Will Burgin is an investor, entrepreneur, real estate executive, and civic leader whose career spans nearly three decades of family enterprise, community-focused development, and non-profit governance. He is President of Jackson Burgin, Inc., which manages approximately 185,000 square feet of commercial, retail, and industrial space in and around Columbus, Georgia. As a member of The Burgin Company, the general partner for the family's timber operations, he oversees Burgin Timberland, which manages more than 50,000 acres.

Will is a Managing Member of Burgin Investments, LLC, the investment office for the Burgin siblings and an investor in NeuroEM Therapeutics. The investment reflects the family's conviction in NeuroEM's technology and commercial potential. His brother, William Scott Burgin, MD, serves as NeuroEM's Chief Medical Officer.

Through Artifex DBD, LLC, Burgin has pursued careful, walkable development across the Southeast. At Cottage Square in Ocean Springs, Mississippi, Artifex restored the original vision of the late architect Bruce Tolar and expanded the community by 11 cottages, bringing it to 26 homes. The project combines cottage-court planning and modular construction to deliver affordable housing without compromising the long-term value of the structure.

Will served as Chairman of the Community Foundation of the Chattahoochee Valley—a regional charitable institution with $344 million in assets—from 2018 to 2019, and he continues to serve on its Board Development Committee. He serves as a Commissioner of the Housing Authority of Columbus, Georgia, and on its Finance and Properties Committee; the Authority oversees approximately $420 million in assets. 

A graduate of Vanderbilt University with a Bachelor of Engineering in Mechanical Engineering, Will brings to NeuroEM an operator's discipline, an investor's perspective, and substantial experience in governance and long-term stewardship.

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