Carrie’s work spans all facets of real estate development and operations including acquisitions, finance, entitlements, development, management, leasing and marketing of properties. By connecting the dots between growth, leadership, employee and customer experience, she drives value for both shareholders and stakeholders. She helps companies, individuals and not for profits organizations leverage technology, design, finance, and diversity to improve the sustainability and experience of the built and natural environment.

Previously, Carrie was a partner and senior vice president at Ellis Partners, one of Northern California’s leading commercial real estate investors and developers where she oversaw investment portfolios ranging from $15M - $400M, generating upwards of $40M in NOI, including responsibility for 100-300 tenants at any given time. She directed the strategy, financial performance, leasing activities and operations of office, retail and mixed-use properties from due diligence and acquisition through disposition of the assets. She also oversaw large, complex properties through heavy value-add initiatives including capital improvements, technical retrofits, land-use entitlements, market repositioning, retail merchandising and ground-up development.  

More About Caroline

• Four words people would use to describe me:  Game. Accessible. Creative. Urbane.

• Problems I am great at solving.
 Creating and executing a thoughtful game plan even when the process or situation is full of ambiguity. 

• What makes me an “A-Team” player:  I have high standards and expect the same of everyone on the team.  I care a great deal about the people around me and approach my work with both humility and humor, which allows me to maintain perspective, get tough jobs done without drama, and to have some fun along the way. 

• A leader I admire and why. Michelle Obama. I admire her values, her smarts, her integrity, her ability to articulate and follow through on a vision, and of course, that fabulous sense of style! 

• Best piece of advice I ever got. “Don’t be afraid to share the bad news first.”