Mr. James A. Fleming, also known as Jim, J.D., has been the Chief Financial Officer and Executive Vice President at Columbia Property Trust, Inc. since August 6, 2013. Mr. Fleming oversees the finance, treasury, investor relations and financial reporting divisions of Columbia Property Trust, as well as manages all debt capital market activities, maintain relationships with rating agencies and financial institutions and contributes to the strategic positioning of its acquisitions, finance and disposition plans. He has over three decades of commercial real estate experience. He previously served as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer for Schottenstein Property Group. From 2004 to 2010, Mr. Fleming served as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer for Cousins Properties, Inc., and earlier held the roles of Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary. During his tenure with Cousins, he was responsible for over $400 million in stock offerings and $600 million in loan activity. Prior to Cousins, he was a Partner in the Atlanta law firm of Fleming & Ray and before that, a Managing Partner at Long, Aldridge & Norman. He served as a Director at Carmike Cinemas, Inc. since March 17, 2009. Mr. Fleming holds a JD from University of Virginia and a B.E.E. from Auburn University.