Douglas Cords was born and raised in Fresno, California. Doug graduated summa cum laude with a Bachelor of Science Degree in Finance from Santa Clara University in June of 1995. He earned a Master of Business Administration Degree from California State University, Fresno, graduating summa cum laude in December of 1998. Doug began his career with Arthur Andersen, LLP, was not involved in the Enron scandal, and is licensed in the State of California as a Certified Public Accountant. He began his commercial real estate career with Commercial Retail Associates, Inc. in Fresno in 1999 and is licensed in the State of California as a Real Estate Broker.