Stuart Burns

Mr. Burns serves as Executive Vice President – Government Relations for Easterly Government Properties.

Mr. Burns has over 35 years of government and private sector experience, with 19 years focused on federal government real estate management. Prior to joining the Company in February 2023, Mr. Burns was the Assistant Commissioner for Portfolio Management and Customer Engagement in the GSA’s Public Buildings Service (PBS). In this role, he was responsible for managing a portfolio of over 370 million square feet, including over 8,700 owned and leased assets and more than 560 historic properties.

From 2003 to 2015, Mr. Burns worked for the Internal Revenue Service in increasing levels of responsibility. In his final position there, he served as the Acting Deputy Commissioner for Operations Support, overseeing the integration of real estate, technology, shared services, procurement, as well as all finance and human resource needs for the Internal Revenue Service.

Mr. Burns earned his BA in Environmental Science from University of Virginia.