Jeff & Melissa Pitts Lecture Series: Christopher Perri

CHRISTOPHER PERRI

Professional Experience

Chris Perri serves as Global Alliance Director for a Fortune 50 Life Science firm responsible for a team of 500+ CBRE professionals providing a fully integrated CRE&F service delivery model supporting 24MSF in 15 countries including HQ, research laboratories, medical technology and pharma production facilities in LATAM, North America and EMEA.

Prior to this role Chris served as Executive Managing Director for Client Strategy and Business Analytics within CBRE Global Workplace Solutions. Chris and team partnered with occupier clients primarily in the Financial and Professional Services and Life Science industry sectors to advance their mission delivering real estate strategy, transaction management, business analytics, and service delivery integration. He previously served on CBRE’s Global Workplace Solutions Global Operating Committee and CBRE’s Americas Advisory & Transaction Occupier Leadership Team.

Chris has a deep understanding of the real estate industry and our clients’ evolving needs. Prior to his Strategy leadership role, Chris served as Global Alliance Director for one of our company’s largest client Bank of America. In that role, he oversaw a dedicated team of 1,000+ CBRE professionals, providing a fully integrated CRE service delivery model managing 26M square feet for 2,400 locations in 35 countries.

Prior to his role as Global Alliance Director, Chris led the GWS Americas Sales & Client Solutions platform and started a company wide effort to organize CBRE practice groups and accounts into Industry Sector Committees. This effort led to creation of new thought leadership, growth initiatives and client forums within Financial Services, Tech Media Telecom, Life Sciences, Healthcare, Industrial & Logistics, Data Centers and Retail sectors.

Prior to this Chris served as a GWS Division Director, leading corporate client teams that spanned 200M square feet of facilities across the US and Canada. He was also the Executive Sponsor of the GWS MBA Summer Associate Program. This effort identified talent at 14 business schools in US & Canada for summer internships and permanent positions within GWS.

Prior to CBRE, Chris worked as a senior executive with a regional office & industrial developer. Roles included Chief Operating Officer, Asset Manager, and Project Leasing Executive. Chris began his career as Business Development Manager at Duke Energy.

Community and Professional Affiliations

‒ CoreNet Global Carolinas Chapter: Awards Committee Juror

‒ Clemson University Real Estate Foundation & Real Estate Development Advisory Boards

‒ Discovery Place Science Museum Board of Trustees: Past Board Chair

‒ NAIOP Charlotte Chapter: Past President & State Conference Chair

‒ Partners for Parks Foundation: Past Board Vice Chair

‒ Pine Lake Preparatory School: Past Board of Trustees

‒ Urban Land Institute, Charlotte District Council: Past Executive Committee

Education

‒ Massachusetts Institute of Technology, MSRED

‒ University of North Carolina at Charlotte, BARCH

‒ Clemson University, BS Arch Design

• Lunch at 12:00 pm
• Lecture at 12:30 pm
• CEUs will only be given to AIA members attending in person. There will be a sign-in sheet at the door to receive credit

• Please park in the remote lot - located between Cooper and Grace Bridge Streets
• Please sign in at the front desk