BOB BUCHANAN ’60

Commercial Developer, Business and Civic Leader

“During our recent 50th class reunion, my classmates and I discussed how much we value Landon for giving us a strong sense of purpose in both our intellectual pursuits and as contributors to our various professional and living communities. Landon also taught me the essentials of teamwork, skills which have provided me with valuable insight as I have pursued my career.”

Resides: Potomac, Maryland

Education:

• B.A. from Yale University

Accomplishments:

• Third generation builder-developer involved in office, retail, flex/industrial, residential and large mixed-use planned communities
• Principal of Buchanan Partners, a full service company ranked a Top 20 commercial developer in the Metro area by Washington Business Journal
• President of the 2030 Group, a Washington, D.C.-based group working for a sustainable future
• Winner of Banfield Award for Outstanding Service to Landon (2008)
• Lead supporter of Landon’s Paul L. Banfield Ethics program and faculty chair

Current Board Memberships:

• President, Metropolitan Center for the Visual Arts (VisArts)
• Dulles South Alliance
• Washington Airports Task Force
• George Mason University Foundation
• Yale School of Forestry and Environmental Studies Leadership Council
• Governance Committee of the Metropolitan Washington Chapter of the Urban Land Institute
• Advisory Board Member, Ruppert Companies

Former Affiliations:

• Chair, Loudoun County Economic Development Commission
• Board of Directors, Independence Air
• Board of Trustees, Landon School
• Board of Directors, George C. Marshall International Center at Dodona
• Charter Member, Advisory Board for the Route 28 Tax District
• Founding Member, Ballston Partnership
• President, Eisenhower Partnership
• Board of Directors, USLICO Corp (now merged into ING)
• Board of Directors, Northern Virginia Building Industry Association (NVBIA)
• Board of Directors, Northern Virginia chapter of the National Association of Industrial and Office Parks (NAIOP)
• Trustee, Greater Washington Initiative

Bear Facts: While at Landon, Buchanan was Student Council president, sang with the Glee Club, played soccer, and served as business manager of the Brown and White. He won the Citizenship Award at his graduation and previously received the Middle School Headmaster’s Award.