The Lehrer Cumming team brings together a wide range of valuable and complementary perspectives, along with a high level of talent and experience, all under one roof. Our leaders’ collective histories in construction, design, corporate ownership, and investment enable them to successfully lead our project teams.
With strong leadership and skilled team members, we are able to meet the needs of each and every client, no matter how complicated their project.
The Lehrer Cumming team is led by Chief Executive Officer Gavin A. Middleton, and is supported by a number of senior executives in New York, New Jersey, Boston, Washington, D.C., and Miami.
Gavin Middleton
Chief Executive Officer
Gavin is a Design and Construction Executive with 25 years of experience throughout North America, the Caribbean, and Europe. He has extensive experience in managing mixed-use projects from inception to final delivery and closeout, with a focus on logistically complex projects with challenged deadlines and schedules. Gavin has been a key stakeholder involved in projects across a wide variety of asset classes; including academic buildings, mid and high-rise office buildings, industrial business parks, and high-rise condominiums. At Lehrer Cumming where he is Chief Executive Officer, Gavin works closely with clients engaged in significant ground-up developments in New York, South Florida, and the Caribbean.
Chris Terceira
Executive Vice President
Chris is an Executive Vice President in Lehrer Cumming’s New York office, and has significant experience in acquisitions, development, design, construction, and operations. He brings to our clients a demonstrated track record of success in leading teams to deliver complex, high-profile projects. Throughout his career, Chris has been responsible for managing multi-million-dollar programs on behalf of clients such as Morgan Stanley, Tishman Speyer / NBC Universal, and Goldman Sachs. He is a licensed Professional Engineer in New York and New Jersey.
Bill Flemming
Senior Vice President, Miami Beach
William (Bill) Flemming is a senior construction executive with a robust portfolio of leadership on megaprojects and organizational transformations, and is Lehrer Cumming’s Florida lead executive. Most recently prior to joining our firm, he was responsible for KPMG’s new 800,000 SF learning, development, and innovation training facility in Orlando, FL. Bill spent almost 20 years at Skanska USA Building Inc., and as President and CEO, he oversaw a business unit with revenue of $5B, approximately 3,500 employees, and 26 offices across the country. In addition to leading marquee projects, Bill operationally enhanced Skanska’s organization through standardizing contracts to minimize costs and risk profiles and developing a design build manual to outline process and procedures for design management, design contracts, and insurance requirements. He was a senior member of global Skanska ethics committee, a developer and sponsor of Skanska’s National Green Council, and was a leader in safety to reduce lost-time accident rate.