Terry Montesi

Biography: As founder and CEO, Terry Montesi has led Trademark Property Co. through 26 years of innovative, community-focused development. Under his leadership, Trademark has worked on more than $3.4B and 14.6M sq. ft. of some of the most stakeholder-centric retail and mixed-use properties from coast to coast. Terry is the driving force behind Trademark’s collaborative, community-driven approach to development. Terry’s commitment to constant evolution and long-time support of the core tenets of Conscious Capitalism led him to create Trademark’s own conscious development model, the Conscious Place, setting the tone for a continued focus on innovative and experiential retail and mixed-use places. Terry sits on the International Council of Shopping Center (ICSC) Board of Trustees and on the Executive Board for the Center for Real Estate at Texas Christian University. In addition, he is a member of the North Texas Commercial Association of Realtors Hall of Fame, the World Presidents’ Organization, holds the Builder position for the Urban Land Institute Governors Committee (ULI); and has served on numerous committees and judging panels for ULI, ICSC and the Texas Exes. As active participant in the Fort Worth community Terry holds, or has held, leadership positions with the Union Gospel Mission of Fort Worth, Christ Chapel Bible Church, the Trinity Habitat for Humanity, the Modern Art Museum for Fort Worth, and Junior Achievement. In addition, he is an enthusiastic supporter of the Movember Foundation. Before founding Trademark in 1992, Terry was a principal and co-founder of Huff, Brous, McDowell & Montesi, Inc., Fort Worth’s largest commercial brokerage and management firm. Earlier in his career, he worked for Lincoln Property Company. In 1986, he and his brother became Blockbuster Video’s fourth franchisee. Terry earned his MBA from the University of Texas at Austin and BBA from the University of Mississippi. He and his wife live in Fort Worth, TX and are proud parents