Inspiring Journey in Real Estate and Community Leadership | Darrell Cobbins | Ep. 69

Episode 69 Darrell Cobbins S.O. What! Success Story

Darrell Cobbins is a native of Memphis, TN. He earned his Bachelor of Arts Degree from Rhodes College and his Executive Masters Degree in Business Administration from the Fogelman College of Business at the University of Memphis. A third-generation real estate professional, he serves as President of Universal Commercial Real Estate, LLC, a commercial real estate firm he founded in 2007, continuing an eighteen-year career in commercial real estate brokerage serving many of Memphis’ most notable corporations and institutions.

Cobbins is a recognized leader in his community, he was the 2013 Chairman of the New Memphis Institute (formerly the Leadership Academy), one of Memphis’ most important civic organizations for leadership and talent development and retention. At the request of the Mayor of Memphis and the Mayor of Shelby County, Darrell accepted the responsibility as one of 12 local business leaders on the Steering Committee for the ’Regional Economic Development Business Plan’ in partnership with The Brookings Institution, City of Memphis Government, and Shelby County Government to develop a long-range strategic business model for the Memphis Region.

He received a Mayoral appointment in 2008 to the five-member Board of Commissioners of Memphis Light Gas & Water (MLG&W), the nation’s largest three-power municipally owned utility company. From 2010-2011, he assumed the role of Chairman, becoming at that time the youngest Chairman in the history of MLG&W. During this time, he also served as Chairman of the $1.3 billion pension fund, which is the 60th largest public pension fund in the U.S.

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