We create value for clients in the U.S. and in premier/high end international markets. Bill possesses 35 years of international business/financial management experience beginning his career in the Arabian-Persian Gulf as Supply Officer for the U.S. Navy in Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Bahrain, and Iran. Bill is an Eagle Scout; holds a B.S. in Petroleum Marketing from The University of Tulsa, Tulsa, Oklahoma; a M.B.A. in International Business from The George Washington University, Washington, D.C.; and attends Business Strategy Seminars at Harvard Business School and Rice University. He has been a Member of the Financial Times "Who's Who In World Oil & Gas".

Bill has been elected to the Houston Association of Realtors (HAR) Board of Directors and to the Texas Association of Realtors (TAR) Board of Directors. He is Managing Director of Gottfried International Estates representing luxury real estate in the U.S., Mexico, Spain, France, and other international areas including Russia and the Middle East. Bill is a Member of AMPI in Mexico, Transnational Referral Certified, serves on the International Committee of TAR and the International Council Advisory Group of HAR. Bill is active with the National Association of Realtors with their international real estate activities; we are Members of The Institute For Luxury Home Marketing.

Bill is Founder/CEO of Gottfried International, Inc., an international management consulting firm active worldwide in oil and gas, petroleum marketing, energy, biotechnology, agribusiness, biofuels, energy crops, space technology, and real estate. Offices and representation in Houston, Washington, D.C., London, Paris, and Nice. Visit http://www.gottfriedinternational.com.