Dallas Whitaker, CCIM, is a shareholder of Carter Funds and the Chief Executive Officer of Carter Exchange, where he drives the company’s vision and long-term growth. With nearly four decades of leadership in commercial real estate, Mr. Whitaker has been instrumental in over $10 billion in transactions, including acquisitions, development, leasing, and capital raising. His deep expertise encompasses investment advisory, risk capital management, and fund formation across various commercial property sectors.
From January 2015 to November 2018, Mr. Whitaker served in various capacities as a senior executive with Carter Validus, a Tampa, Florida-based sponsor of public and private real estate investment programs with assets under management, at its peak, totaling over $4 billion in the data center and healthcare sectors. In his roles at Carter Validus, which included Chief Portfolio Manager, Senior Vice President and Chief Investment Officer of CV Data Center Growth & Income Fund, Mr. Whitaker’s responsibilities included overseeing acquisitions, portfolio leasing, new fund formations and supporting fundraising activities exceeding $1 billion. In 2017, he co-founded Carter Multifamily, a sponsor of multifamily investment programs headquartered in Tampa, Florida.
In 2007, he founded Greystone Equity LLC., a commercial real estate investment and advisory firm with investments in the office, industrial, data center and multifamily sectors. From 2000 to 2007, he served as a Senior Vice President with Colonial Properties Trust, a publicly traded REIT focused on the office, retail and multifamily sectors. Prior to Colonial, Mr. Whitaker spent the first half of his career focused on leasing, development, brokerage and property management working with three regional and national real estate investment and development firms.
Mr. Whitaker is also a recognized leader in the industry, serving on boards and in leadership roles for organizations like NAIOP, CCIM, ADISA and IPA. He is a licensed real estate broker in Florida and Alabama, holds the Certified Commercial Investment Member designation, and earned his bachelor’s degree from Furman University.