Developing Leaders Spotlight: A Model of Leadership and Service

June 24, 2021

Formerly a military officer in the U.S. Navy, Peter Shearer, a recipient of NAIOP’s 2020 Developing Leaders Award, followed an uncommon path to becoming a commercial real estate professional. Among his many volunteer efforts, he now works to help other men and women transitioning from the military to new careers. Shearer is known for his […]

Developing Leaders Spotlight: Finding Hidden Value in CRE

June 18, 2021

As the son of a carpenter, Anthony Rinaldi, a recipient of NAIOP’s 2020 Developing Leaders Award, said he grew up on job sites, leading to an enduring fascination with real estate. He became interested in the financial side of the business and pursued a Bachelor of Science degree in real estate finance at New York […]

Developing Leaders Spotlight: Working for Meaningful Change

May 27, 2021

A career in the commercial real estate industry requires problem-solving, teamwork and determination – making it a natural fit for Briana Harney, a recipient of NAIOP’s 2020 Developing Leaders Award. She played on the women’s Division I field hockey team while pursuing her undergraduate degree at the University of California at Berkeley, and she now […]

Developing Leaders Spotlight: At the Vanguard of CRE Research

May 7, 2021

As senior vice president and senior director of research for JLL, Lauren Gilchrist, a recipient of NAIOP’s 2020 Developing Leaders Award, is sought after for her opinions by not only members of her own company but also leaders of other large companies and members of city government. Gilchrist moved from the public sector to the […]

Developing Leaders Spotlight: Say “Yes” to Opportunities

March 11, 2021

After spending time on job sites growing up with her father, who worked in the construction business, Janelle Gallagher found herself drawn to the financial side of the built environment when she interned with a private equity group during college. Gallagher, a recipient of NAIOP’s 2020 Developing Leaders Award, realized that she enjoyed problem solving […]

Making Innovation Happen in the Turbulent Twenties

February 3, 2021

On January 1, 2020, “We were on a certain pathway toward the future,” said Jeff De Cagna FRSA FASAE, executive advisor for Foresight First LLC. Then, the global pandemic hit. “We got knocked off that pathway and have found ourselves in the ‘discontinuous next’ – a period of radical uncertainty, volatility and risk.” De Cagna […]

The Architecture and Design of the Ideal Workplace

June 11, 2018

In a typical office, employees have a safe, comfortable environment in which to work – one that may be considered fine or adequate, but which doesn’t necessarily inspire. A lot of people say, “Where I work isn’t all that bad,” said architect Charles First, AIA, CCM, CFM. In his recently published book, “A Place to […]

Elevating Workplace Architecture and Design with Positive Psychology

May 29, 2018

Office architecture and design have incorporated various popular influences in recent years: smart office tools, the open-ceiling industrial-chic aesthetic, and the “experiential office” trend, to name a few. The field has been slower, however, to adopt findings from positive psychology into office form and function. Positive psychology, the scientific study of the condition and strengths […]

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Marie Ruff