Who we are

Leadership

Patrick Wathen

President

Patrick has achieved a successful career spanning more than 15 years in commercial real estate, most recently being honored as one of GlobeSt’s 50 under 40 and has been inducted into the Midwest Commercial Real Estate Hall of Fame. As president of Equity, Wathen oversees the firms real estate operations including property management, asset management, and the firm’s construction department. He drives investment strategy for Equity and oversees asset management of the current portfolio of +/- $500MM in assets. He also serves as co-founder and managing partner of Equity Velocity Funds, working directly with investor partners and internal teams to deliver superior risk adjusted returns. These two roles are closely tied together and represent a true differentiator for Equity’s partners with the integration of financial and physical asset management.

Patrick has co-lead the market strategy brokerage team since founding it in 2008, which has served as a pioneer in the convergence of healthcare delivery in a retail setting. This team provides strategic growth analysis, site selection, and portfolio management services for location-based healthcare users nationwide. They have been nationally recognized by GlobeSt as Influencers in both Retail and Healthcare markets and have completed more than 1,000 transactions across 45 states.

He’s extremely passionate about his team at Equity & EVF and achieving client and partner goals.

After starting his career in healthcare leasing, Patrick still leads the market strategy team that he founded. This team provides strategic growth analysis, site selection, and portfolio management services for location-based healthcare users nationwide. This team has been nationally recognized for their impact on both retail and healthcare markets and has completed hundreds of transactions across 40+ states.

He’s extremely passionate about his team at Equity & EVF and achieving client and partner goals.