David Carr Lockwood III ’84

Global leader. Impactful volunteer.

David Carr Lockwood III is one of the most recognizable leaders of the commercial real estate industry in the world.

The 1984 Clemson graduate is executive vice president and chief operating officer of Colliers International South Carolina Inc., which has four offices across the state and affiliations worldwide. After joining Colliers | South Carolina as a broker in 1986, he advanced through increasingly significant roles before assuming his current position in 2016.

David is a prominent leader in several local, state, national and international professional organizations, including serving as the 2024 global president of the Society of Industrial and Office REALTORS® (SIOR), the leading global professional office and industrial real estate association. He has earned National Association of REALTORS® designations as both a Certified Commercial Investment Member (CCIM) and a member of the Counselors of Real Estate (CRE). David has received numerous professional awards including REALTOR® of the Year and Meritorious Service Award from the Central Carolina REALTORS® Association and the REALTOR® of the Year, Legislative Advocate of the Year, and Distinguish Service Award from the South Carolina REALTORS® Association. David was named one of the 50 Most Influential people by Columbia Business Monthly in 2023 and 2024.

Among his many civic activities, David represented the Second Congressional District on the South Carolina Real Estate Commission from 2013 to 2022 and was its vice chairman in 2020-2021. He has served on the boards of EngenuitySC (2005-2015), Friends of Juvenile Justice (2007-2010) and the City Center Partnership (2006-2011, including as chairman in 2010-2011). He was a member of the city of Columbia’s Business-Friendly Implementation Task Force in 2013-2014, has held multiple leadership posts with the Greater Columbia Chamber of Commerce including Chair of the Board of Directors (2017-2018). He previously served as President of the Central Carolina REALTORS® Association and the South Carolina REALTORS® Association and served eight years on the Executive Committee of the National Association of REALTORS®. David is a 1993 graduate of Leadership Columbia.

David served on the Sandhills School’s board of directors from 2007 to 2012 and chaired the board from 2008 to 2010. For Lexington–Richland School District Five, he served on the Business Advisory Council in 2005 and on the Facilities Review Committee in 2006 and 2007. He is a former member of the River Springs Elementary School Improvement Council and the Congaree Girl Scout Council’s board of directors. He has held a variety of volunteer positions with Riverland Hills Baptist Church. David currently serves on the Board of Directors of Second Century Ventures.

For Clemson, David was a member of the Board of Visitors and chaired its Student Engagement Committee. He is a former chairman of the Student Affairs Advisory Board. When he was a student, he was involved in numerous leadership and service activities, including Student Government, Blue Key and Alpha Gamma Rho. He received the Algernon Sydney Sullivan Award for excellence of character and service to humanity.

David and his wife, Lesli, have a daughter, Kimberlee Lockwood Cannon, and a son, David Carr Lockwood IV.