George F. Gowen, Jr. currently resides in the greater Philadelphia area. Since graduating with a degree in economics in 1981, Gowen has gained more than three decades of experience in the field.
Currently, Gowen is the owner of Avir Realty Group, LLC. Beginning in the early 1990s, Gowen was made a partner of the Avir Corporation. In this role, he has been a part of acquisitions, dispositions, analysis, debt origination, raising capital, and the different aspects of asset and property management. Avir has a portfolio that totals more than 2 million square feet of industrial area, as well as office space. Much of this square footage has been sold with high rates of return. In 1998, Gowen decided to start Avir Realty Group, LLC. This company was an affiliate of Avir Corporation and was responsible for consulting and brokerage. Avir has an impressive collection of work, having represented companies such as GM, Allstom, DuPont, Ryder, Accugenix, Infoguard, and Sardo and Sons. Gowen is also responsible for supervising the construction of projects varying from completely new developments to minor tenant improvements.
To this day, Gowen continues to be an active alumnus of the college. He will participate as a panelist at the the Alumni in Business Panel during Liberal Arts Career Week in January 2020. He is also a member of the Liberal Arts Alumni Society Board.