Nick Reichert was born in the San Francisco Bay area and grew up there and on the Island of Kaua'i in Hawai'i. He graduated from the University of Hawai'i at Manoa and started his career in public accounting at Arthur Andersen in 1991. A Certified Public Accountant, he has worked in the real estate industry for the past 12 years focusing on finance and accounting for all types of development activities.