13647 Montfort Drive
Dallas, TX 75240
972.934.8699
B. Gene Carter — Founder & President
Favorite part of the job: Interaction with junior associates.
What makes me rest easy: Nothing. Change occurs daily. You must be alert.
I got into this business because: You can change rents every day.
Gene is founder, president, CEO and proverbial backbone of Western International Realty, L.P. A company that, as Gene puts it, is a family business. And pretty much everyone at WI would agree. No one's a stranger around here. And it's not uncommon to see the Carter family dropping by. In fact, his wife Nancy handles all parts of the interior design for the hotels.
Gene first got into commercial real estate development back in 1965. And his experience soon grew to include management and operations areas and, specifically, hospitality.
In 1990, Gene decided to refocus his efforts and expertise exclusively on his first professional love: developing and operating hotel properties. And under Gene's leadership, Western International has garnered a lot of acclaim: Marriott's Developer of the Year (1998, 2007), Marriott's Partnership Circle Award (2001), and WI is consistently one of Marriott's leading franchisees. And Gene's done well for himself, too, earning recognition by Hilton Hotels as Developer of the Year (2009).
Gene's a graduate of Texas A&M University (don't hold that against him), and he attended law school at the University of Texas and Southern Methodist University. When he's not working, he's wishing he were. As Gene puts it, "When you love what you do, it's hard to turn it off."
