Chris Oviatt, SCSM, CRX is the Vice President of Real Estate Operations with Pearl Real Estate Company, LLC, bringing over 35 years of real estate management, leasing and development experience. Chris joined Pearl in 2023 and is responsible for Property Management and Operations across the Pearl campus, as well as Asset Management including Pearl's ownership interests in the Cellars and Can Plant residential projects. Chris attended Trinity University on an ROTC scholarship and graduated with a BA in Business Administration. He served over 4 years on active duty in the U.S. Army and was honorably discharged at the rank of Captain. Thereafter he began his real estate career as a Mall Manager in upstate New York. Over the next 30 years, Chris took on increasingly demanding roles with several firms including L&B Realty Advisors, JLL, Hines and most recently as Director of Property Management for CBRE in San Antonio, TX. Chris is a Senior Certified Shopping Center Manager and Certified Retail Executive of the International Council of Shopping Centers (ICSC) where he taught in its school for professional development for more than a decade. He has also been an adjunct professor of business at his alma mater. He is a past board member and board president of both the Downtown Alliance and Paseo del Rio Association. Both are organizations committed to the health and vitality of San Antonio's urban core. In his personal life, Chris is a blessed husband of 40 years to Patti, father to April and Liz, and grandfather to Maddie and Memphis. Chris loves to spend his free time reading, travelling, golfing, gardening, eating great food and drinking fine wine.
