Van Power, SIOR

President, Managing Partner Site Selection, Corporate Services

NAI Robert Lynn
4851 LBJ Freeway, 10th Floor
Dallas, Texas 75244
United States

214 256 7156
214-850-0858

Specialties

Negotiating, Site Selection, Corporate Services

Scope of Experience

Van Power, SIOR, is President, Managing Partner of NAI Robert Lynn’s Site Selection / Corporate Services, and leader of NAI Global’s International Site Selection / BPO / Call Center Services Division Worldwide. Van is also an active member in NAI Global’s Corporate Services “Elite” Council with 35 of the top Brokers throughout North America, Europe, and the Far East.

His transaction experience includes representation for industrial, office, land properties, and call centers, for tenants, buyers, and sellers in assignments for national and international site selection, leases, sales, purchases, build-to suits, design builds, labor analytics, acquisitions, and dispositions. He also has the unique experience, expertise, and relationships to locate and evaluate labor, demographics, and negotiation of municipal, county, state, and/or provincial incentives.

During his career, Power and his team have successfully completed approximately 15,000,000 square feet of commercial real estate assignments throughout all the United States, Canada, Mexico, the Caribbean, Latin America, and the UK.

He has been honored as one of The Dallas Business Journal’s Commercial Real Estate “Heavy Hitters” every year from 1991-2004. The Dallas Business Journal also designated Van a “Power Broker” in 2011, 2012, 2015, 2017, and 2018. NAI Global named Van as a Top Performer at the “Elite” and “Silver “Elite” levels. Power has been a Top Producer for NAI Robert Lynn multiple times.

Background & Experience

Van was Co-Founder and President of Arledge/Power Commercial Real Estate Group from 1993 through 2006.

Arledge/Power was recognized by the Dallas Business Journal as winner of its “Pacesetters Award,” given to the #1 Fastest Growing Company in the Dallas Metroplex. Arledge/Power was also honored as a recipient of the “Dallas 100” Award, recognizing the fastest growing companies in Dallas.

Prior to his formal real estate career, Power was the International Executive Vice President of the NCA, and accrued 16 years of executive negotiation experience for national and international facility requirements. Power negotiated facilities for more than 400 local, national, and international real estate requirements. As EVP he was responsible for over 500 employees operating in 48 states and 12 countries including 350 locations worldwide.

Education

Van Power was an honor graduate, and has a B.A. in Political Science and English, from the University of Mississippi and attended law school at Ole Miss. While attending Ole Miss, Power, while a collegiate athlete, was named to the Who’s Who among Students in American Colleges and Universities. In 1983, he was selected as an Outstanding Young Man in America.

Professional Associations & Designations

Mr. Power’s honors and professional affiliations include selection to the prestigious Society of Office and Industrial Realtors (SIOR); Dallas’ Real Estate Managers Forum; NTCAR Board of Directors (2005, 2006, & 2007); Member of the Delta Wildlife Association; Life Loyal Sig of Sigma Chi Alumni Association; University of Mississippi Alumni Association; the Dallas Safari Club; Safari Club International; The Dallas Ecological Society; Territorial Marshall for the State of Oklahoma; and Captain of Industry for the State of Mississippi.

Van and his wife, Barby, have a son, Colt, who attended and played lacrosse for the “Fighting Irish” of Notre Dame and is an SIOR, CCIM, MBA They are members of St. Michael and All Angels Episcopal Church.

Transaction History

ADC Telecommunications

ADP

Aegis Global

Allegiance Telecom

AllianceOne

Alorica

AmeriCredit Financial Services

Avantive Solutions

Business Interiors

Capital One Financial Corp.

Coca Cola

Empereon

Frito Lay

GC Services

General Services Administration (GSA)

GM Financial

GSI Commerce

Pepsi Cola

Siemens

Sprint

Startek

Stream

Stream Energy

Sutherland Global Services

Teleperformance

U.S. Corp of Engineers

Xerox