Brian Leary

About Brian Leary

Brian Leary joined Highwoods Properties as executive vice president and chief operating officer in 2019. Previous to Highwoods, Brian served as president of Crescent Communities commercial and mixed-use business unit where he directed the company’s office, industrial and retail developments and property management across the country. Through Brian’s years of experience in real estate, he’s overseen in excess of $4B in development.Prior to joining Crescent, Brian held senior management and executive positions with Jacoby Development, Inc, Atlanta Beltline, Inc, AIG Global Real Estate and Atlantic Station, LLC. While vice president of AIG Global Real Estate, he oversaw the design and development of Atlantic Station, a 13.5-million square foot joint venture that, at the time, represented the largest urban brownfield redevelopment in the United States and currently includes the approximately 1.5 million square feet of retail, 1.5 million square feet of LEED-certified Class-A office, residential units and a 120-room hotel. Brian is a graduate of Georgia Tech’s College of Architecture with an undergraduate degree in architecture with minor concentrations in land development and real estate, and in addition, holds a master’s degree in City Planning from Georgia Tech. While focusing on transportation and land development in graduate school, he finished a redevelopment plan for the Atlantic Steel property that would provide the basis for Atlantic Station.

Experience

1. Executive Vice President Chief Operating Officer

   Highwoods Properties

   Jul 2019 — Present · Raleigh, NC, US

Education

• Georgia Institute of Technology

  Master's, City Planning

  1996 — 1998

• Georgia Institute of Technology

  B.S., Architecture

  1992 — 1996

Skills

• Rehabilitation
• Athletic Training
• Sports Injuries
• Fitness
• Injury Prevention
• Manual Therapy
• Exercise Physiology
• Myofascial Release
• Kinesiology
• Dynamic Neuromuscular Stabilization
• Thoracic Ring Approach & Integrated Systems Model
• Athletics
• Strength & Conditioning
• Strength Training
• Sports
• Exercise Prescription
• Musculoskeletal
• Conditioning
• First Aid
• Athletes
• Personal Training
• Sports Medicine
• Rehabilitation Psychology