HISTORY

Founded by James Wright, a financier and operator who was mentored by Jim Downey, a titan in the aerospace industry and one of Orange County’s wealthiest self-made entrepreneurs.

During his early formative years James helped Downey’s Private Family Office acquire and build multiple aerospace manufacturing companies which grew to more than 500 employees and from $6M to over $300M in enterprise value. (1) C&D Aerospace — sold to Zodiac Safran, (2) EnCore Composite Structures — sold to PE, (3) EnCore Aerospace — sold to Boeing).

Upon leaving Downey’s family office in 2013, James formed Pagurian Holdings and began deploying capital into commercial realestate and self-storage assets that provide resilient cashflow yields and long-term tax advantaged appreciation. The firm utilizes conservative leverage and creative structures to generate a preferred return on invested capital.

James holds a BS in Engineering from Western Washington University and an MBA from UCLA Anderson School of Management. He currently resides in Palm Desert with his wife Myranda and two dogs. He enjoys playing golf and just completed the ground up development of their new family home.