Craig Zimmerman is President of the Towbes Group, a role he assumed in 2001 after serving as Vice President of Commercial Property Management and as Chief Operating Officer. He currently oversees all of the Towbes Group’s operating divisions including development, construction, commercial and residential property management and maintenance services. Under his leadership, the company has seen consistent growth.

Since joining the Towbes Group in 1999, Mr. Zimmerman’s commitment to professional excellence has further honed the company's focus on quality and customer service. He has driven a deeper expression of the company culture through the implementation of the Employee Grant Program, employee mentoring programs, and achievement awards based on internal and external customer service. Mr. Zimmerman also is one of the founders and managing principals of Towbes Capital Partners, the real estate investment division of the Towbes Group.

Prior to the Towbes Group, he was Senior Vice President at the renowned real estate development firm Maguire Thomas Partners (now Maguire & Partners). There he led teams that acquired and financed more than $1.2 billion of real estate transactions, including two of the acquisition deals that were listed under the Urban Land Institute's Ten Biggest Deals of the Year list.

Mr. Zimmerman began his real estate career at Los Angeles-based Barrister Executive Suites, Inc. where he was part of a management team that purchased the struggling executive suite operator out of bankruptcy and helped create a company that is considered a national industry leader. Mr. Zimmerman continues his association with Barrister as a member of its Board of Directors.

Mr. Zimmerman is a licensed real estate broker and is the former chair of the Board of the UCSB Economic Forecast, member of the Board of Directors of the Santa Barbara Scholarship Foundation, the Coastal Housing Coalition, Goleta Valley Chamber of Commerce, and a committee member at the Santa Barbara Foundation. He contributed his time and support to several nonprofit and affordable housing advocate organizations.

Mr. Zimmerman is a graduate of the University of Southern California with a degree in Entrepreneurial Services where he attended the nationally recognized Entrepreneur Program.