James Hill

Biography: Jim Hill is Adjunct Faculty at the University of Utah David Eccles School of Business Masters of Real Estate Development Program where he leads the Real Estate Around the World program and teaches a class on Resort Development. Jim is Principal of RTW Ventures, LLC focusing on investments and real estate based in Park City, Utah. He is active as an angel investor as a member of the Executive Committee of Park City Angels, and serves as a mentor for BoomStartup business accelerator in Salt Lake City. He is an advisor to East West Partners on real estate acquisitions in Utah. Jim has enjoyed a 30-year career in real estate development. He was Managing Partner-Utah for East West Partners from 2003 to 2011 developing and selling 150 ski homes at Deer Valley Resort in Park City. He led East West’s team in Denver on the early development of Riverfront Park, a downtown redevelopment of 10 city blocks which won the Urban Land Institute Global Award for Excellence. Jim was with the Walt Disney Company for 9 years focusing on real estate and resort projects in Europe, Latin America and North America. Based in Paris, France, he opened the first hotel at Euro Disney as project manager of the 1,000 room Hotel Cheyenne. He started his career in 1984 in Washington DC in development and leasing of office and commercial properties. He is a member of the Urban Land Institute. He served as a Board member of the Park City Community Foundation, and is on the Advisory Board of the Peace House domestic violence shelter, assisting in development of a new community campus. Jim holds an MBA from the University of Chicago and a BS in Economics from Brigham Young University. He lives in Park City with his wife Cathy. Jim enjoys travel having visited over 80 countries, and is fluent in French. Updated February 2017