Bob is senior vice president and chief economist of Grubb & Ellis and brings to this position 35 years of experience in real estate market research, consulting and city planning. He authors the company’s national market publications, is a frequent speaker at industry events and is quoted widely in the trade and business press, including The Wall Street Journal, New York Times, Bloomberg and a wide array of investment and real estate publications. He works with the company’s researchers in more than 100 markets to insure that Grubb & Ellis proprietary data is accurate and the analysis provided to clients is useful and insightful.

• Research/Development

• 2008 to Present: SVP, Chief Economist, Grubb & Ellis
• 1998 to 2008: SVP, National Director, Market Analysis, Grubb & Ellis
• 1991 to 1998: VP, Research Director, Pacific Southwest, Grubb & Ellis
• 1986 to 1990: Research Director, Union Pacific Realty Company
• 1984 to 1986: Senior Analyst, Osgood Urban Research
• 1979 to 1984: Senior Planner, Dallas City Planning Department

• Southern Methodist University, M.S., real estate
• University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, M.R.P., regional planning
• University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, B.S., architectural studies

• Urban Land Institute
• National Association of Business Economics
• International Council of Shopping Centers
• Homer Hoyt Fellows
• Counselors of Real Estate
• Conference of Business Economists