Chris Harden

Chris Harden is President & CEO of Harvest MXD which he founded in 2023. Mr. Harden has over 20 years of diverse real estate industry experience involving ground-up development, redevelopment, acquisitions and dispositions of large-scale retail, multifamily and mixed-use projects with a capitalized value in excess of $6.2 billion. Prior to founding Harvest MXD, Mr. Harden was an Executive Director within Cushman & Wakefield’s Capital Markets Group where he established and led the retail, land and mixed-use investments practice in Texas, providing strategic real estate advisory to local, national and international clients for a variety of assignments. During his tenure at C&W, his team completed over $2 billion in real estate transactions. Prior to Cushman & Wakefield, Mr. Harden served as a Vice President for Trademark Property Company, leading large-scale mixed-use acquisitions and developments. Additional experience includes the acquisition and development of mixed-use lifestyle/power centers and regional malls with an estimated value of over $500 million. Mr. Harden holds both a Masters of Business Administration and Masters of Architecture degree from Texas Tech University and is a licensed real estate broker in the states of Texas and Colorado. He is also a licensed architect in the state of Texas, LEED-AP and is an active member of the International Council of Shopping Centers (ICSC) and the Urban Land Institute (ULI), where he served on the Transit-Oriented Development Local Product Council. In addition to professional organizations, Mr. Harden served as Vice Chairman on the board of the Abiding Fathers Ministry. He also supports several philanthropic causes including Joshua Nations.

• Specialties
  Investment Sales Broker, Landlord Rep, Landlord Rep (Retail), Tenant Rep, Tenant Rep (Retail)
• Markets
  Austin, Dallas/Ft Worth, Denver, Houston, San Antonio, Oklahoma City, Colorado Springs, Baton Rouge, Brownsville/Harlingen, Corpus Christi, Lubbock, McAllen/Edinburg/Pharr, Shreveport/Bossier City
• Property Types
  Hospitality, Office, Retail, SportsAndEntertainment, Specialty, Multifamily
• Websites
  LINKEDIN PROFILE
• Education
  MBA & Masters of Architecture, Texas Tech University
• Organizations
  RA - Registered Architect, ULI - Urban Land Institute, LEED AP - LEED Accredited Professional