Ross Kirchman is the Managing Partner of ECP Partners, a Florida based commercial real estate development firm specializing in daily needs retail and retail healthcare development. A life long Floridian, Ross is passionate about making the communities of Florida better one project and relationship at a time. His vision is to build a best in class development company that uses its influence and resources to positively impact the local communities it develops in and links arms with others in commercial real estate to do the same. In his role as Managing Partner, Ross oversees the company’s investment strategy and activity, development execution, as well as key client, lender, and equity relationships. Prior to founding ECP, Ross was a Regional Partner at Brightwork Real Estate, responsible for sourcing and overseeing Brightwork’s development pipeline in South Florida with clients including Wawa, Aldi, Chase Bank, Chipotle, Burger King, PDQ, and Tenet Healthcare. Prior to joining Brightwork, Ross served as Senior Leasing Agent at Regency Centers, where he was responsible for the leasing of over 40 grocery anchored retail centers positioned in major metropolitan markets throughout Florida. During Ross’ tenure at Regency, he was directly responsible for the negotiation of over 350 leases in excess of 100 million of aggregate base rent. Prior to his tenure at Regency, Ross was a Development Manager for a regional land developer in Central Florida, involved in all aspects of residential development activity. He holds a Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering and Masters of Science in Real Estate from the University of Florida. Ross lives in Palm Beach Gardens, FL with his wife Kacy, and their 3 daughters… Adela, Daisy, and Gracen. They are active members of Christ Fellowship Church in Palm Beach Gardens and have a passion for supporting Kingdom minded ministries including First Care Women’s Services, Street Soldiers Ministries, First Priority, Hearts for Moms, and Global Media Outreach.