Joe Perry

Biography: Joe is Vice President of Real Estate at Port KC (Port Authority of Kansas City, MO) where he oversees the management, development and marketing of properties owned or operated by the agency including over 500,000 square feet of industrial space, over 1000 acres of land, a casino, and riverfront development projects in downtown Kansas City. During his 11 year tenure the Port KC team has developed a sale leaseback bonding program of over $2 billion. He brings more than 25 years of experience in the real estate finance, marketing, development, architecture, urban planning, public policy, public/private finance and development disciplines. Before coming to Port KC, he spent eight years as commercial director for Gale Communities, Inc. where he managed planning, zoning, infrastructure, and building construction. He has public/private financing experience creating and managing tax increment financing, port improvement district, and transportation development district projects. He holds a degree in Real Estate Finance from the University of Missouri – Columbia and a degree in Architecture and Urban Design from the University of Kansas. He is a licensed real estate professional in the Missouri and Kansas, the Chair of ULI – Kansas City District Council where he is also active in REDI, Urban Plan and other initiative. He is on the SAVE, Inc. Board as well as engaged in multiple housing, community planning, and redevelopment entity boards.