Jim Crawford, Partner at Arkadia Capital, is responsible for sourcing investment opportunities in tactical national markets and helping lead the firm by developing and executing various strategies within Arkadia’s infrastructure and real assets platforms. Mr. Crawford purchased and asset-managed properties and businesses across 20+ states; total transactions total $2 Billion.

Most recently Mr. Crawford serves as Chief Strategy Officer of Phoenix Rail, a short line railroad holding company, which Arkadia acquired in 2025 in a partnership with Ancala Partners.  Prior to Arkadia, Mr. Crawford was a Principal at Arkadia Capital Capital Partners, a diversified investment company focused on the infrastructure and real estate sectors.  While at Arkadia Capital, Mr. Crawford served on the Board of Directors of Pioneer Lines, Inc. which was the fourth largest short line railroad holding company in the United States. Mr. Crawford was instrumental in the take-private transaction in 2019 by Arkadia Capital and its capital partners. Mr. Crawford was the lead director in helping execute the successful sale in 2022 to another railroad holding company backed by an institutional infrastructure investor.

Prior to Arkadia and Arkadia Capital, Mr. Crawford was Vice President of Acquisitions at Broe Real Estate Group where he was a member of the management team and investment committee. While at Broe, Mr. Crawford led the acquisition team to source and close multi-million-dollar commercial real estate investments (direct and joint-venture investments), and asset managed numerous properties leading disposition efforts, leasing, construction management projects, and financing.

Mr. Crawford earned his Bachelor of Science in Business Administration, Real Estate, and Marketing from the University of Denver, Daniels College of Business.