Jodie W. McLean is Chief Executive Officer and Board Member of EDENS. With a tenure of more than 30 years, she has been a key player in EDENS’ growth and expansion to its current marketplace leadership, capitalized by blue chip investors with assets valued at $6.6 billion.
McLean is responsible for EDENS’ strategy to move the portfolio to major urban centers and first-ring suburbs, creating a portfolio of assets that are the center of community life.
She was named Chief Investment Officer in 1997, President in 2002, and CEO in 2015. Overall, she has been responsible for the development, redevelopment, acquisition, and disposition of more than $20 billion in retail assets.
McLean passionately believes that retail should evolve beyond a shopping experience, and advocates for connectivity to the communities surrounding the company’s retail centers. To ensure this, each EDENS development is crafted to serve as an authentic gathering place, including a unique merchandising mix and welcoming design elements, fostering a sense of engagement with its neighbors.
McLean is a current member and former Chairman of the Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond, serves on the board of Cushman & Wakefield (NYSE: CWK) and Milhaus, and is a member of the Executive Committee of the Board of the Real Estate Roundtable. McLean is also a past Trustee of the International Council of Shopping Centers (ICSC) and Urban Land Institute (ULI), and she is a member of the Aspen Global Leadership Network’s Liberty Fellowship (Class of 2009).
A native of Chicago, IL, Jodie McLean holds a B.S. in Finance and Management from the Moore School of Business, University of South Carolina, and a degree from South Carolina Honors College.