Sacramento, California Area
- Current
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- Managing Director / Partner at ESM Ventures
- CEO at ESM Group
- Past
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- Lending Officer - Norcal Region at PFF Bank & Trust
- Associate at CB Richard Ellis
- CEO & Founder at Elite Soccer Group
- Analyst at Sacramento Pacific Partners
- Education
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- University of San Francisco
- University of California, Berkeley
- Jesuit High School
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Billy Downing’s Experience
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Managing Director / Partner
ESM Ventures
(Investment Management industry)
January 2000 — Present (9 years 7 months)
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CEO
ESM Group
(Privately Held; Education Management industry)
January 1999 — Present (10 years 7 months)
ESM Group is a Sacramento-based consultancy firm that helps students across the world in unleashing their creativity and pursuing their passions.
Our company is founded on the notion that building better communities starts with building better kids. We want to serve as a life-long consultant to our clients helping provide them with expertise in the fields of education, youth sports, college placement, and career development. -
Lending Officer - Norcal Region
PFF Bank & Trust
(Public Company; PFB; Banking industry)
November 2003 — October 2007 (4 years)
I was one of three people who opened, built and managed the Northern California Lending office for PFF Bank & Trust. Our team grew a portfolio of nearly $700M in just three years ranging in projects from San Francisco to Reno and in Nevada and Oregon. PFF was recently acquired by US Bank.
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Associate
CB Richard Ellis
(Public Company; CBG; Real Estate industry)
October 2002 — October 2003 (1 year 1 month)
Served as a member of The SLS Team - focusing on investment sales and office leasing throughout the Sacramento MSA. Built significant database of users, owners and real estate investors for the senior partners of the team.
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CEO & Founder
Elite Soccer Group
(Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Sports industry)
January 1999 — January 2003 (4 years 1 month)
CEO & Founder of Sacramento's largest private for-profit soccer company focused on soccer camps, tournaments and training services. Sold company in 2006.
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Analyst
Sacramento Pacific Partners
(Education Management industry)
June 2000 — September 2002 (2 years 4 months)
Provided due diligence assistance and financial market analysis for small real estate development group based in Northern California.
Billy Downing’s Education
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University of San Francisco
MA , Sports Management , 2004 — 2006
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University of California, Berkeley
BA , Sociology , August 1998 — May 2002
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Jesuit High School
Diploma , 1994 — 1998
