William W. Harris, MAI
Senior Vice President of Development
President, Allen & O�Hara Development Co., LLC

Educational Background
B.A. Sociology and Psychology,
Rhodes College

Professional Background
Associated with the company since 1982, Bill has over 30 years of experience in development, appraising, consulting, and mortgage financing. As president of Allen & O�Hara Development Co., LLC, Bill is in charge of all new developments for Education Realty Trust, Inc., including both on-campus and off-campus student housing communities. He has worked as senior vice president of Allen & O�Hara, Inc., vice president of real estate services for McAllister Associates, Inc. and vice president of Gates Mortgage & Equity.

He has consulted in real estate on a national scale, providing service and expertise to numerous Fortune 500 companies, including Motorola, Federal Express, U.S. Gypsum, and others. He has handled the development and acquisitions of a wide variety of student housing projects and hotels, including market feasibility, planning and design, zoning, construction, and financing.

William attended Duke University, majoring in Civil Engineering and received his Bachelor of Arts degree from Rhodes College at Memphis in 1968. He holds the MAI designation, the highest award granted by the Appraisal Institute, and has served as president of the Memphis Chapter of that organization. He was president-elect of the Memphis Mortgage Bankers Association before leaving the mortgage loan profession. He is a member of Lambda Alpha International, an honorary land economics society.