Smart Advisors
Khurshed Gandhi
Managing Director, Strategic Consulting
Khurshed believes that the role of a trusted advisor is not simply to solve problems, but to understand the ambition behind them.
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Khurshed brings smart advice
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Tyler brings smart advice
"Our job isn't to pick the answer. It's defining the decision framework, clarifying the trade‑offs, and simplifying the analysis so leadership can decide with confidence."
By bringing structure to complexity early, Tyler helps leaders move from analysis into action. makes high‑stakes decisions easier to navigate. The result is stronger alignment and decisions leaders can stand behind long after the data and assumptions change.
Tyler Hales
Executive Managing Director
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Ben brings smart advice
"When the signals point in different directions, the answer is almost always to ask better questions. Clarity comes from understanding the full picture."
For clients managing logistics and manufacturing space, Ben has uncovered hidden value by looking beyond the obvious path. By identifying manufacturing properties with existing power infrastructure, he has helped organizations monetize dilapidated sites that were otherwise obsolete.
Ben Brenner
Executive Vice Chair, Leasing Tenant Representation
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Steve brings smart advice
"Good advice starts with understanding what truly matters to the client. When markets change or assumptions shift, that foundation makes it easier to pivot with confidence."
Steve advises corporate occupiers on some of the largest and most complex lease decisions in the market. From headquarters relocations to portfolio strategy, he supports organizations shaping long-term goals.
Steve Billigmeier
Vice Chair, Office Tenant Rep, Life Sciences
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Alva brings smart advice
Across Greater China, Alva helps governments and investors navigate urban growth at scale, where building alone is not enough to create functioning cities. Real clarity comes from understanding how systems connect.
Alva To
Vice President, Head of Consulting, Greater China
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Ross brings smart advice
“The key is being clear on what success looks like, understanding where you are today, and building a path forward with the knowledge that change will happen along the way.”
Working across APAC and EMEA Ross advises in environments shaped by multiple markets, governance structures and stakeholder groups. He focuses on ensuring advice stands up not just to the immediate brief, but to executive and board‑level scrutiny as decisions progress.
Ross Hamilton
Head of Strategic Consulting, APAC & EMEA
We believe smart advice creates change by first bringing clarity to complexity, where decisions are shaped with intent rather than reaction.
By defining what success truly looks like at the outset, we help organisations move forward with confidence even as conditions evolve.
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"Good advice comes from knowing where judgment is needed, explaining the logic clearly, and showing how a project can actually be delivered in practice."
Stephen advises on complex regeneration and development projects where viability, funding and deliverability must align. He helps clients move ideas into action when financial, market and delivery constraints threaten progress.
Stephen Miles
International Partner
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“Data and models matter, but they’re only the start. You need to understand how a strategy will actually perform in the real world—under pressure, over time.”
When commercial structure, investment logic and delivery outcomes must align, clarity at the outset shapes everything that follows. Alan helps clients establish direction before complexity compounds and value is lost.
Alan Herrman
Head of Strategic Consulting
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Swati brings smart advice
“My role isn’t to make decisions for clients. It’s to simplify complexity, lay out the real choices, and show what each path means over time. When the implications are clear, confidence follows.”
By stepping back, cutting through noise, and grounding decisions in business fundamentals, Swati helps clients plan beyond short-term trends to shape assets that remain relevant and resilient 10 or 15 years from now.
Swati Mohindra
Senior Director
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Nicola brings smart advice
Nicola Gillen brings together multidisciplinary teams across geographies to tackle complex challenges. Her work spans sustainability, repurposing buildings, workplace strategy and the evolving role of cities.
Nicola Gillen
Head of Strategic Consulting EMEA
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Carol brings smart advice
“Great advice builds on industry insight, refined through evidence, behaviour and deep listening. What works is never one-size-fits-all, it’s about what is right for your organisation.”
In moments of change, the instinct is to move quickly. But real impact starts with understanding. Carol partners with organisations to pause, listen deeply and focus on what truly matters before decisions are made.
Carol Wong
Managing Director – Head of Strategic Consulting, GOS APAC
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Deb brings smart advice
"The most critical work happens before conflict arises. You must understand how the organization works before you can navigate through friction.”
Deb works with clients navigating complex real estate decisions, where progress often depends on what happens before choices are made.
Deb Boucher
Vice Chair
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Lucy brings smart advice
“Transparency builds confidence. When clients understand the data, they can stand behind their sustainability decisions.”
Lucy helps clients connect ESG data to what’s actually happening across their portfolios. She brings context, structure and clarity to information that can otherwise feel fragmented or hard to trust.
Lucy Matchett
Associate
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David brings smart advice
“People often assume a transaction is about achieving the highest price or the lowest cost. But success can mean many different things— economic impact, community benefits, risk reduction, long term growth or financial performance. Our role is to understand what’s most important to the client and help them navigate the choices that come with it.”
David McDougall
Partner, Strategic Consulting
"In the early stages, many cities focused on building more real estate. But supply alone did not match real quality of demand, and this led to underused developments and imbalances across cities."
David gives smart advice by helping clients define success before defining the solution.
“I spent 25 years in the world of design and engineering, and I saw strategic decisions shifting further upstream, to the earliest stages of projects. We combine practical delivery experience with research and data on the future of work and its impact on buildings and mixed‑use development.”
There is no universal playbook for creating value. Every strategy must respond to the specific realities of the asset, the market and the client’s objectives.
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Peyton brings smart advice
“Clients often come in with a specific question they think will drive the answer. Others want to look at every possible data point. The reality is neither approach works on its own: You have to know which drivers actually influence outcomes.”
Peyton helps clients navigate real estate decisions where data, people and business priorities don’t always align. The challenge is knowing which inputs truly matter.
Peyton Johnson
Senior Managing Director
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Ben brings smart advice
"A building can meet every real estate requirement and still be the wrong answer for the operation."
Ben gives smart advice by looking beyond the location.
A site selection decision is ultimately about how the operation will perform once it’s up and running.
Ben Harris
Head of Industrial Consulting, Americas
