Name: James Millard
Title: Principal
Company: Transwestern
Location: New York, NY
Place of birth: New York, NY
Family: Married to Kathleen; Three grown daughters: Flynn, Annie, Callie
College: College of the Holy Cross - BA: NYU Stern Business School - MBA
First job unrelated to your current field: J & W Seligman & Co. - security analyst
First job in your current field: Colliers ABR, Inc. (now Cassidy Turley NY)
What your firm does now and its plans for the future? Transwestern is a leading, privately held operating company specializing in commercial real estate services, investment and development. Our fully integrated approach delivers value to owners, investors and users through innovation, penetrating market intelligence and legendary service. We have added more than 40 professionals to our Northeast Region since opening doors in February 2011, and plan to continue this expansion. We recently formed an alliance with BNP Paribas Real Estate, expanding our reach to 182 cities worldwide.
Hobbies: Golf, travel and fly fishing
Keys to success: Trust, Curiosity and Communication
Person you admire most (outside of the family): Thomas Jefferson
If you had to choose a different profession, what would it be? Medical research
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