Robert Mathews

Biography: Robert Mathews President The Mathews Company Nashville, TN Bert Mathews is one of Nashville's most astute real estate investors. Behind his disarming smile is an encyclopedic knowledge of the deals that have shaped Nashville's growth over the past 70 years. Real estate is in his DNA. His grandfather started The Mathews Company. His father ran it for 30-plus years. Now Bert has taken the reins and is leading The Mathews Company into a new era of growth and success. Bert combines consummate people skills with a keen and decisive business mind. A graduate of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and Harvard Business School, Bert's 20-plus years of experience in commercial real estate services have seen him represent clients as a developer, a broker and a property manager. Bert joined The Mathews Company as vice president in 1984. He became president of the firm in 1992. As president, Bert oversees development, acquisitions, financing, institutional and investor relations, and supervision of all real estate marketing activities for both portfolio and third-party properties, which total more than 2.5 million square feet. Not only is Bert a leader in commercial real estate services, he is also a community leader in both civic and professional organizations. He holds leadership roles in many Nashville-area organizations. He is Chairman of the Nashville Area Chamber of Commerce, a member of Cumberland Region Tomorrow, Vice Chairman & Secretary/Treasurer of Nashville’s Central Business Improvement District, Nashville Downtown Partnership, and former Vice Chairman of the Metropolitan Nashville Airport Authority and the Metro Transit Authority. He is past Chairman of the Urban Land Institute Nashville District Council (ULI). He also serves on the Board of Directors of The Community Foundation of Middle Tennessee. Bert was named Executive of the Year in the Nashville Business Journal’s inaugural Commercial Real Estate VIPs.