Jim Ratner is a Director of The Max Collaborative, a multi‐disciplinary real estate company owned and operated by members of the Ratner family. 

Jim served as Chairman of the Board of Forest City Realty Trust, and prior to that, served for over 40 years as CEO of Forest City Commercial Group. In this role Jim was responsible for the execution of all retail, commercial, mixed-use development, and asset management at Forest City. Over his career, Jim had executive responsibility for over 25MM square feet of development in core urban markets throughout the US.

Jim serves on the Board of Directors of Hamilton Beach Brands Holding Company, the Executive Committee and Board of Trustees of The Cleveland Museum of Art, the United Way of Cleveland, the Playhouse Square Foundation of Cleveland, The Jewish Federation of Cleveland, The Mt. Sinai Health Care Foundation, and The Americas Executive Committee and the Board of The Urban Land Institute.

Jim holds a Bachelor’s degree from Columbia University and an MBA from Harvard University.