Brian Bailey

Senior Managing Director, Head of Research at Trimont

Speaker

As head of research at Trimont, Brian provides thought leadership, serves on regular speaking engagements and monitors emerging economic, commercial real estate (CRE) and finance trends at Trimont. He is responsible for providing clarity in today’s uncertain climate and creating analytics that provide insights into lending and property trends.

Prior to Trimont in 2025, Brian was the Commercial Real Estate Subject Matter Expert and Senior Policy Advisor at the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta, recognized as the Federal Reserve System CRE Expert. His work informed three Federal Reserve chairs, five central banks, and the International Monetary Fund. He briefed Chair Jerome Powell, the Board of Governors and multiple policymakers on CRE and finance trends. Advocating transparency, Brian conducted over two dozen “Ask the Fed” sessions, briefing between 300-4,000 bankers per session on the economy and CRE trends. Additionally, he addressed audiences of 25-30,000 at hundreds of venues including Federal Agencies, universities, industry conferences and syndicated radio.

Brian has extensive experience, spanning both the public and private sectors, with CRE valuation, transaction, development, and financial issues. Prior to joining the Atlanta Fed, Brian was employed by the private equity firm Tavistock Group to oversee real estate finance and acquisitions.