Will Blodgett is an empathetic and passionate entrepreneur focused on making a difference.

Over the course of his career, Will has led the acquisition and development of more than 25,000 units and $6 billion in real estate across the United States.

In 2021, Will founded Tredway, a real estate development firm that opens doors to opportunity by developing, revitalizing and preserving affordable, workforce and mixed-income housing nationally.

Prior to Tredway, Will was a founding partner of the real estate development firm Fairstead. During his eight-year tenure, Will grew Fairstead into one of the nation’s largest owners of multifamily housing and set the vision for the firm's affordable housing strategy, bringing innovation to the industry through the use of data, empathy and technology.
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Will got his start at The Related Companies where he managed the acquisition, financing, and development of over 4,500 units in the firm’s Affordable Housing Group. He also served as a Special Advisor to the New York City Housing Authority (NYCHA), where he gained valuable insight into the functioning of North America’s largest housing authority and positive impact of public-private partnerships.
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Throughout this life, Will has been a successful early-stage investor, partnering with forward-thinking self-starters who share his dedication to catalyzing growth and empowering tangible change.

Will holds a BA from Yale and an MBA from MIT.

A first generation American on his mother’s side, Will has humble roots in the midwest city of Chicago. Bullied for having a stutter, his childhood friends consisted of kids who lived in public housing; kids who came to his aid when no one else would.

As Chicago set about demolishing this housing stock, Will’s friends were forced out of the neighborhood. Mired in problems both at home and in school, he entered his teenage years with a chip on his shoulder and a reputation for getting into fights.

His parents, worried about their eldest son’s future if he stayed in Chicago, moved the family to Southern California with the help of a relative. A fish out of water, Will was flunking out of Laguna Beach High School until the school’s football coach convinced him to join the team, showing him a path to college. Will began spending all of his time in the gym or in the library, ultimately earning a scholarship to Deerfield Academy, as a postgraduate, and subsequently, Yale University.

At Yale, Will earned varsity letters as a wide receiver on the football team, and also participated in club hockey and basketball. To help pay for school, he held various odd jobs including working in Yale's gym facility office and as a groundskeeper at the school's golf course.
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After college, Will went to work in the public sector before going to business school at MIT’s Sloan School of Management. At MIT, headed the school’s real estate club and ran the renowned Sloan Sports Analytics Conference under the direction of Daryl Morey, current president of basketball operations of the Philadelphia 76ers. It was with the support of Mr. Morey, along with mentor Professor Bill Aulet, founder of the Martin Trust Center for MIT Entrepreneurship, that Will began to think about how to translate his values into a business that solves real-world problems.