Laura leads a San Francisco-based team with a passion for the urban public realm and consumer trends,

innovating “retail-as-a-service,” an approach to leasing and operations now used by top mixed-use

developers and operators that demystified the value creation for retail. As a result, Laura and her team

get involved early on and advise clients on positioning or repositioning major assets and on consumer

brand growth strategy.

Laura and her team have advised on several Bay Area landmarks including Ghirardelli Square, Golden

State Warriors’ Chase Center, Tishman Speyer’s development with the San Francisco Giants and Eataly in

San Jose’s Valley Fair Mall. Laura also brought in several luxury brands in San Francisco’s Union Square

including The RealReal, Dolce & Gabbana, Shreve & Co. and structured a deal for Isaia in the long-

vacant, historic Frank Lloyd Wright building.

Laura served for six years on CBRE’s Americas Producer Advisory Board as its youngest member and co-

chaired the Futures Committee, which produced research on the impact of autonomous vehicles on real

estate. Laura is also a Business Line Cohort Leader in CBRE’s Women’s Network Group. Outside of CBRE,

Laura serves as a board member at La Cocina and Health Hospitality Partners.

Laura earned her master’s degree in City Planning and a Certificate in Real Estate Design and

Development from the University of Pennsylvania and had the privilege of working for Professor Asuka

Nakahara.