William Booth Mitchell
"Mitch"
d 2025
Biography as of Jun 30, 2012
Professional:
1963-1969: USAF Pilot, C-124, C-141. Worldwide flying, including Viet Nam ('65-'69). Captain, USAF.
1969-2002: Pilot, American Airlines, SFO (33 years). Captain, American Airlines.
1971-1973: Stanford University. MBA '73.
1974-2005: Owner/Broker, The Mitchell Group, Inc. a Commercial and residential real estate brokerage firm. Offices in Palo Alto and Carmel-by-the-Sea, California. Five offices with 150 agents.
2005: Sold The Mitchell Group, Inc. to Sotheby's International Realty.
2005-Present: Owner/Broker, Carmel Realty Company (est. 1913). Offices in Carmel-by-the-Sea. Firm specializes in brokerage and management of high-end luxury properties in Carmel and Pebble Beach.
Personal:
Married to Vicki Mitchell. 48 years. Reside in Pebble Beach, California.
Two daughters:
Sheri Mitchell (B.A., Stanford '87) ; San Francisco, Ca; Two children: Claire and Ethan.
Shelly Lynch (B.A., Stanford '89); Carmel-by-the-Sea, Ca; Three children: Billy, Lucy and Parker
Ranch and second residence: The Mitchell Ranch, Pagosa Springs, Colorado, on the San Juan River.
Avocations: Harleys and Fly fishing. Travel around the world fly fishing, including: Amazon; Patagonia (Argentina & Chile); British Columbia; Alaska; Bahamas; Mexico (Yucatan & Baja); New Zealand; Australia; Caribbean.
35th Reunion (1998): (Updated December 2012) I spent most of my active duty time flying C-141s out of McChord AFB, WA with lots of TDYs to SEA. In Summer of ‘69 I got out as a Captain and began flying for American Airlines. American furloughed me in 1970, so I decided I had better get a better/backup day job. I went to Stanford on the GI Bill and received my MBA in ‘73. About that time, American recalled me, and I flew for American for 33 years before retiring in 2002. Meanwhile in ‘74 I began using my MBA in the Real Estate business here in California. In ‘75 I formed the Mitchell group, Inc,, which became a full-service real estate brokerage firm with mortgage financing, property management, escrow service, etc.. Our small company grew and prospered in the following years. Our main office was in Carmel-by-the- Sea. When not doing real estate, I flew the DC-10 from SFO to Honolulu for American Airlines. By 2005 The Mitchell Group had 150 agents in 5 offices, and we had become the largest independently-owned real estate firm in Monterey County, doing one billion in annual sales. Late that year we sold the company to Sotheby’s International Realty. Following a “non-compete” period, I started another real estate company, Carmel Realty Company. This is a smaller firm, specializing in high-end luxury residential sales and property management. As a locally-owned boutique business model, with 30 of the very best agents on the Monterey Peninsula, Carmel Realty has been a terrific success and a lot of fun to oversee. On the personal side, I’m still happily married to Vicki (49 years). We have two grown daughters, both of whom graduated from Stanford and are now married. We now have five grandchildren. We live in Pebble Beach. I’ve been an an avid fly fisherman for most of my life. We travel frequently to our ranch on the San Juan River in Pagosa Springs, Colorado. And we try to get away for several trips a year, to Baja, the Caribbean or to the South Pacific (for salt water) or to Patagonia-Chile and Argentina (for trout, our personal favorite). For years I’ve been riding Harleys. I spend a lot of time riding with a motorcycle club comprised of a bunch of bad-asses known as the Vietnam Vets M/C—it’s a very remote connection with the old military days, but it’s a solid band of brothers, and a great release. Next time any of the “Golden Boys” happen to be in Carmel, Pebble Beach, or Big Sur areas, be sure to have them stop by—my office is in the heart of Carmel-by-the-Sea, telephone (831-624-3355).