Julie Baird is President of First American Exchange Company, a national qualified intermediary that facilitates 1031 exchange transactions across the country. She first joined First American Exchange in 2006 and previously served as National Counsel and Western Regional Manager. Julie also previously worked on the National Commercial underwriting team for the San Francisco NCS office.

In her role at First American Exchange Company, Julie leverages people-centered leadership practices to foster an organizational culture of collaboration, transparency, and trust — with employees reporting high job satisfaction while delivering record setting financial results.

Julie is a past President of the Federation of Exchange Accommodators, and was awarded the President’s Award for outstanding service in 2020, and is a past Director for Commercial Real Estate Women (CREW) Denver. She is a former Chair of the Executive Committee of the Real Property Law Section of the State Bar of California. Prior to joining First American Exchange, Julie served as a real estate attorney in private practice in San Francisco.

A fierce advocate for elevating female voices within the commercial real estate industry, Julie received the CREW Denver Trailblazer Award in 2024, which honors those who have made a positive impact within the commercial real estate industry through leadership, deal-making, service back to the community, entrepreneurial spirit, and exemplification of admirable judgment and professionalism. She also has been a member of GlobeSt Woman of Influence speaking faculty since its inception and was awarded as a Woman of Influence in 2023. Julie was a member of the WIL class of 2021 and awarded First American’s DPK Circle of Excellence Award in 2022.