M. Colin Connolly

Colin Connolly has been president and chief operating officer of Cousins Properties since 2017, and will be its CEO beginning January 2019. Connolly is currently responsible for the company’s new investments, dispositions, asset management, market leadership, development, and operations. He joined Cousins in 2011 as senior vice president, became senior vice president and chief investment officer in 2013, executive vice president and chief investment officer in 2015, and executive vice president and COO in 2016. Prior to joining Cousins, Connolly worked at Morgan Stanley as an executive director and, before that, vice president. Education: Washington and Lee University, University of Virginia Darden School of Business (MBA)