As Managing Director, Herbert Ames is responsible for the

strategic direction and priorities of EDENS’ Southeast

Region and sits on the company’s Investment

Committee. With a 19-year tenure, Ames oversees the 2.6

million square-foot Southeast portfolio, as well as future

growth through (re)development and acquisitions. He is

currently responsible for the 2.5 million square-foot

redevelopment of Lulah Hills in Decatur, GA.

Herbert is well-recognized for his commitment to the community. He is currently

serving as treasurer on the Board of Directors for the Buckhead Community

Improvement District and serves on the Board of Directors of the Buckhead

Coalition. He is a past member of the ICSC Next Gen Leadership Network and ULI

Atlanta Livable Communities Council and was named Chain Store Age magazine’s

“10 Under 40 – Ones to Watch.”

He previously chaired the Long-Range Planning Committee of the City Center

Partnership (CCP), an organization dedicated to reinvigorating Columbia, SC’s urban

core and central business district, and served on CCP’s Executive Committee of the

Board of Directors. He also co-chaired the Midlands Reality Check for Urban Land

Institute-South Carolina.

Herbert is a graduate of the Leadership Columbia (South Carolina) Class of 2008, a

member of the International Council of Shopping Centers and Urban Land Institute,

and a Director of Buckhead Coalition. He received a Bachelor of Science from the

University of South Carolina.

As an advocate and advisor for companies who lease or own real estate, Ken Ashley has worked for

nearly 30 years to help business leadership translate business strategy into real estate solutions. He

represents companies all over the United States that lease or purchase space for their business needs.

He has transacted over $2.3 billion in leases during his career.

Ken and his team are perennial top producers in Atlanta and at Cushman & Wakefield nationally. Ken is

a writer for and a member of the Forbes Real Estate Council. He is also the immediate past chairman of

Cushman & Wakefield’s Tenant Advisory Group, comprised of the company’s highest-performing brokers

and is an award-winning instructor in his trade organization CoreNet Global. He also founded and leads

www.creisummit.com which is focused on excellence in commercial real estate marketing and social

media.

Ken has a strong desire to pay his “civic rent” and serves with several not-for-profit organizations. He was

the chair for the 2018 class of Leadership Atlanta and currently serves on the Board. Ken is active in

Scouts USA where he advises nationally on property-related issues and serves on the local Council

Board. Ken has chaired “visitations” evaluations of all 4 national high adventure bases. Ken is an Eagle

Scout and served as a Philmont Ranger for 2 years…just a few years ago.

In the Atlanta community, Ken Chairs the Fulton County Sheriff’s Foundation, and the Board of Invest

Atlanta Foundation. He also serves on the Board of the Atlanta Police Foundation’s Crime Stoppers Task

Force and the youth-serving organization Spirit of Atlanta Drum and Bugle Corps.

Ken resides in a suburb of Atlanta and has been married to his awesome wife Karen for 31 years and is

the proud father of 4 great kids and 1 very lazy pug.