(Peoria, IL – November 3, 2026) – Cullinan Properties, a leading national provider of real estate services specializing in commercial, mixed-use, and governmental developments and acquisitions, today announced that David Ransom, AIA, has joined the company as Executive Vice President, Development & Construction for its Government Solutions team, effective November 2, 2026.
Ransom will lead the full lifecycle of Cullinan Properties’ federal development projects, with a focus on U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), U.S. General Services Administration (GSA), and health system opportunities. He will oversee predevelopment, site selection and entitlements, design, construction, and delivery of projects across the company’s growing government and healthcare portfolio and will serve as a key liaison with federal agencies, municipalities, industry partners, and internal leadership.
He brings more than 30 years of experience in healthcare real estate development, design, and construction, including executive leadership roles with healthcare providers and development firms. Most recently, he served as Vice President, National Development Services at Hammes, where he provided executive, operational, and technical leadership for a healthcare development pipeline valued at more than $365 million, directing multidisciplinary teams across predevelopment, design, zoning and entitlements, and construction execution for health system and institutional clients.
Prior to Hammes, Ransom served as Senior Vice President of Development at MedCore Partners, Vice President of Design & Construction at LandPlan Development Corp and as Vice President of Design & Construction at USMD Health System. He began his career as an architect and project manager with HKS, Inc., Corgan Associates, and Rees Associates.
Ransom is a licensed architect and a member of the American Institute of Architects (AIA), the Academy of Architecture for Health, the American Society for Health Care Engineering (ASHE), and the Association of Medical Facility Professionals (AMFP). He is also a Certified California OES Safety Assessment Program (SAP) Evaluator. He holds a Bachelor of Architecture in Urban Design from Texas Tech University.
Over the course of his career, Ransom has led the development, design, and construction of billions of dollars of healthcare facilities and has deep expertise in greenfield development, municipal entitlements, lease structuring, and regulatory compliance, including CMS, Joint Commission, and state licensing standards.
“David’s depth of experience delivering complex healthcare and institutional facilities makes him the ideal leader for our Government Solutions development and construction platform,” said Ginger Benz, President, Government Solutions & Business Strategy at Cullinan Properties. “As we recently broke ground on the new VA Multi-Specialty Outpatient Clinic in Copperas Cove and continue to pursue VA, GSA, and medical opportunities across the country, David’s technical expertise, disciplined approach to project delivery, and experience working with public agencies and health systems will be invaluable in delivering exceptional facilities for the agencies we serve and the veterans and communities who rely on them.”
“I am honored to join Cullinan Properties and its Government Solutions team,” said David Ransom. “Having spent much of my career helping healthcare organizations serve their patients, the opportunity to give back to those who have given so much for our country is especially meaningful to me. I look forward to working with the Cullinan team on the Copperas Cove and Sarasota VA projects and helping grow the company’s government and healthcare portfolio.”
About Cullinan Properties
For more than 40 years, Cullinan Properties has been a leading developer of commercial real estate specializing in mixed-use developments, acquisitions, and property management. With offices in Peoria, IL, Oak Brook, IL and St. Louis, MO the company develops, owns, and manages mixed-use, retail, multifamily, office, governmental, and healthcare properties throughout the United States. Through its Government Solutions division, Cullinan Properties has partnered with the federal government since the 1980s, completing numerous GSA office projects and developing and owning VA facilities including the 275,000-square-foot Austin VA Outpatient Clinic in Austin, Texas; the award-winning 150,000-square-foot James A. Haley VA Mental Health Center in Temple Terrace, Florida; and the VA Outpatient Clinic in Bloomington, Illinois. The company is currently developing the 256,000-square-foot VA Multi-Specialty Outpatient Clinic in Copperas Cove, Texas, which will serve up to 250,000 veterans in Central Texas, as well as a 135,000-square-foot VA Outpatient Clinic in Sarasota, Florida, further expanding access to healthcare services for veterans in both regions.
Cullinan Properties is certified as a Women’s Business Enterprise through the Women’s Business Enterprise National Council (WBENC). For additional information, visit CullinanProperties.com and follow Cullinan Properties on LinkedIn.