James Farrar

Mr. Farrar has over 20 years of experience in the real estate, private equity and corporate finance industries. Since 2010, he has been involved in over $2.0 billion of real estate acquisitions across the United States. Mr. Farrar joined Second City Real Estate in 2009 as a Managing Director and has been Chief Executive Officer of City Office REIT since 2014. Prior to joining Second City, Mr. Farrar spent seven years as a senior executive of a family office with a diversified portfolio concentrated in the real estate sector. Previously, he was an investment professional with the private equity group of TD Bank (now Birch Hill Equity Partners). Mr. Farrar received a bachelor of business administration degree and is a CPA and a CFA charterholder.