About Robert:

As one of PEG’s earliest primary leaders, Robert Schmidt plays an instrumental role in driving continued progression of the organization’s investment and development capabilities. As Managing Director, Development, Robert directly oversees the firm’s development pursuits and brings a healthy dose of reality to every project PEG tackles – always promoting timeliness, accountability, and innovation with the investors' best interests in mind.

Robert was recruited early on by PEG, after working with the firm on several development projects as a licensed Professional Civil Engineer. Because of his technical background, Robert sees each project from a unique methodological perspective and designs buildings with safety, functionality, mechanics, traffic, environmental, topographical, and electrical details in mind. With Robert’s extensive experience on both sides of the development process, he has the unique ability to skillfully maintain momentum with all the moving parts of various mechanisms while unifying both partners and stakeholders.

Robert earned his BS in Civil Engineering from Utah State University.