About
Steve Swerdlow is a Senior Advisor at Navitas Capital with over thirty years of executive leadership experience, including multiple C-level roles at CBRE overseeing operations across North America, Asia Pacific, and Latin America, where he managed business units generating more than $20 billion in revenue. His background spans strategy, mergers and acquisitions, turnarounds, and P&L management across diverse geographic regions. Prior to CBRE, Swerdlow held positions at Hines Interests and practiced corporate law at Barrett Smith Shapiro Simon & Armstrong in New York.
Experience
- Navitas CapitalSenior Advisorcurrent2021 — present
- Steve SwerdlowBoard Member and Advisor, Coachcurrent2020 — present
- McWHINNEYMember, Board Of Advisors2021 — 2025
- CBREGroup President2019 — 2020Global
- CBRECEO, APAC2015 — 2018Hong Kong SAR
- CBREPresident, Western Division2007 — 2016
- CBRECOO, The Americas and President, Latin America2011 — 2013Newport Beach, CA
- CBREPresident, Global Corporate Services2002 — 2006New York City Metropolitan Area
- CBREPresident, Eastern Division2000 — 2002New York City Metropolitan Area
- CBREPresident, New York Tri-State Region1990 — 2002New York City Metropolitan Area
Education
- Yale UniversityBA, Magna Cum Laude
- New York University School of LawJD, Cum Laude
Skills & more
StrategyOperational ExcellenceManagement8Negotiation1LeadershipMentoringBoard of DirectorsExecutive Leadership1Operations Management11Corporate Real Estate12Real Estate6Real Estate Development5
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Commercial Real EstateReal Estate EconomicsReal Estate TransactionsMergers & Acquisitions (M&A)Succession PlanningP&L ManagementContract NegotiationGlobal OperationsProfit & Loss ManagementLawCorporate GovernanceFrom Steve's professional profile.
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Also attended Yale University493
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Also attended New York University School of Law54
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Colleagues at Navitas Capital
Amy Persohn
Chief Operating Officer at Navitas Capital
Bryce Blair
Advisory Board at Navitas Capital
Chris Longman
Senior Associate at Navitas Capital
Jack Looney
Associate at Navitas Capital
James Herbert
Venture Partner at Navitas Capital
Jenny Song
Partner at Navitas Capital
Jill Frankle
Senior Advisor at Navitas Capital
Jim Pettit
Co-Founder at Navitas Capital