As Chief Real Estate & Investment Officer at GBX Group, Craig Schultz leads the planning and implementation of the firm’s and its funds’ real estate investment strategies including the allocation of capital, capital sourcing, joint venture relations, portfolio management, fund management, reporting and investor relations. Craig’s role focuses on strategizing and executing investment opportunities to maximize returns and support growth initiatives of GBX. Prior to being promoted to Chief Real Estate & Investment Officer, Craig held the position of Chief Financial Officer for GBX.

Before joining GBX, Craig served as Senior Vice President of Strategic Finance & Tax at DDR, a real estate investment trust company, where he directed the long-term strategic financial model used to analyze the company’s operational and capital markets’ initiatives. Additionally, he was responsible for the overall management of the tax function, including strategic structural tax planning, implementing business initiatives, tax accounting and reporting, tax compliance, as well as human resources.

Prior to DDR, Craig worked for 10 years as a Senior Tax Manager at Deloitte & Touche, a multinational accounting and professional services company. At Deloitte, he specialized in partnership taxation, with an emphasis on complex real estate tax matters.

A certified public accountant, Craig is a member of the National Association of Real Estate Investment Trusts, the International Council of Shopping Centers, the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants and the Ohio Society of CPAs.

Craig serves on the boards of The Gathering Place and the Westshore Montessori School. He formerly served as the treasurer of both organizations.

A graduate of Bowling Green State University with a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration, Craig holds a master’s degree in taxation from the University of Akron.