CEO, BIRTCHER DEVELOPMENT & INVESTMENT
WHY: Family real estate company founded by great-grandfather in 1939; has acquired, managed or developed more than 65M square feet at more than 260 projects valued in excess of $7B. Formerly CEO of Goodman Birtcher North America.
RECENT: Father Ronald Birtcher, who took helm of company with brother Art in 1965, died in April of heart failure.
NOTABLE: Focus on developing logistics warehouse facilities in infill markets; daughter Brooke Birtcher Gustafson, managing director and co-owner heavily involved in day-to-day operations.
