William Robert Kohorst (born February 21, 1953) is an American attorney and businessman who served as United States Ambassador to Croatia from January 2018 to 2021.[1][2]
Early life and education
Kohorst is the son of William Robert and Mary Helen Kohorst.[3]
Afterwards, Kohorst worked as an investment banker for what later became a Fortune 1000 company and stayed until he founding his own firm, Private placement Group for Public Storage, Inc., a U.S. real estate syndicator, in 1984.[6][7][8]
He worked as President in this position until 1990, when he bought two companies and became CEO and principal of Tiger Shark Golf, Inc. and Masquerade International, Inc. and also began serving as President of RK Holdings, Inc.[6][8][9] In 1991, Kohorst co-founded KH Financial, Inc., which later became Everest Properties, a company that purchases and operates apartment, self-storage, and retail properties.[10][8] In 2002, Kohorst began working for Maxus Realty, Inc. and stayed with the company until 2015. From 2015 until 2017, Kohorst served as Director of Posey Company.[11] Today Kohorst is the President, CEO, Chairman and Director of multiple businesses within the Everest Group.[11]
Kohorst donated over $1.1 million to Republican national and state committees and candidates from 2015 to 2017.[12]
He was nominated as United States Ambassador to Croatia in early September 2017, testified before the Senate on October 5 and was confirmed by Senate voice vote on November 2, 2017.[13][14][15]
