Professional Profile

David R. Millard joined the McLean office of Avison Young as a Principal in April 2011. Formerly, he was an Executive Director with Cushman & Wakefield, which he joined in early 2004. Dave has over 25 years experience in commercial real estate in the Washington Metropolitan area marketplace. He has focused his efforts on landlord representation and corporate tenant representation services throughout the greater Washington Metropolitan area. Dave's experience spans a wide range of real estate transactions on behalf of his clients, including lease acquisitions and dispositions, build-to-suits, investment sales and structured financing. He has been involved in more than 8 million sf of real estate transactions since 1996.

Prior to joining Cushman & Wakefield, Dave spent eight years with Transwestern Commercial Services as Senior Vice President of Owner Advisory Services. In that position he specialized in office leasing and sales in Northern Virginia and was a stockholder in the firm. Dave was also a partner at Smithy Braedon during his tenure there from 1984 - 1996.

Dave began his real estate career in 1980 with Skidmore, Owings & Merrill (SOM) where he was an interior design Project Manager. While at SOM, he was the Project Manager for the interior design of the 350,000 square foot Terrace Building expansion of the National Geographic Society Headquarters. In 1982 and 1983, Dave was Director of Interior Design for Ellerbe Associates (now Ellerbe Becket).

Credentials

Master's Degree in Business Administration and Finance, Loyola College

Undergraduate Degree in Government, Franklin and Marshall College

Awards & Affiliations

Dave has been named one of the top ten brokers in Virginia by the Greater Washington Commercial Association of Realtors. He is the Chairman Elect of Northern Virginia NAIOP and serves on the Board of Directors and a member of the Executive Committee for Northern Virginia NAIOP. Dave was a Peace Corps Volunteer in Sierra Leone, West Africa between 1971 and 1975.