Financial Services >> CEO Interviews >> October 10, 2014
William C. Bayless, Jr., President and Chief Executive Officer of American Campus Communities, Inc., is also a co-founder of the company and serves on its board of directors. Prior to assuming the role of CEO in 2003, he served as the company’s Chief Operating Officer, directing all of the company's business segments. From 1993 until July 1995, Mr. Bayless served as Vice President of Development for American Campus. Prior to the formation of ACC, he served as the Director of Operations for Century Development's student housing division and as the Director of Marketing for the student housing division of Cardinal Industries. His student housing career began in 1984 with Allen & O'Hara, where he held the positions of Resident Assistant, Resident Manager and Area Marketing Coordinator. Mr. Bayless, who received a B.S. in business administration from West Virginia University, is considered one the nation's foremost experts on student housing. Profile
