Gavin Thomas serves as Executive Vice President of Development and leads the Steiner team that is responsible for creating, coordinating, and managing new developments and redevelopments for the Company.  With extensive mixed-use and hospitality experience, his focus is creating design driven places that enhance the quality of life in the local community.

Prior to Steiner, Gavin served as Vice President for Hendricks Commercial Properties and was the lead executive on the award winning Bottleworks District in downtown Indianapolis. His experience also includes redevelopment of over $260 million of mixed-use assets for Kite Realty Group and over $1B of retail acquisitions for CBL & Associates, both publicly traded REIT’s. He also spent several years as a private developer building residential and commercial properties. He started his career in market development selecting new locations for Darden Restaurants.

Gavin received his BA from the University of Florida and his MS in Real Estate Development from Columbia University’s School of Architecture, Planning, and Preservation. He is a frequent panelist at ULI, ICSC, RE Journal, and other industry events.