Name: William Norton
Title: President
Company: Norton Asset Management
Location: 196 Bridge St., Manchester, NH 03104
Place of birth and year: Boston - 1950
Family: Wife, Helen: daughter, Emily (24) and son, Tim (20)
College: Harvard College, BS; Univ. of North Carolina, Charlote, MA Geography; Southern New Hampshire Univ., MBA
First job unrelated to your current field: Residential construction
First job in current field: Facilities management
What your firm does now and its plans for the future? We balance an active commercial real estate advisory practice (rent a real estate department) with strong brokerage and development function.
Hobbies: Golf, reading and cross country skiing
Favorite novel: "i Sniper" by Stephen Hunter
Favorite film: "The Gods Must Be Crazy"
Keys to success: Hard work, hard work and more hard work
Person you most admire (outside of family): Thomas Jefferson
If you had to choose a different profession, what would it be? Golf course architect