Elliott Cook is the Director of Real Estate for Retail Strategies. In this role, he teaches community leaders nationwide how to effectively communicate with retailers, brokers, and developers through the Retail Academy program.
During his tenure with Retail Strategies, Elliott has worked on the retail recruitment team, focusing on bringing new retail and restaurant brands to partner communities across the United States. He also conducted strategic visioning workshops throughout the country to assist cities with downtown revitalization.
His past work experience also includes property management for Retail Specialists in Birmingham, Alabama, and at Vornado/Charles E. Smith Realty Trust in the Washington, D.C. area. He served as an aide to United States Representative Spencer Bachus in his Capitol Hill legislative office.
Elliott has been a featured speaker at various national conferences, on panels, and webinars, including ICSC Vegas, ICSC Southeast, the International Economic Development Council, International Downtown Association, the Southern Economic Development Council, and numerous state Municipal Leagues, Economic Development Councils, Universities, and Tourism Agencies, amongst others.
Elliott holds a bachelor’s degree in history from Auburn University and sits on the board for the Urban Land Institute (ULI) Alabama Chapter as well as REV Birmingham’s board of directors, which manages downtown Birmingham’s Business Improvement District (BID). He is currently the ICSC Community Advancement Chair for the Gulf South Region and sits on the board of the ICSC Southeast Conference. He is a member of the Cathedral Church of the Advent in downtown Birmingham.
