John C. Terrell serves as the Vice President of Commercial Development of the world's third-busiest airport - Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport.

In this position, Mr. Terrell is responsible for the strategic direction in development, acquisition, leasing, property management and natural gas exploration/production on over 18,000 acres of land.

He leads the strategic planning, marketing and implementation of business initiatives for commercial land development and redevelopment as well as provides direction and oversight of the airports Land Use Analysis and Land Use Master Planning processes outside the central terminal areas.

Mr. Terrell has over 30 years of real estate experience and an extensive background and knowledge in real estate sales, marketing, property management, development, leasing, economic development and government relations in both the public and private sectors.

Prior to coming to DFW Airport, Mr. Terrell served as Senior Vice President of Commercial Development for the Christon Company in Dallas where he was responsible for the development and marketing of the award winning 1000 acre, mixed-use development, Pinnacle Park.   Awards of "Best Development" and "Development with Most Economic Impact in North Texas" as well as the national Phoenix Award were among the many recognitions received.  He also held the position of Assistant Vice President of Real Estate for Southern Pacific Transportation Company in San Francisco, California and had several years with Union Pacific Railroad.

Mr. Terrell holds an Executive MBA as well as a Bachelor of Science in Business Management, has been a real estate instructor for several universities and was named Real Estate Executive of the Year in 2008.  He is the Mayor of the City of Southlake, Texas prior to which he served five years as a City Councilman and six years as Chairman of Planning and Zoning Commission for the City of Southlake.  He is currently an executive board member of the Northeast Leadership Forum, North Texas Commission board member and advisory board member for Vision North Texas.  He is a member of Metroport Cities Partnership, Texas High Speed Rail Advisory Board, International Council of Shopping Centers (ICSC), Urban Land Institute (ULI) as well as numerous other local and national real estate/professional organizations.

Mr. Terrell has been married for 25 years and has two children.