Jeff Thornton — Regional Senior Vice President of Texas Operations at Duke Realty Corporation

Mr. Jeff Thornton has been Regional Senior Vice President of Texas Operations of Duke Realty Corporation since January 2014. Mr. Thornton oversee the leasing and management of Duke Realty's more than 17-million-square-foot industrial and office portfolio in the state, as well as work to identify acquisition and development opportunities, new land positions and prospects for build-to-suit development. He has overseen Duke Realty's Dallas operations since 2007. He joined Duke Realty Corporation in 2001 as a Leasing Representative, earning promotions to Senior Leasing Representative and vice president of Industrial Leasing. Before joining Duke Realty, he spent four years with Insignia/ESG. He serves on the Board of Directors and is President-Elect of the North Texas Chapter of NAIOP (National Association of Industrial and Office Properties), and a member of the North Texas Commercial Association of Realtors and Coppell City Manager's Advisory Group.