James (J.) Dorsey oversees all real estate transactions for the University, including commercial leases, property acquisitions, rights-of-way, and ground leases for privately financed developments on campus. He also manages space allocation decisions and chairs the University’s Space Allocation Advisory Committee. Additionally, Dorsey is responsible for communications with the Office of Real Estate and Facilities at the University System of Georgia’s Board of Regents.

Prior to his position at the University, Dorsey served eight years as a facilities program manager on staff at the Board of Regents office, overseeing the design, construction and real estate programs of several of the system’s colleges and universities.

Dorsey is a graduate of the Georgia Institute of Technology and is a registered architect. He previously practiced as an architect with Lord, Aeck and Sargent Architecture in Atlanta, Georgia.