# Bart Dickson

> Bart Dickson is the founder and chief executive officer of Cobalt, a Tualatin, Oregon-based real-estate development and advisory firm. His career joins construction management, law, electrical contracting, data-center delivery and property development, while his public record shows a recurring interest in turning buildings into places where people gather.

- **Role:** Founder and Chief Executive Officer at Cobalt
- **Organizations:** Cobalt, OEG, Inc., Hoffman Construction, ACE Mentor Program of Oregon, 7x24 Exchange Oregon and Southwest Washington
- **Nationality:** American
- **Education:** Bachelor's degree in Construction Management, Brigham Young University, Juris Doctor, Lewis & Clark Law School
- **Known for:** Founded Cobalt in 2014 and developed it into an integrated real-estate development, advisory, construction and operating platform., Named to the Portland Business Journal's 2017 Forty Under 40 class., Led OEG, Inc., one of the Pacific Northwest's large electrical contractors, as president.

## Career timeline

- **2001-2014** — Worked at Hoffman Construction in project engineering, operations and mission-critical construction roles, including oversight of complex commercial and data-center work.
- **2014** — Founded Cobalt as a real-estate development and consulting company.
- **2014-2021** — Served as president of OEG, Inc., leading electrical and critical-infrastructure teams while continuing to build Cobalt.
- **2017** — Named to the Portland Business Journal's Forty Under 40 class while serving as OEG president.
- **2023** — Cobalt and Kiln opened a 36,000-square-foot Portland coworking location in a former bakery, candy factory and warehouse.
- **2025-2026** — Cobalt acquired and redeveloped an 11,264-square-foot former estate-store building in Tualatin for the RECS pickleball and social club.
- **2026** — Led Cobalt as founder and CEO through a brand refresh and continued expansion of its integrated development, advisory and construction platform.

## Achievements

- Founded Cobalt in 2014 and developed it into an integrated real-estate development, advisory, construction and operating platform.
- Named to the Portland Business Journal's 2017 Forty Under 40 class.
- Led OEG, Inc., one of the Pacific Northwest's large electrical contractors, as president.
- Built and managed nationwide data-center projects during his construction career.
- Earned a law degree while working full time as a construction manager.
- Helped bring the 36,000-square-foot Kiln coworking project to Portland.
- Helped originate the RECS Tualatin adaptive-reuse project as a downtown gathering place.

## Latest updates

- **2026-06** — Cobalt unveiled a refreshed brand positioning the firm as an integrated real-estate development and advisory business; Dickson described it as a foundation for the company's next chapter.
- **2026-03** — Dickson signed a federal Form D as manager of Cobalt Consulting Group for a $16 million Salem-area real-estate offering.
- **2026-01** — RECS Tualatin opened in a former warehouse acquired by Cobalt, adding four indoor pickleball courts, a lounge, food and drink service, and planned outdoor courts.
- **2025-04** — Gave a continuing legal education lecture in Portland on helping landowners increase land value through improvements.

## Links

- Website: https://cobaltbuilt.com
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/bartdickson

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Last updated: 2026-09-27