First Draft Live: Episode 18 — Work Has Changed. Has The Office?

Jamie Hodari has executive responsibility for CBRE’s Building Operations & Experience (BOE) business segment, which unifies building operations, workplace experience and property management, positioning CBRE to deliver scalable, future-ready solutions for offices, data centers, warehouses and other facilities. BOE consists of CBRE’s Enterprise Facilities Management, Local Facilities Management and Property Management business lines and Industrious, CBRE’s wholly owned flexible workplace subsidiary. This segment produced approximately $20 billion of combined revenue, including Industrious, in 2024 and comprises CBRE’s entire 7+ billion sq. ft. global property and corporate facilities management portfolio. As CBRE’s Chief Commercial Officer, Mr. Hodari also has responsibility for marketing and branding activities across all CBRE businesses. Jamie Hodari is also Chief Executive Officer and Co-Founder of Industrious, the flexible workplace industry's largest premium provider, with more than 200 locations in over 65 global markets. Mr. Hodari co-founded Industrious in 2012 and has served as Chief Executive Officer since its inception. Under his leadership, Industrious has expanded its global footprint and redefined how companies manage their workplace. The company was named one of America’s fastest-growing companies by Inc. Magazine in both 2020 and 2024. Prior to Industrious, Mr. Hodari served as Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Kepler, which pioneered a lower-cost, high-performing university model in East Africa. Earlier in his career, he was an investor at Birch Run Capital, a corporate attorney at Sullivan & Cromwell, and a reporter for the Times of India. In 2024, the Commercial Observer named Mr. Hodari to its Power 100 list and Thesis Driven named Mr. Hodari #3 on its list of the 100 most innovative people in real estate. Mr. Hodari holds a J.D. from Yale Law School, an M.P.P. from Harvard University, and a B.A. from Columbia University.