Bill Cooper began his career as an officer in the US Army, serving from 1959 through 1961 and he then joined Murray Investment Company, a Dallas mortgage banking firm, becoming manager of the Commercial Loan Division. In 1966 he joined Lincoln Property Company where he was a Managing Partner. In 1979, he formed Paragon Group, which in 1994 became a publicly traded Real Estate Investment Trust listed on the New York Stock Exchange, and merged with Camden Property Trust in 1997, forming one of the nation’s largest apartment companies.

Mr. Cooper is a principal shareholder in Camden. As Chairman of the Board and CEO of Paragon, Mr. Cooper played a leading role in the development, financing and management of a multi-billion dollar portfolio of real estate projects across the country. In addition to managing and developing its own properties, the Company provided real estate asset management services for institutional real estate investors including GE Capital, JP Morgan, Travelers Insurance, Citicorp and Wells Fargo.

Bill has served on the following Boards: The Society of Office and Industrial Realtors, The Salvation Army, The National Realty Committee, and chaired the Governor’s Committee for Office Facilities for the State of Texas. Mr. Cooper currently serves as a member of the Board of the Edwin L. Cox School of Business at SMU, Camden Property Trust, Cardinal Paragon Holdings, Bartush Schnitzius Foods Company and as Chairman Emeritus of the Board of Trustees of the Presbyterian Healthcare System. He is an Elder of Highland Park Presbyterian Church and a member of the Urban Land Institute.

Bill is a Dallas native and a graduate of Southern Methodist University, Bachelor of Business Administration, Class of 1958. He and his wife, Susan Smith Cooper, have two children; Craig Cooper, Dallas, Texas, and Katie Cooper Matthews, Memphis, Tennessee, and four grandchildren; Caroline and William Cooper, and Butch and Cooper Matthews.

Ron joined Paragon Equity Group as chief financial officer in April 2007.  Mr. Johansson’s duties include the oversight of all accounting and tax operations.  In addition, he coordinates the due diligence efforts, and he sits on the  investment committee.

Ron has 27 years experience providing accounting, auditing, and management advisory services (including fraud & investigative services) to companies in the financial services and real estate industries.  Prior to joining Paragon Equity Group he was a partner in Ernst & Young’s Dallas office.

Ron received a B.S. in Accounting from the State University of New York in Albany. He is a Certified Public Accountant and a member of the AICPA and Texas Society of CPAs and holds licenses to practice in Texas, New York, and Louisiana.  In addition, Ron is a member of the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners.

Ron and his wife Elizabeth reside in Southlake, TX with their three children: Chris, Emily, and Jack.

Prior to joining Paragon Equity Group, he was an associate for Harren Equity Partners, a middle-market private equity fund in the Mid-Atlantic. At Harren, he worked on transactions in the defense, building products and energy industries. Prior to Harren, he worked as a financial analyst for Price Consulting, where he was involved with the acquisitions and financings of several companies in the health care, insurance, heavy equipment manufacturing, and tape manufacturing industries.

Chris began his career by co-founding 4D Media Group an e-learning application service provider. While serving as president of 4D, he was responsible for managing operations and financing of the company as well as acquiring such customers as NASDAQ, Bearing Point, Corporate Board Member and Bank Director Magazines.   

He received a Bachelor of Science in Economics with Financial Applications at Southern Methodist University. He completed concentrations in International Economics as well as Economic Growth and Development. While at SMU he interned for Carlson Capital, a Multi-Strategy Hedge Fund.