James Thad Ellis II — Senior Vice President and Managing Director of Atlanta at Cousins Properties

Mr. James Thad Ellis, II, has been Senior Vice President at Cousins Properties Inc. since December 2011 and its Managing Director of Atlanta since October 11, 2016. Mr. Ellis served as Senior Vice President of Client Services at Cousins Properties Inc. since August 18, 2006. Mr. Ellis heads Cousins Properties Services, the third-party office management and leasing arm of Cousins Properties. He oversees totals approximately 13 million square feet in six office markets including Atlanta, Charlotte, Dallas-Ft. Worth and Houston. He served as Managing Director of Atlanta office of Advantis Real Estate Services Company (alternately GVA Advantis.) Mr. Ellis served as Managing Director of CarrAmerica Corp.'s Atlanta office, overseeing that CarrAmerica's presence in Atlanta and Florida, including 3.5 million square feet of third-party assignments. He served as Senior Vice President for Atlanta's Peterson Properties. He served as Senior Vice President at CarrAmerica Realty Corp. Mr. Ellis started his career with positions at Bank South and Metro Development. He holds a B.A., Washington and Lee University, Lexington, VA.