James M. Taylor, Jr.

Jim has served as Chief Executive Officer for Brixmor Property Group since May 2016 and President from May 2016 through July 2024. His passion and leadership at Brixmor is grounded in a deep belief that retail shopping centers should do more than reflect the surrounding community: they should be an integral part of local daily life.

“As we move forward, our mission as a Company is to own the center of the communities we serve. We want our centers to be relevant, we want them to be local and we want them to thrive.”

Prior to joining Brixmor, Jim served as Executive Vice President – Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer for Federal Realty Investment Trust, where he was also responsible for sourcing and evaluating business development and strategic opportunities for Federal Realty’s east coast portfolio, as well as operational oversight of its southeast portfolio. Jim also served as a Senior Managing Director and the head of real estate investment banking at Eastdil Secured/Wells Fargo, where he successfully completed over $100 billion of public debt and equity offerings, M&A transactions, asset and portfolio sales, private equity placements, mortgage financings, and bank loans for his real estate clients.

Jim is the Chairman of ICSC and serves on the Executive Board of Nareit. He is also a member of the Urban Land Institute (ULI). He holds a Bachelor of Science and a Juris Doctor from the University of Virginia and is a Trustee for the university’s Jefferson Trust.

2012-2016
Federal Realty Investment Trust
Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer

1998-2012    

Eastdil Secured/Wells Fargo

Senior Managing Director, Head of Real Estate Investment Banking