Jeffrey Edison

Co-Founder, Chairman & Chief Executive Officer, Phillips Edison

Search every verified Jeffrey Edison interview, podcast appearance, and on-the-record quote — each transcript cross-checked by AI and human review to confirm speaker identity. Jeffrey Edison, chairman and CEO of Phillips Edison & Company, discussed the company's performance and outlook during the second quarter 2026 earnings call on July 24, 2026. He stated that the company is "well positioned to deliver what we view as compelling combination for our investors, more alpha with less beta" as it looks toward the second half of 2026 and into 2027. Edison noted that the company's centers generated 2% year-over-year traffic growth in June and 2% traffic growth year to date, adding that "while consumers are increasingly seeking value, they're continuing to make frequent trips to necessity-based destinations." He reported that the company had already acquired about $200 million in properties through the first quarter and had a "really strong backlog," with a target of $400 to $500 million in acquisitions for the year. In a June 2026 interview at Nareit's REITweek conference, Edison described retailer sentiment as "surprisingly positive" despite economic uncertainty, saying that "almost all the retailers looking at growth opportunities" and that the lack of new development has been "a great advantage for us." He outlined multiple capital sources for the company, including a strong balance sheet, joint ventures, a disposition strategy targeting $100 to $200 million in sales, and free cash flow that he said could fund about $300 million in incremental property purchases without accessing equity markets. Edison also noted that the company is seeing "30% more opportunities than we did last year" in the everyday retail space and that it has "already moved occupancy 450 basis points" in that area.