Leif Rolfsen
Director of Real Estate Strategy
- Role
- Director of Real Estate Strategy at Baxter International Inc.
- Location
- Chicago, IL, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Leif Rolfsen
Facilities and Real Estate Executive with extensive international experience in strategic planning and creation of highly effective workplace environments. Strong experience in creating portfolio strategy to support complex business objectives across therapeutic areas, cultures and geographies.Excellent communicator with the capability to lead and influence stakeholders at all levels, while positioning real estate as a platform to drive business success, illustrate the corporate brand, reinforce corporate culture, and to attract and maintain top talent.Key Skills/Experience Include:• Portfolio Optimization• Workplace Strategy, Design, Construction & Optimization• Workplace & Technology Integration• Environmental Branding• End to end real estate and facility solutions• Transformational Workplace Strategy• Stakeholder Leadership and Management• Vendor Relationship Management• Project & Program Leadership
Experience
Director of Real Estate Strategy
Mar 2023 — Present · Deerfield, IL, US
Developing the Real Estate Portfolio strategy for the newest transformation in Baxter\'s business plan, the spin off of the Renal business into a new stand alone leader in Renal care. Developed and executed on strategies to assure the real estate footprint will successfully support the two businesses going forward. Responsible for developing the new Global Headquarters Office. Developing a new Global R+D Headquarters in Minneapolis. Executing measures to reduce portfolio costs while successfully separating the businesses.
Education
Lake Forest Graduate School of Management
MBA, International Management
2003 — 2007
University of Arizona
Bachelor of Architecture
1983 — 1987
Skills
- Business Development
- Negotiation
- Project Management
- Consulting
- Strategy
- Process Improvement
- Sustainable Design
- Medical Devices
- Capa
- Change Management
- R&D
- Budgets
- Engineering
- Project Planning
- Laboratory
- Pharmaceutical Industry
- Gmp
- Fda
- Cross-Functional Team Leadership
- Organizational Dynamics
- Strategic Planning
- Mergers & Acquisitions
- Quality Assurance
- Integration
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