COPT Defense Properties announced the appointment of Britt A. Snider as Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer, effective December 1, 2023. Mr. Snider is an established commercial real estate executive with nearly 20 years of experience in development, asset management, property management and leasing, corporate operations, and corporate strategy. Prior to joining COPT Defense, he served as Principal of Redbrick LMD, a diversified real estate investment and development company based in Washington, D.C., where he was a member of the senior leadership team overseeing the company?s development, asset management and leasing activities.

Prior to Redbrick, Mr. Snider served as Senior Vice President at was Development, a real estate investment and development company based in Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts, where he led the company?s mixed-use development initiatives outside of the Boston Seaport. Between 2006 and 2019, Mr. Snider served as Executive Vice President, Head of Commercial Asset Management and Principal, Development at JBG Smith, a mixed-use investment and development real estate investment trust, where he oversaw the company?s office portfolio and development activities. Previous to JBG, Mr. Snider worked in the Real Estate Investment Banking Group at Friedman Billings Ramsey.

In his new capacity, Mr. Snider will manage the overall operations of the Company including asset management and leasing, property management, government services, and commercial development. His responsibilities will also include developing and executing strategies to expand the Company?s investment opportunities, predominantly regarding new development at existing Defense/IT Properties. Mr. Snider received his B.A., Cum Laude, from Amherst College and his M.B.A. from the University of North Carolina?s Kenan-Flagler Business School.