About
Blackfish Capital is a privately held investment company focused on real estate. Our investments are located in the Pacific Northwest, where Blackfish invests in multi-family and commercial real estate.
Blackfish Capital is dedicated to supporting the local community and contributes to a number of area charitable organizations. The company sponsors the Anderson-Vong Endowed Scholarship at Willamette University in Salem Oregon.
Founder/President
Johnny Vong is the President of Blackfish Capital, a privately held and family owned real estate investment company. He sets the overall direction of the company. Specifically, he works on strategic growth, acquisition, and philanthropy. He is a contributor to Forbes Magazine and serves as Board Trustee at Willamette University.
Johnny has been investing in real estate for more than 15 years. For the past five years, he has focused on ground up new construction projects, including condominiums, townhouses, multifamily and commercial properties in Washington and Alaska.
He has developed complex commercial shopping centers, as well as single tenant buildings for national brands such as Starbucks, DutchBros Coffee, and Burger King. Before real estate development, he was a Management Consultant at IBM and PwC, where he focused on financial modeling and technology. His consulting clients have included Microsoft, T-Mobile, technology startups, government agencies, and non-profits.
A first generation American, his parents are ethnic Chinese and Vietnamese descent who fled Vietnam during the 1970s as refugees. Being the first person in his family to graduate college, he truly believes in the American Dream and the power of real estate to provide financial wealth and freedom.
He holds a Bachelor’s degree from Willamette University, where he was awarded a full scholarship from the Gates Foundation. He also attended Harvard University on a full scholarship, where he received a Master’s degree in Public Policy with a concentration in Public Finance.