Executive Leadership

Theodore J. Koltis

Executive Vice President
Head of Real Estate

Theodore J. Koltis

As Head of Real Estate of Columbia Property Trust, Ted Koltis directs the Company’s property-level strategy, execution and performance with oversight of Leasing, Property Management and Marketing for the national portfolio.

Mr. Koltis came to Columbia in 2023 from The Moinian Group, where he served as Executive Vice President, leading commercial leasing across the firm’s national office and retail portfolio. Prior to Moinian, Mr. Koltis was President of Colliers’ Eastern Region Agency and Consulting Practice, where he successfully grew the company’s landlord agency practice and consulting group throughout its major markets in the northeast.

Mr. Koltis has spent nearly three decades in the commercial real estate industry and brings extensive experience in leasing, asset management, asset repositioning and property management. Throughout his career, Mr. Koltis has held executive level positions and advised on over 30 million square feet of real estate transactions across major U.S. markets with several top real estate owners and advisors, including Tishman Speyer, Paramount Group, Inc., and CBRE.

Mr. Koltis received his undergraduate degree from Cornell University and an M.B.A. from Columbia University. He is on the Commercial Board of Directors of the Real Estate Board of New York (REBNY).

Mr. Koltis resides in Chelsea with his family and has four children.