Doug Coleman
Senior Vice President
Acquisitions & Investments|Corporate Services
Hunt Midwest
Kansas City, Missouri
During his career of more than three decades at Kansas City’s Hunt Midwest, Doug Coleman has played a significant role in nearly every major business effort the company has taken.
This includes everything from acquiring and selling amusement parks and mining operations for the Lamar Hunt family’s expansive real estate holdings to creating custom financial dashboard models to assess deals and expand Hunt Midwest into several new industry sectors.
“I enjoy the opportunity to meet so many different people, from new customers to the long-time partners we’ve made through our financial relationships with other companies and institutions,” Coleman said. “I also love working on deals from their first beginnings to finally taking them across the finish line.”
Coleman’s key status within Hunt Midwest isn’t surprising. This industry veteran — he’s logged more than 40 years in finance, acquisitions, real estate development and management — is responsible for creating new Hunt Midwest platforms and growing the company’s core services. This includes identifying new opportunities and partners, conducting financial analyses and overseeing all due diligence efforts.
Coleman, for example, led Hunt Midwest’s entry into senior living development in 2011, first with Benton House communities across Kansas City and now with 850 total senior living units across Missouri, Kansas, Florida, Tennessee and Colorado.
Coleman also developed Hunt Midwest’s growing self-storage brand, StorTropolis, with 4,900 units at six locations completed or under development throughout the greater Kansas City market. He was also integral to the five-year campaign led by Hunt Midwest leadership and Kansas City civic leaders to create and pass new legislation in Missouri to incentivize data centers to locate in the state. This has led to several Silicon Valley tech giants building new projects in the region.
Coleman has also found time to give back to his community. He serves on the boards of the Clay County Economic Development Council, North Kansas City Business Council and Northland Regional Chamber of Commerce. He also is a past board member for the North Kansas City Schools Education Foundation and the statewide Missouri Economic Development Financing Association.
“There’s no substitute for a strong work ethic,” Coleman said. “I believe much of my and Hunt Midwest’s success has come from our focus on nurturing long-term relationships with our partners and key stakeholders. I also decided early on to give back my own time and expertise on boards of economic development councils and nonprofit organizations, which has helped me keep up with new ideas and build even stronger relationships with our community.”
A lifelong resident of the Kansas City metropolitan area, Coleman lives with his wife, Dixie, in the Northland. The Colemans enjoy traveling and spending time at the lake.