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Paul Paradis

Merredith Treaster

Conor Harrity

Kevin Chow

Jack McLaughlin

Paul Paradis
Founder & CEO
Paul has spent the last 33 years sculpting the San Francisco and Oakland skylines with some of their most iconic development projects. Before founding Bayhill Ventures, he was Senior Managing Director for Hines, responsible for the development, acquisition, and marketing of commercial projects in the Western United States.
A few of his most notable development projects, all in San Francisco, include: Salesforce Tower, a 1.5 million-square-foot 61-story office building; the JP Morgan Chase Building, a 700,000-square-foot office building; 33 Tehama, a 35-story 403-unit multifamily building. Over his career, Paul has contributed to the development, acquisition, and disposition of more than 20 million square feet of commercial real estate. A LEED-Accredited Professional, Mr. Paradis advocates for thoughtful and sustainable design on his developments.​
Paul earned his Bachelor of Arts degree from Harvard College in 1986 and serves on the UCSF Real Estate Advisory Board, Sugar Bowl Corporation board of directors, and the Transportation Management of Association of San Francisco (emeritus.)
Eugenia Huang
Director
Eugenia is a Director at Bayhill Ventures, where she focuses on acquisitions, development and capital raising. She previously worked as an Associate at Hines, where she was responsible for the underwriting and project management activities of the $3B redevelopment of PG&E’s former HQ in San Francisco.
Prior to her tenure at Hines, Eugenia was an Associate at Unibail-Rodamco-Westfield, a European commercial owner, developer and operator specialized in retail assets. In this role, she conducted an in-depth evaluation of the US commercial portfolio that resulted in a priority list of retail-to-mixed-use developments based on market fundamentals and capital allocation priorities. Additionally, she built financial models and assisted in the selection of A&E team members, brokers, and co-developers for these development projects.
Eugenia earned her Bachelor of Science degree from the University of Southern California. She is an active member of ULI-YLG and serves as chair-emeritus of USC Alumni Real Estate Network.
Jack McLaughlin
Project Associate
Jack is a Project Associate at Bayhill Ventures, where he focuses on project management and project underwriting. He previously worked as a Summer Analyst on the investments team at Oxford Properties Group, where he gained experience in a variety of acquisition, development and credit deals across the US.
Prior to his time at Oxford, Jack spent over a year as an Analyst at Real Estate Financial Modeling, a consulting company that specializes in financial modeling for real estate transactions. In this role, he built and customized financial models for several notable clients, including Hines, CBRE Global Investments, and the Rockefeller Group. He also created modeling training content for the company’s certification course, Real Estate Finance and Investments, which is used by firms such as Blackstone and Related.
Jack’s interest in real estate stems from his experience founding a family-run vacation rental business based in Anchorage, Alaska, which continues to operate today.
Jack earned his Bachelor of Arts degree from Harvard College in 2023.
Rob Hollister
Investor & Advisor
Rob served as President of The Sobrato Organization for nine years, overseeing the company’s real estate strategy and activities including 15 million square feet of properties and a development pipeline of more than $2 billion.
Before TSO, Rob was Senior Managing Director and Country Head for China and Australia and previously for the Pacific Northwest for Hines. In his 17 years at Hines, Rob contributed to the development, acquisition and disposition of more than 14 million SF of commercial, retail and residential real estate.
Rob earned his Bachelor of Arts degree from Dartmouth College and his M.B.A. from the Stanford Graduate School of Business. He sits on the boards for Habitat for Humanity Greater San Francisco and MidPen Housing, and is a member of the Stanford Real Estate Council.
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Paul Paradis
Founder & CEO
Paul has spent the last 33 years sculpting the San Francisco and Oakland skylines with some of their most iconic development projects. Before founding Bayhill Ventures, he was Senior Managing Director for Hines, responsible for the development, acquisition, and marketing of commercial projects in the Western United States.
A few of his most notable development projects, all in San Francisco, include: Salesforce Tower, a 1.5 million-square-foot 61-story office building; the JP Morgan Chase Building, a 700,000-square-foot office building; 33 Tehama, a 35-story 403-unit multifamily building. Over his career, Paul has contributed to the development, acquisition, and disposition of more than 20 million square feet of commercial real estate. A LEED-Accredited Professional, Mr. Paradis advocates for thoughtful and sustainable design on his developments.​
Paul earned his Bachelor of Arts degree from Harvard College in 1986 and serves on the UCSF Real Estate Advisory Board, Sugar Bowl Corporation board of directors, and the Transportation Management of Association of San Francisco (emeritus.)
Merredith Treaster
COO
Merredith Treaster is the Chief Operating Officer of Bayhill Ventures, a commercial real estate investment firm, where she oversees investment strategy, underwriting, fundraising, and overall company operations. Prior to Bayhill, Merredith was the President of Whitney James, a boutique consulting firm she founded to provide advisory services to institutional investors, family offices, and venture-backed companies in feasibility, development, and investment strategy. She has also held senior leadership roles at EQ Office (Blackstone) as SVP of Portfolio Management, and at Nuveen, where she managed a $3.3B regional portfolio and later became fund manager for its U.S. Strategic Lab Vehicle. Earlier in her career, she played a leading role in landmark San Francisco developments with Hines (Salesforce Tower) and The John Buck Company (Park Tower).
Over her career, Merredith has overseen $6.5B+ in development and investment activity, including ground-up construction, large-scale redevelopments, and complex capital structuring. Merredith serves on the San Francisco Foundation’s Investment Committee and previously served on the boards of LINES Ballet, an internationally renowned contemporary ballet company, and PRC, a San Francisco nonprofit providing housing, mental health, and workforce development services.
She holds a B.S. in Neuroscience from UCLA, is a licensed California Real Estate Broker, and is a LEED Accredited Professional.
Conor Harrity
Director
Conor is a Director at Bayhill Ventures, responsible for identifying and executing investment opportunities across the firm’s acquisition and development strategies. His work spans deal sourcing, underwriting, and project management activities.
Prior to joining Bayhill, Conor was a Senior Analyst at Hines in San Francisco, where he was responsible for underwriting and project management activities for more than 2 million square feet of office and multifamily developments. He played a key role in advancing large-scale urban projects from initial feasibility through entitlement.
Conor also worked at Fifth Wall as Summer Associate, where he developed thematic investment research and supported deal execution related to real estate technology and climate risk.
He holds an MBA from Stanford Graduate School of Business and a BA in Economics from Harvard University. He is also a former member of the U.S. Olympic Rowing Team, having competed at the 2020 Tokyo Games.
Kevin Chow
Managing Director
Kevin is a Managing Director at Bayhill Ventures with a focus on the San Francisco Bay Area where he’s responsible for the acquisition, capitalization, development and execution of the firm’s commercial, residential, retail and industrial projects.
Most recently, he served as Managing Director at Hines in San Francisco where he oversaw various business units, including new business initiatives and regional market leadership. While there he acquired and developed over 3 million square feet of residential and commercial projects totaling over $2 billion of investment value. Previously, Kevin was a Vice President at Westbrook Partners in San Francisco where he acquired and managed over $2 billion of West Coast real estate across various asset classes. Prior to Westbrook Partners, he served as an analyst at Morgan Stanley’s Real Estate Funds (“MSREF”) where he was responsible for the acquisition and asset management of MSREF’s opportunity and PRIME fund.
Since beginning his real estate career in 2007, Kevin has been directly involved in more than $5 billion of real estate transactions across all asset classes and capital structures across the Western United States.
Kevin holds a B.A. in Economics from Columbia University.
Jack McLaughlin
Associate
As an Associate at Bayhill Ventures, Jack is responsible for project management, project financial analysis, and sourcing new acquisition and development opportunities. He previously worked as a Summer Analyst at Oxford Properties Group, where he gained experience in a variety of acquisition, development and credit deals across the US.
Prior to his time at Oxford, Jack spent over a year as an Analyst at Real Estate Financial Modeling, a consulting company that specializes in financial modeling for real estate transactions. In this role, he built and customized financial models for several notable clients, including Hines, CBRE Global Investments, and the Rockefeller Group. He also created modeling training content for the company’s certification course, Real Estate Finance and Investments, which is used by firms such as Blackstone and Related.
Jack earned his Bachelor of Arts degree from Harvard College in 2023.