Danny L. Swancey
Director
Partner/EVP
ViaWest
Danny leads the leasing, asset management, and dispositions functions for ViaWest. Additionally, he is involved with sourcing and negotiating prospective investments, as well as cultivating strategic relationships with select market participants. Danny is a member of the company’s investment committee and senior management committee. He has over 10 years’ experience working in senior management positions for both public and private real estate investment companies.
Prior to joining ViaWest in 2011, Danny served as Vice President for two publicly-traded REITs: Parkway Properties and Pacific Office Properties. Danny has been involved with the acquisition/disposition, repositioning, and management of over $1.2 billion of commercial real estate transactions. As a former military officer, Danny also brings a wealth of operational and leadership experience. While in the Army, he served throughout Europe and the Americas for five years, achieving the rank of Captain.
Danny is a graduate of The United States Military Academy at West Point, where he earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Economics. He subsequently earned his MBA in Finance and Real Estate from Yale University. He is on the Education Committee for NAIOP (AZ Chapter), a member of REAIC, serves on the Board for the Men’s Art Council for the Phoenix Art Museum, and actively participates in civic and charity endeavors. Additionally, Danny was selected as one of the Phoenix Business Journal’s Forty-Under-40 Class of 2015, a program saluting the up-and-coming leaders in our community.
Danny resides in Scottsdale, Arizona with his wife Danielle.