James M. Riggs
Chief Financial Officer

James joined Osprey in 2013 as an experienced developer, project manager and analyst. As Executive Vice President of Osprey Property Company II, James is responsible day-to-day administration of the company while also for managing multiple affordable housing projects. Prior to Osprey, James was Director of Operations for a Maryland-based real estate developer with the responsibility to oversee several affordable housing and for sale developments. He also worked as Director for Real Property Research Group, a leading market research firm specializing in market research for market rate and affordable multifamily housing projects. In that role, James built a practice analyzing community impacts of New Markets Tax Credit projects across the country. James gained financial analysis experience working on the Transaction Advisory team of CohnReznick. James served as an adjunct faculty member at the University of Maryland’s Colvin Institute of Real Estate for several years. He holds a Master of Science in Real Estate Development from Johns Hopkins University and a Bachelor of Urban Planning and Development from Ball State University (Muncie, IN).