Dean Atkins

Managing Partner / General Counsel

As co-founder and Managing Partner of NorthBridge, Dean shares responsibility for directing the firm's overall strategy, oversees operations, and serves as General Counsel. Dean has over 17 years of experience in commercial real estate with a background as a corporate real estate attorney and a commercial real estate broker.

Prior to NorthBridge, Dean led national/international accounts for Transwestern/RBJ (now CBRE) where he helped one of the largest U.S.-based e-commerce companies develop its real estate growth strategy. Previously, he was an attorney at Mintz Levin where he was a member of the Real Estate Practice Group. Dean also worked at the U.S. House Judiciary Committee during law school where he drafted legislation.

Dean is an active member on several boards and committees in the community. He is the former Chairman of the Board of the Massachusetts Housing and Shelter Alliance (MHSA) and past President of the Business Associates Club. Dean is currently on the Board of the Buxton School in Williamstown, MA, a board member at Inversant (a non-profit focused on college savings accounts for low-income families), a board member at La Vida Scholars (a college access non-profit), and co-founder of Coffee Connectors, a program designed to connect first generation college graduates with executives in the business community.

MPA Harvard University
JD Boston College Law School
BA Georgetown University