Rick Simmons

Managing Director, Nevada

As Managing Director of Land Interests’ Las Vegas operations, Rick draws on his extensive experience in developing real estate in southern Nevada. Since 1996, he has built strong relationships with local government staff, elected officials, and numerous long-term business associates. Rick’s proven track record in executive leadership, combined with his local market knowledge, allows Land Interests to provide its Las Vegas clients with a truly exceptional level of insight, innovation, and service.

Rick was formerly the President of Sage Community Group’s Nevada Division, a full service community development company with several large institutional financial partners. Prior to Sage, Rick was one of the founding development partners in the Deerfoot Meadows Power Center in Calgary, Alberta. Acquisition and Development financing was secured from private equity and the Mall portion of the project was sold in 2008 to Ivanhoe Cambridge. He was also the Founder and President of ESE Land Corp, which specialized in the acquisition and development of high-yield real estate projects. ESE had acquired six projects and established a track record for exceeding investor return expectations when it was sold to Warburg Pincus in 1999.

Rick started his career in the financial audit division of Big Five public accounting firm, Arthur Andersen & Co. He earned his Bachelor of Science degree from the University of Southern California.