Program in Real Estate Industry Advisory Board member Karen Whitt quoted in Virginia Business

Changing the face of commercial real estate, Virginia Business

“We should be developing more female leaders because that reflects the marketplace in general,” says Colliers’ Karen Whitt.  Based in Washington, D.C., she’s president, U.S. Investor Services and Real Estate Management Services and one of the executives overseeing the diversity program.  Yet companies must do more than just hire diverse candidates, she adds. “You have to make sure there’s a career path of success for them. You need mentoring, training, outside resources brought in to make sure those candidates are supported. That’s how we intend to change it at the C-suite level. If you just hire them and don’t support them in their growth, you’re not aligning where the marketplace is going.” Read full article here.