Rob Hicks

Rob is a seasoned commercial real estate developer with over 30 years of experience in site acquisition, leasing and development to include build to suit construction. His expertise is in client base programmatic expansion for national industry leaders such as Starbucks, Chipotle, Panera Bread, Outback, Verizon, and Wawa as well as many others. Prior to joining Capital Growth Buchalter, Rob developed projects under American Retail Developer and PH Developers LLC as a founding partner and owner. He successfully developed more than 50 retail centers in the southeast over the last 10 years. Born in Norfolk, Virginia in a navy family, Rob graduated from James Madison University with a Bachelor of Science degree while playing on the varsity football team at JMU. In 1999, Rob received his Master of Business Administration from Embry Riddle University as well as a commercial pilot certification. Rob resides in Raleigh NC with his family.