Nicholas G. Rumanes

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Founder & Managing Principal, Real Estate Strategy & Design Leadership

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Nicholas G. Rumanes Founder & Managing Principal, Pacific Group Trust, Real Estate Strategy & Design Leadership

Nicholas is a visionary real estate strategist and global design leader whose portfolio spans transformative developments from Malibu to Macau. With a portfolio spanning more than $12 billion in global development, he has shaped iconic destinations through leadership roles at Live Nation, Las Vegas Sands, and Welltower. As founder of Pacific Group Trust, Nicholas now leads high-impact reinvestment across California’s coast, focusing on post-disaster recovery and climate-resilient communities. His mission: to align capital with purpose and design with humanity – creating places that endure, inspire, and serve. Nicholas holds a Master of Science in Advanced Architectural Design from Columbia University and a Bachelor of Architecture from the Southern California Institute of Architecture (SCI-Arc)

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