John Watson

John is principal and CEO of Fourth River Development LLC. He started his commercial real estate career in 1990. After 16 years with the Rubinoff Company he founded Fourth River Development LLC in 2006. Prior to his real estate career, John was a public accountant, sales manager in the Publishing business and an entrepreneur starting multiple small companies in the Pittsburgh area.

As a real estate professional, John has experience in development projects, brokerage, leasing and property management. He has successfully developed and leased commercial facilities, completed brownfield projects, built and marketed residential communities and formed and participated in partnerships bringing together private and public sector businesses and agencies.

John attended Community College of Allegheny County, Duquesne University and the University of Pittsburgh.