Ted Murray graduated from the University of Missouri with a BA in Economics. He also has received a MRP from Cornell University and MBA from the University of Missouri – Kansas City. Ted began his real estate career in 1977 as a salesperson for Coldwell Banker Commercial Real Estate Services, where he also served as sales manager. In 1983, Ted was named director of marketing for the Linclay Corporation, a development company serving primarily the Midwest. Ted became the Kansas City operating partner for Property Company of America (PCA) in 1984, and in 1989, he and two other PCA partners formed The Winbury Group. In 2010, Colliers International acquired an interest in The Winbury Group, merging the two into the Kansas City office of Colliers. Ted was President of its predecessor companies since their inception in 1984, and became CEO in 2005. In 2020, Ted transitioned to Principal. Since 1984, Ted has developed or owned more than 2 million square feet of commercial property in the Kansas City area. PROFESSIONAL ACCOMPLISHMENTS:Current: Member of ULI Kansas City Advisory Board (2014 - Present)Past:• Legal Board of Directors of Enterprise Bank and Trust (2005–2022)• ULI’s Small Scale Development Council (2002–2022)• Chairman of the Enterprise Bank Commercial Advisory Board (2012–2019)• Member of Colliers International U.S. Board of Advisors (2012–2016)• Chairman of the ULI Kansas City District Council (2007–2009)• Chairman of the Lee’s Summit Economic Development Council (2005–2006)• Broker of the Year – Kansas City Regional Real Estate Board (1997)COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENTCurrent• Member of Advisory Council of the Lewis White Center for Real Estate at the University of Missouri – Kansas City (2008–Present)• Mentor with the Helzberg Entrepreneurial Mentoring ProgramPast• Leader’s Board of Department of Economics at the University of Missouri – Columbia (2012–2021)• Board of Directors – GKCCF Real Estate Charitable Foundation (2010–2022)• Chairman of the Real Estate Charitable Foundation of the Greater Kansas City Charitable Foundation(2019-2022)• Graduate of the Chamber’s Centurion program • Past Ex-officio member of the board of directors of the Kansas City Chamber of Commerce• Past Chairman of the Chamber’s Metro Affair’s Committee• Past board member of the UMKC Bloch School of Business Administration• Past Board member of Mill Creek Park Association (1985–2016)Specialties: Commercial real estate development, acquisition, brokerage and mentoring.