Jim Goonan

Executive Vice President of Development

Jim Goonan, our Executive Vice President of Development, is responsible for the strategic planning of the company’s present and future development & acquisition activity and tactical problem solving at the project level. Jim works with Safeguard’s management team to identify investment opportunities in defined markets. He is also responsible for presenting investment proposals to our internal investment committee to gain support for potential investment opportunities.

Jim has more than 27 years of significant commercial real estate experience, with a substantial background in finance, development and property management. Specifically, Jim has more than 20 years of management experience in the self storage industry, serving in leadership roles in several large metropolitan markets.

A graduate of the University of Alabama in Huntsville, Jim holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration.