Leigh Ferguson
Executive Vice President - Residential
(205) 313-4100
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Leigh Ferguson joined Sloss in the summer of 2003 as Director of Urban Living. Mr. Ferguson is responsible for mixed-use and residential development and management including Sloss’ role in the $100 million HOPE VI revitalization of Birmingham’s Metropolitan Gardens, a 12 block mixed-use redevelopment, as well as several other downtown, primarily residential, mixed-use projects.
Prior to joining Sloss, Mr. Ferguson had an extensive career in property development, real estate finance, and urban development. He began his career in the family construction business and upon leaving school went into the banking and securities industry; he has served in key executive positions with Laing Homes, the Van Metre Company, the Winkler Company and Laing Homes in Washington D.C., and was President of Chattanooga Neighborhood Enterprise and the Corker Group in Chattanooga, Tennessee.
Mr. Ferguson studied at the University of North Carolina and George Washington University, where he participated in advanced studies in Real Estate and Investment Analysis.
Mr. Ferguson is a Board member of Operation New Birmingham, a full member of the Urban Land Institute, where he is also a Vice-Chairman of the Affordable Housing Council and has served on the Community Development Council and the Inner City Council. As a ULI member, he participated in and chaired Advisory Service Panels, Workshops, and Forums across the country. He has been a board member of several community development corporations including Chattanooga Neighborhood Enterprise, Inc. and the Chattanooga Community Development Financial Institution. He also is a past Board of Director member of the Tennessee Housing Development Agency. He is a past member of the Advisory Council of the Federal Home Loan Bank of Cincinnati.
