William and Mary Real Estate Foundation
Executive Director
As Executive Director of the William and Mary Real Estate Foundation, Nancy Buchanan is dedicated to acquiring, managing, selling, leasing, and developing real properties in support of the educational goals of William & Mary. Nancy has taken the lead on several important projects, including the development of a mixed-use retail and housing project on Richmond Road in Williamsburg and the sale of a 43.5-acre site in Newport News.
Nancy was named one of the Top 20 Women in Richmond Commercial Real Estate in 2010. She holds the MAI designation from the Appraisal Institute and is past president of the Richmond Chapter of the Society of Real Estate Appraisers. Nancy is also an active member and past president of the national Association of University Real Estate Officials.
Before coming to the Real Estate Foundation in January 2007, she was Director of Real Estate and Insurance Services at Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU). Nancy was instrumental in the acquisition of numerous small properties in order to create what is now the VCU School of Business and the VCU School of Engineering, not to mention additional university housing. The construction of these structures has not only expanded VCU's footprint in the city, but has greatly contributed to the Richmond skyline. She also taught Advanced Real Estate Appraising in VCU's School of Business.
Prior to her time at VCU, Nancy spent 20 years in the real estate appraisal profession and founded a real estate appraisal company.
