William Talbot

William serves as partner and Chief Investment Officer of Maslow’s Campus Communities. He oversees all of the company’s investment activities. Over the past 25+ years, William has proven himself as a nationally recognized leader with exemplary strategic financial, capital markets and transactional acumen, being widely recognized as an expert in the unique fundamentals and operational aspects of student housing and residential real estate.

As the former Chief Investment Officer and Executive Vice President of American Campus Communities, William oversaw all aspects of the company’s investment activities along with the company’s market research department. William has extensive transaction experience, having been directly involved in the execution of more than $30 billion of transactions, including more than $21.5B of mergers and acquisitions, $5.5B in development and $2B in dispositions. This includes more than 70 public-private partnerships with some of the nation’s premier institutions, including Disney, Princeton University and the University of Southern California. William has successfully structured over $3 billion in joint ventures with leading domestic and global institutional equity firms, with a specific expertise in structuring win-win solutions for all involved.

Mr. Talbot was directly involved in the execution of the company’s IPO, becoming the first student housing company to go public in 2004 and helping prove the student housing industry as an institutional investment class. William also helped lead and execute the company’s successful $13 billion take-private transaction with Blackstone in 2022 despite turbulent market conditions.

William is nationally recognized as an industry expert related to investments/transactions including numerous keynote speaking engagements and featured expert panelist at events around the world including Interface Conference, NMHC, Property Week UK, ULI, Bisnow, University of Texas McCombs School of Business Real Estate Challenge and IMN Student Housing Forum.

Mr. Talbot has served numerous leadership positions within the industry and community. He helped form the first Student Housing Council within ULI, including serving as Chair of the Board. William helped lead recruitment of council membership that now represents the forty top executives within the student housing industry. He assisted in establishing the council as the premier forum for leaders in the student housing sector to discuss, shape and champion positive and responsible visibility for the student housing industry. In addition, William has served on NMHC’s Finance Committee, Executive Committee and Student Housing Executive Committee (including Vice Chair). Beyond industry leadership, William believes in providing leadership within the community, having served on the board of the Boys and Girls Clubs of the Austin Area, including serving as Chair.

William currently resides in Lakeway, Texas with his wife Sonja and two children.