Michael Dardick

Trustee Michael Dardick has spent over 35 years in real estate and finance focused on strategic growth initiatives and building leadership capacity. Michael serves as founding partner and chief executive officer of Granite Properties, a privately held commercial real estate investment and management company with offices in Atlanta, Dallas, Denver, Houston and Los Angeles. Since its founding in 1991, Granite Properties has acquired or developed over 27 million square feet of commercial real estate.

Michael graduated with a finance degree from University of Missouri-Columbia.

Michael is on the Urban Land Institute National Council leadership team (past chairman), a member of the World Presidents Organization (WPO), a past member of the Executive Committee of the worldwide YPO Real Estate Network, and on the Advisory Board of The Real Estate Council. Michael is a past President and Board Member of the National Association of Industrial and Office Parks (NAIOP), and a past Chairman and Board Member of The Real Estate Council (TREC).

“I am honored and humbled to serve CFT along with a stellar group of trustees. CFT is uniquely qualified to leverage philanthropy and on the ground working knowledge to create programs to benefit both North Texas and the whole state. I will work to utilize my strategic and leadership skills and involvement in the city to challenge and enhance what the great CFT team is doing to improve our community.” — Michael Dardick

COMMUNITY LEADERSHIP / BOARD SERVICE

In addition to his service to CFT, Michael serves on the Children’s Health System of Texas Board, Finance Committee, as Chair of the Real Estate Committee, on the Community Foundation of Texas Board, and with the Collin County Business Alliance.

He previously served extensively in other roles at Children’s Medical Center, including as Inaugural Chairman of the Plano Governance Board of the CMC Legacy Campus and as Past Chairman of the Capital Campaign for the new Children’s Medical Center Legacy Campus. He was also a Past Board Member of the Vogel Alcove, Past Board Member of Highlands Bancshares, a Past Founding Director of Sovereign Bancshares, and Past Chairman of the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation Collin County Walk.