Regional Leadership

Mr. Evans is responsible for the timely transition and strategic direction of acquisitions to operations, due diligence, portfolio planning, tenant relations, leasing decisions, and valuations for WPT’s west coast portfolio.

Prior to joining WPT, Mr. Evans was Director of Asset Management at Dedeaux Properties, where he was responsible for all aspects of a 40+ industrial asset portfolio. Prior to Dedeaux, Mr. Evans was Vice President-Asset Management at American Realty Advisors overseeing a national portfolio of retail, office, and industrial assets.

Mr. Evans has a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration from Bucknell University and an MBA from the University of Southern California.

When not working, Mr. Evans enjoys spending time with his wife and two daughters and cycling the hills of Los Angeles.

As a Managing Director for the West Region of the U.S., Mr. Pioli’s primary focus is execution of investments in Southern California, Seattle, Portland, Reno, and Salt Lake.  Prior to joining WPT, he led acquisitions and development throughout Southern California at First Industrial Realty Trust (NYSE: FR). Prior to First Industrial Realty Trust, Mr. Pioli served in various acquisitions, leasing, and asset management roles at IDI Logistics, a Brookfield-owned operating company, and Terreno Realty (NYSE: TRNO). Mr. Pioli began his real estate career at Wells Fargo’s Real Estate Managed Asset Group, where he managed a portfolio of distressed industrial properties.  He is a graduate of the University of San Diego, where he received a Bachelor of Accountancy.

Mr. Sharpe is a Director on WPT's Investments team, responsible for sourcing and executing acquisition and development opportunities across Texas and the Southeast region. In his role, Mr. Sharpe helps set the firm's regional investment strategies and oversees the sourcing and execution of acquisition and development investments.

Prior to joining WPT, Mr. Sharpe worked in corporate development at UnitedHealth Group (NYSE: UNH), where he focused on evaluating mergers and acquisitions across various healthcare verticals.

Mr. Sharpe received a B.S. in Economics from the University of Wisconsin–Madison.

Based in New Jersey, Mr. Olsen is Managing Director – Investments for the East Region of the U.S.  In his role, Mr. Olsen helps set the firm’s regional investment strategies and oversees the sourcing and execution of acquisition and development investments.

Mr. Olsen has two decades of real estate experience. Prior to joining WPT, Mr. Olsen was a Principal at Ares Industrial Management (NYSE:ARES) focused on expanding the portfolio of Industrial assets in the Northeast states.  Mr. Olsen has also held leadership positions at Brookfield Asset Management (NYSE:BAM), Urban Edge Properties (NYSE:UE) and Vornado Realty Trust (NYSE:VNO), where he underwrote investment opportunities and executed new developments of industrial, retail, multifamily, and office assets.

Mr. Olsen received a B.A. from Lehigh University and a Master of Architecture from Columbia University.