Bill Gottfried possesses 35 years of business and financial management experience in North and South America, Eastern and Western Europe, Russia, Central Asia, the Caspian Region, the Middle East/Arabian Gulf, Southeast Asia, and China. Experience in real estate development in the U.S. and in international markets, and experience in commercial development and management consulting in the internatonal real estate, international oil and gas, biotechnology, agribusiness, commercial space technology, and satellite systems/telecommunications industries. Formed the International Premier Properties Team at Keller Williams Realty to provide premium level professional service to the international real estate industry focusing on high end residential and premium luxury resort properties. Currently active in real estate development and marketing and sales in high end residential and luxury resort properties the U.S., Mexico (premier coastal and inland high end/luxury resort areas), Costa del Sol in Spain, and in Provence and the Cote d' Azur in France.
Member of AMPI in Mexico; Member of The Institue For Luxury Home Marketing, Member of the Texas Association of Realtors International Committee, Member of the International Committee Advisory Group of the Houston Association of Realtors, active with the National Association of Realtors with their international activities.
Board of Directors Member, The Houston Association of Realtors (HAR).
Eagle Scout, Awarded by President Kennedy
B.S. in Petroleum Marketing, The University of Tulsa, Tulsa, Oklahoma
M.B.A. in International Finance and International Business, The George Washington University, Washington, D.C.
Harvard Business School, Executive Education Programs
Rice University, Houston, Texas, Executive Education Programs
Graduate of U.S. Naval Officer Candidate School, Newport, Rhode Island
Graduate of U.S. Navy Supply Corps School, Athens, Georgia
Graduate of the Department of Defense Petroleum Inspection School, San Diego, California
Formed Energy Committee of the U.S.-Russia Business Council, Washington, D.C.
Member of The Army and Navy Club, Washington, D.C.
Member of Houston Association of Realtors, the Texas Association of Realtors, the National Association of Realtors
Transnational Referral Certified
Member of Worldproperties.com and UniqueGlobalEstates
Member of AMPI International, the professional real estate association of Mexico
Member of the American Petroleum Institute, the Independent Petroleum Association of America, the Houston Energy Finance Group, the Texas Alliance of Energy Producers, the Society of Petroleum Engineers, the Oklahoma Independent Petroleum Association.