Craig Thomas

Biografía: As the Senior Vice President of Market Research, Craig Thomas is responsible for leading AvalonBay’s market research group, which provides analysis, modeling and strategy support for all aspects of AvalonBay’s real estate development, operations, portfolio shaping and corporate decision making. Prior to joining AvalonBay in 2010, Mr. Thomas was Vice President and Senior Economist for The PNC Financial Services Group. Previously in his career, Mr. Thomas served as Director of Research for Citi Property Investors, Torto Wheaton Research, and Director of Regional Models for Economy.com (now Moody’s Analytics). Thomas earned his M.S. Degree at the University of Maine. He is also the author of "The Econosphere" (Financial Times Press, November 2009).