Maxinne Rhea Leighton

PhD, Assoc. AIA

Senior Vice President, Marketing and Business Development

With more than 20 years of experience, Maxinne Leighton is a senior-level strategist in marketing, business development and communications for Jaros, Baum & Bolles (JB&B). Her responsibilities range from planning and executing business development and marketing strategies to working with JB&B’s client sector and technical leaders to leverage the firm’s reputation and 100-year record of success. Ms. Leighton is adept at building alliances across diverse corporate interests—integrating people, processes and resources as well as identifying and cultivating new business opportunities.

Ms. Leighton has a Master of Arts in Urban Studies from New York University and a Bachelor of Arts from the State University of New York at Binghamton. She received her PhD in 2020 and has published several books and articles on the built environment. Ms. Leighton is also a graduate of Women Unlimited’s Leadership Education and Development program and is one of the 75 distinguished professionals honored on Crain’s 2023 list of Notable Leaders in Advertising, Marketing and PR. She is part of ULI New York’s Marketing and Communications Council.