Paul Ramsey is the founder of the Ramsey-Shilling family of companies including the residential real estate firm Ramsey-Shilling Associates of Hollywood, Toluca Lake and Newport Beach where he currently serves as Chairman.  He also is Chairman of the Ramsey-Shilling Commercial Real Estate Services based in Los Angeles and Newport Beach, California.

Mr. Ramsey obtained his undergraduate education at the American Institute of Business in Des Moines, Iowa and continued his post graduate studies at the University of Southern California School of Business.  Prior to beginning his real estate career, Mr. Ramsey served as a Sergeant in the United States Army in World War II, attended George Washington University in Washington D.C. while working as an agent/trainee for the Federal Bureau of Investigation and later was a  Circulation Manager for the Hollywood Citizen-News while attending USC.

An active and highly regarded Los Angeles Real Estate Broker for over fifty years, Mr. Ramsey is widely considered one of the deans of Southern California real estate.  He has successfully completed several million square feet of retail, office and industrial property transactions in Hollywood and the San Fernando Valley.  He has also actively developed commercial retail and industrial properties since 1970 in Los Angeles, Newport Beach, and the state of Iowa.  He currently controls a portfolio consisting of a broad range of property including office, retail, restaurants, private clubs, hotels and special purpose entertainment facilities including sound stage studios for film and television in Hollywood.

Mr. Ramsey was a Founding Director of the Bank of Hollywood and maintains numerous civic and business affiliations including:

• National, California, Los Angeles, San Fernando Valley Realty Boards
• Hollywood Chamber of Commerce 
• Newport Beach Yacht Club, principal owner and President
• The Toluca Lake Tennis Club of Hollywood, principal and owner since 1974

Mr. Ramsey is a licensed Real Estate Broker in the State of California, and resides in Newport  Beach with his wife Patricia.  They have twin  sons.  Patrick, an attorney and partner of the law firm of Paul Hastings Janofsky and Walker, lives with his wife, Elizabeth and sons, Kyle and Spencer, in Pacific Palisades, California.  Paul II, a prominent Los Angeles Architect, lives with his wife, Susan, and daughter Camille in Hollywood, California.

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