William Orosz
Bill graduated cum laude with a B.A. in Economics from Dartmouth College in 1971, and received his Masters in Business Administration from the Harvard Business School in 1973. A resident of Central Florida since 1981, his entire working career has been focused within the real estate industry.
He now serves as founder of a family-owned real estate development and investment company co-managed by his three sons. The company is engaged in residential land development, home building, commercial/industrial investment property development and management and mezzanine financing. Bill has built more than 26,000 homes and developed more than 85 residential communities over the past thirty-five years. Additionally, the family owns in excess of 1.5 million sq.’ of industrial warehouse buildings and is actively in development of several new industrial warehouse distribution commerce parks.
In addition to his business endeavors, the Orosz family is committed to involvement in and support of many community initiatives. The Orosz Family Foundation supports religious, educational and medical research initiatives in the Central Florida community and is a founding benefactor of the Tocqueville Program at the University of Notre Dame. Bill has served as Chair of the Finance Committee for the Catholic Diocese of Orlando, is founding Chair of the Catholic Foundation of Central Florida, is a member of the President’s Advisory Council for Fellowship of Catholic University Students (FOCUS), previously served as a board member and chair of the Catholic Leadership Institute and is a member of the Napa Institute Guild. He is also a board and executive committee member of the Dr. Phillips Performing Arts Center in Orlando.
Bill is married to his wife, Jody (46 years) and enjoys spending time with the families of their three boys and ten grandchildren.