Jennifer Stewart

About Jennifer Stewart

Jennifer Stewart is a performance-driven, award-winning Global Real Estate Executive with over 25 years of international experience spanning the U.K, Europe, APAC, India, and the Americas. She has led high-profile, multimillion-dollar real estate projects and strategic initiatives, consistently delivering exceptional results through a process-focused approach.Jennifer excels in overseeing end-to-end program management, including budgeting, scheduling, quality assurance, and risk mitigation. She defines project requirements and scope to ensure seamless execution aligned with client expectations. Her expertise encompasses space planning, asset management, and construction design, providing world-class consultation and advisory services to a global clientele.A trusted partner to C-suite executives and senior leadership, Jennifer collaborates to shape strategic direction and operational capabilities, driving robust business roadmaps and transformational initiatives. Her proven ability to exceed expectations has consistently resulted in enhanced ROI, revenue growth, and real estate project excellence.As a concept-to-completion leader, Jennifer manages multiple multimillion-dollar projects with precision, leveraging strong prioritization and time management skills to deliver on time and under budget. She brings an innovative mindset that inspires alignment with company vision and values, while attracting top-tier talent and cultivating high-performing teams.Her subject matter expertise spans real estate portfolio management, capital markets, office space optimization, carbon footprint reduction, and complex contract negotiations. Jennifer provides data-driven insights to support strategic decision-making and drive sustainable growth.Committed to fostering a culture of collaboration, she empowers diverse teams to achieve business objectives and leads training and development initiatives to elevate performance. By harnessing technology, she drives continuous process improvement, operational efficiency, and cost optimization—transforming underperforming systems into competitive advantages.

Experience

1. Director and Head of Global Real Estate, Americas

   IBM

   Oct 2023 — Present · NY, US

   Executive Leadership: Manage IBM\'s real estate portfolio and facilities management in the U.S, Canada, Latin America - sized at 22+ million square feet in a mix of leased commercial, labs, mission critical and owned spaces. Responsible for directing all of Corporate Real Estate activities and operations across the region, inclusive of ownership asset, facility, lease and project management, as well as finance, energy, F&B, transportation while partnering with Global Real Estate (GRE) Corporate Centers of Excellence. Drive transformation and productivity and uber focused on client and employee experience.

Education

• The Catholic University of America

  Bachelor of Architecture (B.Arch.), Architecture

• School of Architecture at Syracuse University

  Architecture

• Architectural Association

  Fall Symposium, Architecture

• New York University

  Master of Science (M.S.), Real Estate Finance and Investment