Team

Creating legacies via timeless property developments

Mario Ghilotti

Co-Founder & Managing Partner
Mario Ghilotti is the Founder and Managing Partner of Vero West Inc., overseeing the firm’s investment focus and strategic partnerships. As a 4th generation native... to Marin County, Mario grew up in the construction trenches, working night shifts in high school as a grease truck driver, laborer, and operator. He has served on the Board of Directors for Ghilotti Bros., Inc., focusing on operations, strategic real estate, and vertical business acquisitions and oversaw the operations of $600MM in civil construction and site work.

Mario fostered key public and private relationships with repeat clients by timely delivering complete infrastructure packages to clients like Kaiser Permanente, City Ventures, Graton Casino, Replay Mill District, Caltrans, Google, Genentech, SMART, and local City public works projects. With a diverse range of project management skills, Mario adeptly handles clients from local municipalities, state and federal government agencies to private developers.

Mario was raised in Marin County and graduated with a BS in Construction Management from Cal Polytechnic University San Luis Obispo. Residing on his ranch in Petaluma with his wife and son, he enjoys raising and breeding quarter horses for cutting competition with the NCHA and NRCHA.

Katherine Ghilotti

Co-Founder & Director of Design
Katherine Ghilotti is the Co-Founder and Director of Design of Vero West Inc. Katherine actively leads all design elements for Vero West’s development projects.... Katherine comes from three generations of private family office real estate holdings. In the early 90’s, the family office was the largest private owner of multifamily in the East Bay.

Graduating magna cum laude in Chemistry and Pre-Med from the University of San Diego, Katherine's work as COO at Medical Spa Skin Presence has been invaluable in building her analytical mindset.

Brady Corcoran

Partner
Brady Corcoran is a partner of Vero West Inc. His experience includes the acquisition or asset management of over $600M of real estate across the western United States.... He has a proven track record spanning all functions of real estate investing, including acquisitions, asset management, capital raising, construction management and portfolio/entity operations across multifamily, mixed-use and industrial assets.

Brady brings extensive experience from his time at private equity firms Reliant Group Management and Cypress Capital Investments. He graduated from California Polytechnic State University San Luis Obispo with a degree in Finance with a minor in Construction Management. During his time in San Luis Obispo, Brady was a member of the Cal Poly Men’s Water Polo team and served as the assistant to the Dean of the Orfalea College of Business.

Brady currently serves as a board advisor for a 501(c)(3) non-profit dedicated to affordable student housing and is a member of the Urban Land Institute and the Olympic Club of San Francisco. He also serves as a personal advisor to several private family offices regarding their real estate holdings.

Amanda McGuire

Operations Manager
Amanda McGuire oversees operations and office management for Vero West. Her background in logistics management and executive partnerships... makes her an incredibly dynamic asset to Vero West.

Prior to joining Vero West, Amanda managed several multi-million-dollar design projects at Lyric Hospitality, implemented cross-functional operational standards at MasterClass and was the right hand to the Operating Partner at a well-known SF Venture Capital firm.

Crista Morrow

Advisor, General Counsel
Crista Morrow is an attorney with a background in corporate law, bankruptcy and employment matters. Her guidance as General Counsel is an integral... part of Vero West’s success.

She earned an A.B. cum laude from Princeton University, and a J.D. with honors from The University of Chicago Law School. Following law school, Crista served as a law clerk to Frank H. Easterbrook of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit and then began her career at a large international law firm.

Dustin Rieger

Advisor, Land Development Executive
Dustin Rieger brings a wealth of experience in real estate development, with a proven track record of leading re-entitlement efforts for... complex, large-scale projects. Dustin has been instrumental in the entitlement of several marquee re-development projects in the Bay Area, including Candlestick/Hunter’s Point, Treasure Island, and Mare Island.

As Director of Construction at The Mare Island Company, Dustin continues to demonstrate his ability to deliver innovative and impactful project solutions.

Principal Leadership

Mario Ghilotti

Co-Founder & Managing Partner
Mario Ghilotti is the Founder and Managing Partner of Vero West Inc., overseeing the firm’s investment focus and strategic partnerships.... As a 4th generation native to Marin County, Mario grew up in the construction trenches, working night shifts in high school as a grease truck driver, laborer, and operator. He has served on the Board of Directors for Ghilotti Bros., Inc., focusing on operations, strategic real estate, and vertical business acquisitions and oversaw the operations of $600MM in civil construction and site work.

Mario fostered key public and private relationships with repeat clients by timely delivering complete infrastructure packages to clients like Kaiser Permanente, City Ventures, Graton Casino, Replay Mill District, Caltrans, Google, Genentech, SMART, and local City public works projects. With a diverse range of project management skills, Mario adeptly handles clients from local municipalities, state and federal government agencies to private developers.

Mario was raised in Marin County and graduated with a BS in Construction Management from Cal Polytechnic University San Luis Obispo. Residing on his ranch in Petaluma with his wife and son, he enjoys raising and breeding quarter horses for cutting competition with the NCHA and NRCHA.

Brady Corcoran

Partner
Brady Corcoran is a partner of Vero West Inc. His experience includes the acquisition or asset management of over $600M of real estate across... the western United States. He has a proven track record spanning all functions of real estate investing, including acquisitions, asset management, capital raising, construction management and portfolio/entity operations across multifamily, mixed-use and industrial assets.

Brady brings extensive experience from his time at private equity firms Reliant Group Management and Cypress Capital Investments. He graduated from California Polytechnic State University San Luis Obispo with a degree in Finance with a minor in Construction Management. During his time in San Luis Obispo, Brady was a member of the Cal Poly Men’s Water Polo team and served as the assistant to the Dean of the Orfalea College of Business.

Brady currently serves as a board advisor for a 501(c)(3) non-profit dedicated to affordable student housing and is a member of the Urban Land Institute and the Olympic Club of San Francisco. He also serves as a personal advisor to several private family offices regarding their real estate holdings.

Katherine Ghilotti

Co-Founder & Director of Design
Katherine Ghilotti is the Co-Founder and Director of Design of Vero West Inc. Katherine actively leads... all design elements for Vero West’s development projects. Katherine comes from three generations of private family office real estate holdings. In the early 90’s, the family office was the largest private owner of multifamily in the East Bay.

Graduating magna cum laude in Chemistry and Pre-Med from the University of San Diego, Katherine's work as COO at Medical Spa Skin Presence has been invaluable in building her analytical mindset.

Dustin Rieger

Advisor, Land Development Executive
Dustin Rieger brings a wealth of experience in real estate development, with a proven... track record of leading re-entitlement efforts for complex, large-scale projects. Dustin has been instrumental in the entitlement of several marquee re-development projects in the Bay Area, including Candlestick/Hunter’s Point, Treasure Island and Concord Naval Weapons Station.

As Director of Construction at The Mare Island Company, Dustin continues to demonstrate his ability to deliver innovative and impactful project solutions.

Amanda McGuire

Operations Manager
Amanda McGuire oversees operations and office management for Vero West. Her background... in logistics management and executive partnerships makes her an incredibly dynamic asset to Vero West.

Prior to joining Vero West, Amanda managed several multi-million-dollar design projects at Lyric Hospitality, implemented cross-functional operational standards at MasterClass and was the right hand to the Operating Partner at a well-known SF Venture Capital firm.

Crista Morrow

Advisor, General Counsel
Crista Morrow is an attorney with a background in corporate law, bankruptcy and employment... matters. Her guidance as General Counsel is an integral part of Vero West’s success.

She earned an A.B. cum laude from Princeton University, and a J.D. with honors from The University of Chicago Law School. Following law school, Crista served as a law clerk to Frank H. Easterbrook of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit and then began her career at a large international law firm.

Executive Team

Katherine Ghilotti

Co-Founder & Director of Design
Katherine Ghilotti is the Co-Founder and Director of Design of Vero West Inc. Katherine actively leads... all design elements for Vero West’s development projects. Katherine comes from three generations of private family office real estate holdings. In the early 90’s, the family office was the largest private owner of multifamily in the East Bay.

Graduating magna cum laude in Chemistry and Pre-Med from the University of San Diego, Katherine's work as COO at Medical Spa Skin Presence has been invaluable in building her analytical mindset.

Dustin Rieger

Advisor, Land Development Executive
Dustin Rieger brings a wealth of experience in real estate development, with a proven... track record of leading re-entitlement efforts for complex, large-scale projects. Dustin has been instrumental in the entitlement of several marquee re-development projects in the Bay Area, including Candlestick/Hunter’s Point, Treasure Island and Concord Naval Weapons Station.

As Director of Construction at The Mare Island Company, Dustin continues to demonstrate his ability to deliver innovative and impactful project solutions.

Amanda McGuire

Operations Manager
Amanda McGuire oversees operations and office management for Vero West. Her background... in logistics management and executive partnerships makes her an incredibly dynamic asset to Vero West.

Prior to joining Vero West, Amanda managed several multi-million-dollar design projects at Lyric Hospitality, implemented cross-functional operational standards at MasterClass and was the right hand to the Operating Partner at a well-known SF Venture Capital firm.

Crista Morrow

Advisor, General Counsel
Crista Morrow is an attorney with a background in corporate law, bankruptcy and employment... matters. Her guidance as General Counsel is an integral part of Vero West’s success.

She earned an A.B. cum laude from Princeton University, and a J.D. with honors from The University of Chicago Law School. Following law school, Crista served as a law clerk to Frank H. Easterbrook of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit and then began her career at a large international law firm.

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