Jim Lewis

Jim Lewis is founder of Charles Wayne Consulting. His professional career has encompassed 32 years of diversified experience in economic research and real estate development consulting. As a member of numerous multi-disciplinary planning efforts, he has been instrumental in translating identified market opportunities into physical program elements.

Areas of expertise include market research for residential and mixed-use development, development programming and product definition, economic and fiscal impact analysis.

Prior to establishing Charles Wayne Consulting, Mr. Lewis served as Manager in the Real Estate Advisory Services of Laventhal & Horwath, and as a Senior Professional with the national consulting firm of Economics Research Associates, Inc. His background encompasses advanced studies in Urban Economics, Planning, Real Estate, and Business.

While engaged in the Urban Studies Ph. D. program at the University of Florida, he served as technical/operations supervisor for departmental research. Mr. Lewis is recognized for his specialized expertise in providing planning assistance for real estate projects, having served as speaker and panel member before regional and national real estate conferences.