Ed James

A Principal since 2004, Ed James joined Mumford Company in 1996. An active broker based in the firm’s Virginia headquarters, Ed supervises all sales activity for the firm, in addition to numerous corporate responsibilities.

During his tenure with Mumford Company, Ed has been involved in the sale of over 250 properties, representing aggregate volume in excess of $800 million, in 29 states. He has been integral in spearheading several multi-unit disposition programs for large, institutional clients. During the firm’s tenure in Hotel Brokers International, Ed earned national recognition as “Rookie of the Year” in 1997 and followed that up by earning “Top Performer Award” on numerous occasions. His practice focuses primarily on the mid-market and economy segments of the industry with a concentration in the Mid-Atlantic and Southeastern United States.

Immediately prior to joining Mumford Company, Ed served as President of Alliance Management Group, a full-service hotel management and consulting firm based in Virginia. Through Alliance, he worked with both corporate and individual hotel owners across all major brand families in both the limited and full-service operating sectors to improve operating performance results

Prior to his tenure at Alliance, Ed served in several management capacities with Hilton Hotels Corporation. He began his career with Hilton in operations and transitioned into a sales capacity at the Washington Hilton and Towers in Washington, D.C.

Ed is a frequent panelist at industry conferences, pens numerous lodging related articles, and is a regular contributor to hospitality industry publications. He is a graduate of Hampden-Sydney College, where he earned his Bachelor of Arts degree in Economics.

Ed is a licensed Real Estate Broker in Virginia, North Carolina, Maryland, West Virginia, and Illinois.

Mumford Company was established in 1978 to provide top-quality hotel brokerage services and has a team of brokerage professionals with broad experience in all aspects of lodging acquisitions, development, consulting, and operations. They represent sellers of most major brands in markets throughout the country, and their diverse background allows them to have an awareness of key opportunities within the marketplace, so they can accurately position their client’s assets to maximize their investment results. The firm has an experienced sales team in regional offices across the country, including Newport News, Virginia; Atlanta, Georgia; Chicago, Illinois; Dallas, Texas, Washington D. C. and the newly opened Philadelphia, Pennsylvania office. Their track record of success for buyers and sellers made Mumford Company a leader for the last 48 years while upholding the values of the company from when it first began. For more information or to put the Mumford Company team to work for you, please contact Mumford at 757-873-0962.