David Leland

Biography: David Leland President & Director of Possibilities Velociti360 • Managing Urban Change San Miguel de Allende Mexico (February 2019) #16452 Dave Leland is considered a knowledgeable urban strategist, with more than 50 years of experience in the real estate industry as a consultant, advisor, developer, and owner. He has conducted and managed more than 2,500 real estate projects and assignments. As the former CEO of a national mixed-use real estate development company and educated in architecture, city planning, and urban economics, he brings a thorough perspective to any project. Dave’s strength is a comprehensive understanding of real estate and planning issues. His particular interest lies in downtown revitalization, sustainable communities, transit-oriented development, and innovative mixed-use centers. He has worked with development organizations ranging from privately held firms to Fortune 500s, and more than 200 communities with a portfolio that includes 85 downtown revitalization and implementation strategies, 75 light rail transit stations, 45 urban corridors, and a host of smaller centers, corridors, main streets, and Greenfield communities. His experience includes 30 states across America, Canada, Mexico, Japan, China, United Arab Emirates, North Africa, and Latin America. Dave’s philosophy is to balance the firm’s workload between public and private developer clients and thereby maintain continuous awareness of the issues that always arise in building successful public-private partnerships. One of his accomplished skill sets is working with diverse—and sometimes divisive—groups to establish innovative strategies that lead to successful solutions for complex issues. Mr. Leland was formerly president and CEO of Leland Consulting Group in Portland, Oregon. He sold the firm to his employees and left in 2013, moving to Central Mexico and initiating Velociti360 • managing urban change. He s