Roland P. Burke
“Twenty years ago, I represented the John Hancock Mutual Life Insurance Company in a $100 million multifamily development joint venture with Gannon. Everyone at Gannon was so personable and competent that in 1999 I jumped at the chance to join Gannon Development Company as President. The Gannon team is like one big family—longstanding close personal ties translate into smooth working relationships in providing quality multifamily housing to people of all income groups. The result has been award-winning Gannon developments respected by tenants, investors, bankers, and municipalities.”—Roland Burke
Roland P. Burke is President of Gannon Development Company, where he is responsible for growing the Gannon multifamily portfolio through development, acquisition, construction, asset management, financing, and sales.
Mr. Burke is a former Senior Investment Officer of the John Hancock Mutual Life Insurance Company of Boston, where he worked from 1984 until 1999. There he asset-managed a $200-250 million commercial real estate portfolio of 20-30 properties, including a number of Hancock's principal office, retail, hotel, industrial, and multifamily assets. Within those asset management responsibilities, Mr. Burke acquired and developed commercial real estate properties. He also directly sold more than $100 million of Hancock properties.
Prior to his tenure at Hancock, Mr. Burke was a multifamily real estate developer with Bartlett Development Company in Boston. Mr. Burke is a Certified Commercial Investment Member (CCIM) and a Certified Property Manager (CPM). He has an M.A. degree in Urban Planning from the University of Iowa (1977), and a B.A. degree with Honors from Western Illinois University (1968).
