Tom Hoban, Chairman & Co-Founder
Founded in 1987, Tom Hoban, Chairman, and his brother, Shawn Hoban, CEO, have led the Coast Group of Companies from a very modest start into a diversified group of property management, facility services, specialized construction, advisory, transaction and investment companies serving private and institutional owners throughout the Pacific Northwest and United States.
Today, The Coast Group is one of the region’s largest and most respected real estate services firms of its kind, managing more than $5B in real estate assets (multi-family, office, flex, mixed use, self-storage, retail, industrial) with a service offering to property owners, franchisors, investors, and developers throughout the United States.
Built as an extension of their humble servant leader view of themselves, the Hoban brothers and their executive leadership teams have become synonymous with excellence, innovation, and reliability. Along the way, the brothers have been recognized for their professional accomplishments and work in the communities they serve, earning them the co-alumni of the year award from the University of Notre Dame alumni association, The Family Enterprise Institute’s Washington Family Business of the Year, and The Puget Sound Business Journal’s Top 40 Under 40 business leaders (Shawn).
Over the years, they invited others to join them as partners and co-leaders who possessed complimentary if not superior talents. In 2017, they formed The Hoban Family Office (HFO) to create a platform for innovation (Coast Innovation Center), talent development, and leadership in service to the Coast Group of Companies, their families and the communities they serve. It also serves as their charitable arm, with a focus on service to the poor and vulnerable and development of tomorrow’s leaders.
Tom leverages his vast network, engaging personality and refreshingly transparent approach into many venues, including his long-running column in the Herald Business Journal , as a freelance writer and as a guest speaker or lecturer all while serving on several boards or advisory functions, including Santa Clara University Real Estate School Advisory Board, Washington State University – Everett, University of Portland board of trustee’s, The Washington State Governor’s Affordable Housing Advisory Board, The Commercial Broker’s Association of Puget Sound, Archbishop Murphy High School (Everett, WA), The Boys & Girls Clubs, chairman for the Snohomish County Airport Commission, The City of Everett Economic Development Advisory Council, Pacific Alliance for Catholic Education Advisory Council, and others. The brother’s ventures together earned them two very prestigious awards: The Washington State Family Enterprise Institute’s Family Business of the Year and The University of Notre Dame Alumni Association co-alumni of the year.
Tom graduated from The University of Notre Dame in 1984 with a BA in Finance and began his career as a commercial lending officer with First Interstate Bank (Wells Fargo) in Seattle. It was there that he and Shawn identified a market need for Coast and launched the first of their companies, Coast Property Management.
A former coach, scoutmaster, and basketball referee, in his spare time today Tom continues plays recreational basketball, remains active in his church and enjoys time with his wife, two sons, and daughter on the Puget Sound.
