Ted Murray
CEO, Colliers
Kansas City, MO 64111
Phone (816) 556-1114
Specialties
Investment Sales Broker, Tenant Rep
Property Types
Industrial, Land, Office, Retail, Specialty
Markets
Kansas City
Bio
Ted Murray began his real estate career in 1977 as a salesperson for Coldwell Banker Commercial Real Estate Services, where he also served as sales manager. In 1983, Ted was named director of marketing for the Linclay Corporation, a development company serving primarily the Midwest. Ted became the Kansas City operating partner for Property Company of America (PCA) in 1984 and in 1989, he and two other PCA partners formed The Winbury Group. In 2010, Colliers International acquired an interest in The Winbury Group, merging the two into the Kansas City branch of Colliers International. Ted was President of its predecessor companies since their inception in 1984 and became CEO in 2005. In 2020, Ted transitioned to Principal.
Since 1984, Ted has developed more than 1.5 million square feet of commercial property in the Kansas City area.
Currently, Ted is a member of the International Council of Shopping Centers and the Urban Land Institute. He is on ULI’s Small Scale Development Council and also served as Chairman of the ULI Kansas City District Council from 2007-2009. Ted was Chairman of the Lee’s Summit Economic Development Council in 2005 - 2006. Presently, Ted is a member of the Advisory Council of the Lewis White Center for Real Estate at the University of Missouri – Kansas City and the Leaders Board of the Department of Economics at the University of Missouri. Ted serves on the Colliers International U.S. Board of Advisors. Ted is a mentor with the Helzberg Entrepreneurial Mentoring Program. He also serves on the boards of Mill Street Park Association, Enterprise Bank Kansas City Regional Board, and Enterprise Bank Kansas City Commercial Advisory Board (Chairman). Ted is also on the Legal Board of Directors of Enterprise Bank and Trust. Ted has been an ex-officio member of the board of directors of the Kansas City Chamber of Commerce. He is a graduate of the Chamber’s Centurion program and served as Chairman of the Chamber’s Metro Affair’s Committee. Ted is a past president of the Main Street Development Corporation and has served on the board of the UMKC Bloch School of Business Administration. In addition, he has served on the board of directors of the Main Street Special Review District, and the Board of the Kansas City chapter of the National Association of Office and Industrial Parks.
Specialties: Commercial real estate development, acquisition, brokerage and mentoring.
