Robert Moser (business executive)

Robert J. Moser is an American business executive from Saratoga Springs, New York. As of 2010, he was the owner and CEO of Prime Group Holdings,[2] Moser's prior company, Ideal Resorts, was the largest operator of recreational vehicle parks and resorts in the United States.[3] As of 2013, Moser owned and managed over $9.5 billion in real estate assets through his various companies' ownership of apartments, mobile home parks, retail space, office space, self-storage facilities, industrial parks, hotels, and resorts.[4]

Robert J. Moser
EducationB.A., Economics
Alma materUnion College[1]
Occupation(s)Businessman, private equity / real estate investor
Employer(s)Founder of Prime Group Holdings, LLC
Board member ofUnion College Board of Trustees
SpouseLisa Moser
Children2
Websitewww.primestoragegroup.com and www.goprimegroup.com
Notes
Net Worth $2.5 Billion

Early life and education

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Moser grew up in Queensbury, New York.[1] In 1999, he earned a Bachelor of Arts with honors in Economics from Union College in Schenectady, New York; his studies focused on Finance. Moser's honors thesis at Union focused on the valuation of mobile home parks utilizing hedonic and non-hedonic regression analysis, a career field that he took up after graduation.[1]

Career

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Moser began purchasing RV parks in 2001, growing his portfolio to 65 parks by 2012.[5] He grew the company with purchases during the beginning of the century, securing approximately 34,000 apartments primarily east of the Mississippi.[1] In 2008, he oversaw the purchase of Indiana Beach, a resort located in Monticello, Indiana, by Ideal Recreation Vacations. The purchase included an amusement park, a water park, restaurants, hotels, and all other operations of the resort.[citation needed] Indiana Beach was sold by Ideal Recreation Vacations to Apex Parks Group in September 2015.[6]

Personal life

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Moser and his wife, Lisa, have two children.[7]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d Anderson, Eric (26 February 2008). "Queensbury RV park operator grows with Indiana purchase". Times Union. Retrieved 13 March 2014.
  2. ^ Adams, Thomas (4 February 2010). "Morgan RV Resorts inks NASCAR deal". Rochester Business Journal. Retrieved 13 March 2014.
  3. ^ Gieszl, Eric (20 February 2008). "Indiana Beach Amusement Park Sold". Ultimate Roller Coaster. Retrieved 13 March 2014.
  4. ^ DeMasi, Michael (11 September 2013). "There's gold in there: partners buying up self-storage". Albany Business Journals. Retrieved 13 March 2014.
  5. ^ "Janus Managing Several Morgan RV Facilities". May 1, 2013.
  6. ^ Kirk, Mitchell. "Indiana Beach gets new owner; future of wave pool unknown". Kokomo Tribune.
  7. ^ "Spa City family donates $2.5 million to Albany Med | The Daily Gazette". dailygazette.com.