Before joining his father in real estate, Joe Gatti did academic postgraduate work in Scotland and Italy. He has Bachelors degrees from the University of California, Davis in English and Political Science and he is fluent in Italian with a certification from the European Union. He was born in Walnut Creek and grew up in Danville.

Ron Gatti is a native of the San Ramon Valley having resided there since 1950. He has been a real estate professional since 1977, specializing in the area of residential real estate with particular expertise in the markets of Danville, Alamo and San Ramon, and with vast real estate experience in the East Bay and the San Francisco Bay Area as a whole.