Lee is the Founder, Chairman of the Board and CEO of the Arnold Companies consortium of private companies including:  Colliers Arnold, LA. Financial, and Clearwater Bay Associates. Collectively, these companies provide commercial and investment brokerage, property management, valuation, development, and capital market services.  www.colliersarnold.com  

Lee's thirty-five years of real estate experience have centered around his specialization in large, one-of-a-kind marketing assignments with an emphasis on problem properties. Lee's development and investment activities have been conducted under various partnerships and corporations. Development projects have ranged from a 2,300 acre Development of Regional Impact (DRI) in New Tampa to five star mobile home parks, office buildings, shopping centers, self storage facilities, free standing retail developments, multi-family projects, and industrial/office parks.

Lee is a Founding Director of American Momentum Bank representing the largest financial institutional capitalization in Florida's history, exceeding $100 million.  www.amomentumbank.com 

Lee is a Principal and Director of:

Bayshore Solutions, an awrad winning interactive web marketing firm.  www.bayshoreresolutions.com 

Fairwarning a software security company.  www.fairwarningaudit.com

Colliers International:  Colliers Arnoldis the Florida Partner of Colliers International with 281 offices in 65 countries.   Lee served on the Colliers International Board from 1997 to 2007, he has also served as Chair of Colliers International Strategic Planning, Information Technology, and was the Southeastern Regional Founding Director.  www.colliers.com 

Affiliations:
Member - Board of Trustees for University of South Florida, a Research One Institution. Lee currently serves as Chair of Academic and Campus Environment work group, Chair of Strategic Planning, and member of the Executive/Audit/Finance Committee.  www.usf.edu

Resident Member - The Florida Council of 100, a gubernatorial appointment. Lee also served as Chair of 100 Water Task Force, Member of the Governor's Task Force on Hurricane Recovery, and on Governor Bush's Insurance Reform Committee.

Past Chair/Positions:
Tampa Bay Partnership
Tampa Bay Partnership Pinellas
Clearwater Chamber of Commerce
Clearwater Rotary
Tampa Bay Commercial Brokers
Realtors National Marketing Institute Public Affairs

E-Mail
lee.arnold@colliersarnold.com
larnold@colliersarnold.com                              

Education
University of South Florida, BA in Finance, 1974

CCIM - Certified Commercial Investment Member; 10-year instructor for the Institute

CRE - Counselor of Real Estate

Licensed Commercial-Instrument Single and Multi-Engine Pilot, flight instructor ratings with over 5,000 hours

Author of:
Commercial Investment Real Estate: Marketing and Brokerage Management and Commercial Investment Real Estate: Policies and Procedures
Both texts currently in second edition printing published by Prentice Hall. Lee also authored original course text for the CCIM Program

Licensed Commercial-Instrument Multi-Engine Pilot with flight instructor ratings

Achievements
Lee specializes in large, one of kind marketing assignments with emphasis on problem properties. Development activities are conducted under various partnerships and corporations. Projects range from a 2,300 acre Development of Regional Impact (DRI), Wesley Chapel Lakes, in Wesley Chapel, Florida, one of the top three subdivision in Tampa Bay, a 1,000 acre development subdivision north of Tampa; five star mobile home parks, office buildings, shopping centers, self storage, and industrial/office rehabs and High rise Condominiums.   Senior asset management experience includes current over sight of 1,000,000 sq feet.

Lee has been active in establishing numerous joint ventures, syndications, and was a principal in Checkers Drive-Through Restaurants.

Current Business Activities

Banking
Lee is a founding director of the new American Momentum Bank headquartered in Tampa Florida.  The bank is recognized as the largest capitalization of over $100 million in Florida Banking history to date.

Digital Business Activity

Lee is a principal and director in: 
Bayshore Solutions a state of the Art web application company www.bayshoresolutions.com.
Epic Tide a software security company www.epictide.com.
Riley Arnold Productions a digital image and film production company www.rileyarnold.com.

Recognition:
Honorable medical discharge from the Florida National Guard and awarded the American Sprit Medal

Member of the Tampa Bay Business Hall of Fame