William R. Halford

President and Chief Executive Officer

During his tenure at The Irvine Company, Halford directed $2 billion in acquisitions and led the development of 8 million square feet of commercial properties. The Irvine Company office and industrial portfolio more than doubled in size under his leadership.

An active leader in the real estate community, Halford chairs the Real Estate Advisory Board and serves on the Dean’s Advisory Board at University of California, Irvine’s Paul Merage School of Business. He is a member of the Advisory Board for the Fisher Center for Real Estate and is also an active member of the Urban Land Institute (ULI). Halford is among the Who's Who Orange County Top 50 Business Leaders and is a recipient of the Good Scout Award by the Boy Scouts of America.

Halford is a graduate of the University of California, Santa Barbara where he earned a bachelor’s degree in political science. He has also completed advanced studies in real estate at both Harvard and MIT.