Brian Hansen is a Regional Director of Development with responsibility for Wood Partners’ Western region. His responsibilities include the oversight of development, financing and asset management for all Wood Partners’ activities within this region.

Hansen joined the company in 2006 and, since then, has been actively involved in the management, origination and financing of more than $1 Billion worth of developments.

Before joining Wood Partners, Hansen worked as a Senior Analyst for Analysis Group, an economic consulting firm and, prior to that, was employed at The Federal Reserve in Washington D.C. working as a Research Analyst for the national GDP forecast.

Hansen earned his MBA with a concentration in Real Estate from Kenan-Flagler Business School, University of North Carolina, and his bachelor’s degree from Colby College.

Julia Wilk is the Managing Director of Development in the Irvine office for Wood Partners. Wilk is responsible for the sourcing, financing, and development of multifamily communities in the San Diego and Orange Counties. She started in Wood’s San Francisco office in 2012, and has managed the origination, financing and development of over 1,300 multifamily units valued in excess of $800 million.

Prior to joining Wood Partners, Wilk worked as a Development Associate for JDT International in Philadelphia and as an Analyst for Arroyo & Co in San Francisco. Wilk began her career as a producer of documentary television and film in New York.
Wilk earned her Masters of Landscape Architecture and Regional Planning degree from the University of Pennsylvania with a Certificate in Real Estate Design and Development. She also holds a MA degree in History from University College Dublin and a BA degree in History from Yale University.