Name: Steve Windell

Company/Organization: U.S. Bank

Current position (and what do you do) and for how long: Commercial Real Estate Market Manager for the Southeast Region. Responsible for managing a team of Relationship Managers covering sponsors based in the Carolinas, Georgia, Tennessee, and Alabama. In the role for 9 ½ years.

Place of birth/hometown: Redstone Arsenal, Alabama / Charlotte (since age 2)

School Attended: Wake Forest University

The most satisfying part of my job: Contributing to new development and economic growth in local markets.

Your strongest leadership quality: Empathy

Career/Leadership advice: One of the essential ingredients for success is being pleasant and trustworthy.

Who do you most admire and why: My father. He exhibits everything I could ever ask for in a dad.

Goal yet to be achieved: To be consistently decent at golf. (A low bar goal!)

What is the coolest real estate project/land use challenge you have participated in? Too many to name. I am continually impressed with the ability of high-quality developers to deliver projects that look better than the renderings.

Favorite quote: “Fast pay makes fast friends”

Last book read or movie watched: “It’s How We Play the Game” by Ed Stack, CEO of Dick’s Sporting Goods

Favorite vacation spot: Blowing Rock, NC

Favorite cause: DreamKey Partners

Favorite restaurant: Rolf and Daughters (Nashville, TN)

Family: Wife, Vicky, and son, Stuart

Hobbies/Interests: Golf, Cars, and Charlotte FC

Why I belong to ULI: To network with experts in the industry and continue to develop my knowledge in the CRE field.

Why ULI is important to me and my career/company: Supporting ULI promotes and supports our industry while providing direct personal benefits through networking connections and access to industry information.