Lisa Palmer

Lisa Palmer serves as President and CEO of Regency Centers, one of the preeminent national owners and operators of grocery-anchored, open-air shopping centers in the United States. Regency's portfolio of over 400 properties is deliberately concentrated in affluent, high-barrier-to-entry suburban trade areas — locations where household incomes are significantly above the national average and new development is constrained by zoning and land availability. The grocery-anchored format has proven remarkably resilient against e-commerce disruption. Grocery stores (Publix, Kroger, Whole Foods, Trader Joe's, and others anchor Regency's centers) drive consistent foot traffic because food shopping remains a predominantly in-store activity. This traffic benefits the surrounding tenants — restaurants, medical offices, fitness studios, personal services, and specialty retailers — creating a self-reinforcing ecosystem of necessity-based retail. Regency's portfolio quality is reflected in its consistently high occupancy rates (above 95%) and positive rent spreads on renewals, indicating strong tenant demand for its locations. The company also develops new centers and redevelops existing properties to improve density and tenant mix. Key stock drivers include same-property NOI growth, occupancy rates, rent spreads, development pipeline progress, interest rate environment, grocery tenant health, and the broader trajectory of open-air retail versus enclosed malls.