Our People / Team
Ian MacNaughton
Chief Executive Officer + Principal
Ian MacNaughton leads MacNaughton as its Chief Executive Officer. Having joined in 2006, Ian oversees the firm’s development, financing, and investment activities, as well as the strategic direction of the company.
Previously, Ian worked in the Acquisitions Group of Starwood Capital Group, the Investment Management Division of Goldman Sachs & Co., and the Investment Banking Division of UBS AG.
In other areas of business, Ian was formerly a principal shareholder and director of the parent of Zephyr Insurance Company (before the sale of the company), a Hawaii-based property and casualty enterprise, and Chairman of the Twin Farms Collection LLC, a luxury hospitality property in Vermont.
Born in Honolulu, Hawaii, Ian received a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of California, Los Angeles. His active professional memberships include the Urban Land Institute (ULI), the International Council of Shopping Centers (ICSC), the National Association of Industrial and Office Properties (NAIOP), Fisher Center for Real Estate & Urban Economics Policy Advisory Board, Hawaii Business Roundtable (HBR), and Young Presidents’ Organization (YPO). He also serves on the Board of Directors of the American Red Cross of Hawaii and The MacNaughton Group Foundation.