Ed Nekritz is a Strategic Advisor & Executive Coach at BarkerGilmore, bringing over three decades of global business and legal experience. His leadership spans real estate, private equity, fund formation, government affairs, risk management, organizational strategy, and board governance. As the longtime Chief Legal Officer and General Counsel of Prologis, an S&P 100 company by market cap, Ed was a trusted advisor to the CEO and board and played a key role in driving the company’s strategic growth and global footprint.

Ed’s deep expertise in mergers and acquisitions, crisis management, and fund structuring helped position Prologis as a global leader in logistics real estate, managing $207 billion in assets and operating in diverse markets across the Americas, Europe, and Asia.

Ed currently serves on the board of the Jewish Community Center of Denver, where he completed five years as Board Chair and also served as interim CEO, and as an Executive Committee member of Junior Achievement Rocky Mountain. His community leadership earned him the 2024 JCC Hineni Community Award and the 2024–2025 Junior Achievement National Gold Leadership Award. He previously served on the board of Fibra Prologis, the largest publicly traded FIBRA on the Mexican Bolsa, for 11 years, and on the board of Fibra Terrafina, where he was appointed last year.

Ed earned his J.D. from the University of Chicago Law School and his A.B. with honors in Government from Harvard.

Executive Search, Leadership Development, Organizational Strategy, Succession Management

Ed joined Prologis in 1995 and was appointed its first Chief Legal Officer and General Counsel in 1998. Over more than two decades, he led legal, compliance, ESG, government affairs, risk management, investment services, and strategic capital functions, building a business-focused team of 100+ professionals. He was pivotal in numerous high-stakes mergers, IPOs, and fund formations across the globe.

He also led Prologis through the 2008 global financial crisis, implementing major restructuring efforts that culminated in the landmark 2011 AMB-Prologis merger. Prior to Prologis, Ed practiced corporate law at Mayer Brown, with a focus on real estate and capital markets.

Real Estate, Private Equity