Eugene Werlin, Jr.

President & Founder
gwerlin@wpwmgmt.com

Eugene Werlin, Jr. co-founded WPW Management Corporation, the parent company of WPW Realty Advisors, and has served as the Company’s President and Chief Executive Officer since 1976.

Gene developed his first convenience center in 1973 and has been involved in the ownership, management, leasing or sales of well over 100 properties containing in excess of two million square feet of space. He has participated in lease negotiations with national and regional companies such as BBVA Compass, Compaq Computer, ACE Cash Express, Starbucks, Chase Bank, Southland Corporation, Memorial Hermann Health Care, Great Clips, HEB Grocery, 99¢ Only, Subway, AT&T, Jo-Ann Fabrics, Brinker International, Cort Furniture and Verizon Wireless. In the 1980’s he managed and leased properties for many of Houston’s largest banks and other lending institutions, including the Resolution Trust Corporation (RTC) of the Gulf Coast Consolidated Office.

Gene is a graduate of the University of Texas, at Austin, with a Bachelor of Science in Architectural Studies. He has been a licensed real estate Broker in the State of Texas for nearly 40 years. Currently, he is a member of the International Council of Shopping Centers (ICSC). Gene serves or has previously served on the boards of the Houston Museum of Natural Science, The Kinkaid School and the Children’s Assessment Center.