As Chairman of CBRE|The Boulos Company, Joe Boulos administers the financial affairs of the brokerage, management and development services of the company.  Mr. Boulos directs the development and marketing of major retail, office and industrial properties, the acquisition of commercial and industrial real estate, and the leasing and sale of downtown and suburban office space.  Mr. Boulos has developed in excess of 2,500,000 square feet of commercial property.

From 1968 to 1973, he was a United States Marine Corps pilot serving in Vietnam.  From 1973 to 1975, he was a commercial pilot, flying in Laos, Africa and South America.  Mr. Boulos is a graduate of Cheverus High School and holds a BA and honorary MA and Doctorate of Laws degrees from Colby College and an honorary Doctorate from Thomas College.  He served as Director of the Area Development Council of Maine, the Greater Portland Chamber of Commerce, the Maine Chamber & Business Alliance, the Portland Waterfront Task Force and Junior Achievement.  He is a former Chairman of the Board of Trustees of Colby College from 2005 - 2009.  He is a former member of the board of the Portland Museum of Art, Maine Bank & Trust, and a founding director of The Maine Alliance as well as the Maine Real Estate Developers Association, for which he served as President in 1992 and 1993.  He is a former trustee of Cheverus High School, Mercy Hospital, and the Maine School of Art.  Mr. Boulos was named Developer of the Year by the Finance Authority of Maine in 1988, Developer of the Year by the Maine Real Estate Developers Association in 1992 and was inducted into the Maine Business Hall of Fame in May of 1997.  In May of 2002, he was honored by Maine State Senate President, Republican Richard Bennett and the entire House of Representatives with the President’s Cornerstone  Award “for contributing to the Maine economy and providing a solid foundation for its prosperity”.  Mr. Boulos is a former appointee to the New England Advisory Board of the Federal Reserve and was Colby College’s Alumnus of the Year in 2003.  Mr. Boulos formerly chaired Maine’s “Compact for Higher Education”.  

In 2006, he was awarded the “Patrick Henry Award” by the National Association of the National Guard for his service to returning Maine veterans.  He and his wife Cheryl have funded more than 260 college scholarships for Maine veterans who served in Iraq and Afghanistan after 9/11.  He was most recently awarded the Henri A. Benoit Award for Leadership in the Private Sector and was named Colby College Philanthropist of the Year in 2008.  In 2010, Mr. Boulos was awarded Colby’s Ernest C. Marriner Award for exceptional commitment and dedication to the college.