Richard D. Purtell
Chair and Chief Elected Officer
Dick Purtell is Portfolio Manager of Grubb and Ellis Management Services, Inc. Purtell joined Triple Net Properties in the fall of 2006. Following the merger of NNN Realty Advisors, the parent company of Triple Net Properties, and Grubb & Ellis Company in Dec. 2007, Purtell transitioned to Grubb & Ellis Management Services. Prior to that he spent two years as a vice president with The Andalex Group, five years as a vice president for Lowe Enterprises Midwest, Inc. in Cincinnati, 19 years with the Galbreath Company in Columbus and Cincinnati and two years with Jones Lang LaSalle in Cincinnati.
Purtell has been an active member of BOMA International at the local, regional and international levels since 1982. He served as president of BOMA Greater Cincinnati (1990-1991); president of Ohio BOMA (1994-1995 and 2006); BOMA International Executive Committee member and president of BOMA International's North Central Region (1995-1999); chair of the Industry Defense Fund Committee and as secretary/treasurer of BOMA International (2002-2005).
In addition to his service on various committees, Purtell is also one of the chief architects of BOMA’s new Accredited Building Program which will debut in fall 2008. The program will recognize excellence in building performance based on a wide variety of criteria, and will help building owners and managers show their tenants that their property meets or exceeds industry standards. His vision and dedication have significantly helped the development of the Accredited Building Program.
Purtell graduated from Ohio State University in 1974 with a bachelor of science in business administration, majoring in finance. Since graduation, he has obtained his Ohio real estate salesman (1979) and brokers (1990) licenses; BOMI's RPA designation (1982); and the Kentucky real estate brokers license (1996).