James Ryffel
Founder & President, Woodcrest Management
Fort Worth, TX 76109
Founder and President of Woodcrest Capital and Woodcrest Enterprises
Phone (817) 914-8102
Founder and President of Woodcrest Capital and Woodcrest Enterprises
Property Types
Office, Retail, Specialty
Markets
Charlotte, Cincinnati/Dayton, Dallas/Ft Worth, Phoenix, St. Louis, Tulsa
Bio
James A. Ryffel is founder and President of Woodcrest Capital and Woodcrest Enterprises, Inc., which was founded in 1981 to pursue investments opportunities, broker and acquire commercial real estate, operates under Woodcrest Real Estate and Woodcrest Management.
Ryffel is the Manager and founding Partner of Woodcrest Capital, LLC, a Fort Worth, Texas Through Woodcrest Capital, Ryffel is a participant in strategic investing for the oil and gas, media, entertainment, technology, software, healthcare, ranching, and banking industries. He serves as member of the National Board of Directors of the Boy Scouts of America, Chairman of the Boy Scouts of America high Adventure bases and member of the Philmont Ranch committee for the Boy Scouts of America, benefactor and founder of the Ryffel Entrepreneurship Center at Texas Christian University, and a founding board member of Camp Eagle, a Christian camp for children located in the Texas hill country.
Woodcrest Portfolio and Partnerships own properties throughout Texas and 22 other states primarily concentrated in neighborhood retail, suburban office and strategically located land on freeways, major arteries and is the path of rapid growth for housing, which includes proposed thoroughfares and arteries.
Ryffel is a founding partner of Inventity Group, a professional consulting practice that creates, guides, and expands businesses on behalf of it's clients and partners. The Inventity Team seeks to apply their knowledge and creativity to create value for enterprises around the world.
General Partners of Inventity Group are located in California and Tokyo. The general partners have been involved for many years in technology, venture capital, and served as advisors and senior management to companies in areas of strategic planning, product development and marketing.
Inventity's current fund, named the Inventity Global Fund II, LP, will concentrate on technology and logistics companies. Current fund investments include New Vine Logistics, On Ramp, Fortify and LignUp.
Woodcrest Oil and Gas was founded in 1998 to take advantage of the cheapest oil and gas prices. Woodcrest Oil and Gas currently owns a portfolio of working and royalty interests in Texas and currently active in the Barnett Shale gas opportunities in North Texas.
Mr. Ryffel holds a B.B.A. Degree, MBA Degree, and Ranch Management Certification from Texas Christian University. He is a native of Bozeman, Montana. He lives with his family in Fort Worth, Texas.
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