentinel.
18. "Team". Education Opportunity Fund.
19. "Northstar Commercial launches $100 million education fund". Denver Business Journal. 21 October 2014.
20. "Charter-School Movement Grows—for Real-Estate Investors". The Wall Street Journal.
21. "Office & District Report - State Representative - District 3". Office of the Scretary of the State of Colorado. 12 July 2012.
22. "State House 2012 Election Results - Denver Post".
23. Peter Jones (3 October 2012). "District 3 House race gets fiery". The Villager.
24. "Gov. Hickenlooper announces Boards and Commissions appointments". Colorado Government. 25 April 2014.

External Links

• Brian Watson official website

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