John J. Griggs
John Griggs is an experienced real estate investor and business leader with over 20 years of experience. John is a co-Founder of Deloache Capital. In addition to his duties at Deloache Capital and its affiliates, John serves as Co-CEO and Co-Founder of Presidium, a multifamily owner, operator, and developer based in Texas with over 5,000 units in the development pipeline and 13,000 apartment units under ownership, as well as several office, retail and land holdings. Presidium started by acquiring small multifamily properties in Arizona in 2003, expanded to Texas in 2005, and ultimately Oklahoma, Florida, and Maine by 2013. Presidium manages its assets with a vertically integrated operating company of over 300 employees.
Its investment partners range from ultra-high net worth investors to institutional equity investors in North America, Europe and Asia. John focuses on all operational and financial aspects of Presidium’s $2 billion portfolio, including capitalization, refinances, dispositions, as well as asset and property management. In addition to his real estate investment and management experience, from 2012-2015, John oversaw Presidium Asset Solutions, a Special Servicer he co-owned, and facilitated the workout and disposition of over $1.8 billion of distressed debt.
He also actively invests in oil and gas, solar energy and technology. Prior to cofounding Presidium, John practiced law at Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati for 5 years, advising over 20 growth companies on equity and debt placement and the full range of corporate governance matters. Prior to Wilson Sonsini, John began his career as an associate attorney at Milbank Tweed Hadley & McCloy in Los Angeles for 3 years where he advised companies on general corporate matters, high-yield debt and public and private equity offerings. John graduated from Stanford University with Honors and Distinction in 1995 with an A.B. in Political Science. He attended the University of Michigan Law School, where he was a member of the Michigan Law Review and earned a J.D. in 1998. John is a member of the Young Presidents’ Organization and the Stanford Real Estate Council.