Professional Profile

Bruce has over 35 years of experience in the commercial real estate industry as a tenant representation broker and corporate services advisor, a business owner, and an investor in commercial real estate.

Bruce joined Avison Young in February 2012. He leads a team of professionals with multi-disciplinary skill sets to assist clients formulate business strategy, evaluate office space needs and navigate leasing markets. His clients include public and private companies, financial service firms, legal firms and nonprofits. He completed the largest lease transaction in Avison Young’s history in 2015 and again in 2016. He has completed office lease transactions valued in excess of $4.5 billion.

Prior to joining Avison Young, he was an Executive Vice President with Grubb & Ellis, where he was the No. 1 Sales Professional Nationwide in 2009, 2010 and 2011. He co-founded Morris-McNair & Associates, Inc., a highly respected Washington, DC-based brokerage company, which was later acquired by St. Joe Company and became the Washington, DC regional office of Advantis GVA. Bruce was recognized as Advantis GVA’s No. 1 Sales Professional Nationwide in 2004.

Credentials

• Bachelor of Science in Economics, University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill, Phi Beta Kappa Honors
• Master of Business Administration, Harvard University
• Licensed Broker in the District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia

Awards & Affiliations

• Number 1 Sales Professional Nationwide, Avison Young, 2012 and 2016
• Number 1 Sales Professional Nationwide, Grubb & Ellis, 2009, 2010, and 2011
• Number 1 Sales Professional Nationwide, Advantis GVA, 2004
• Member - Commercial Real Estate Brokerage Assoc. of Greater Washington, DC
• Member - Board of Visitors at The University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill
• Advisory Board (former) - Wood Center for Real Estate Services at UNC Kenan-Flagler Business School
• Member (former) - National Council, The Urban Institute
• Member (former) – Landon School Board of Trustees
• Member (former) – Wolf Trap Foundation Board of Directors

Client List

• Sands Capital Management
• Association of American Railroads
• UVA Darden
• Zuckerman Spaeder
• Weiner Brodsky and Kider PC
• Krooth & Altman
• National Venture Capital Association
• Mortgage Bankers Association
• The Urban Institute