CEO, PRESIDENT R.D. OLSON DEVELOPMENTCEO R.D. OLSON CONSTRUCTION
WHY: California’s dominant hotel developer for over a decade. Since 2008, company has completed 18 projects with nearly 2.7K rooms. Those projects have a value approaching $2B. Business Journal Businessperson of the Year for 2019 after blockbuster 2018.
RECENT: Newport Beach’s Lido House saw heavy traffic over summer from staycationers. Working on plans for new hotels at revitalized Dana Point Harbor, and in Hawaii, L.A., among other markets.
NOTABLE: Lido House modeled after own home on Balboa Island.
