Molly North
CEO at Merus
- Role
- Chief Executive Officer at Merus
- Location
- Cincinnati, OH, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Molly North
Molly North is a driven executive who some might say is obsessed with getting things done. As CEO, Molly leads the strategic direction of employee-owned Merus, a commercial real estate developer and design-builder headquartered in Cincinnati. Molly credits the success of Merus to its strong culture, a growth mindset, and cross-functional top talent. She invests heavily in fostering a culture that cultivates ownership in Merus’s projects and in the communities it serves. Molly was promoted to CEO in 2015, one year after the company became 100% employee owned. Prior to becoming CEO, Molly served as the company’s CFO and prior to that as a real estate development director. Molly has served on the board of INDUS Realty Trust since 2020. Prior to Merus, Molly spent several years in various sales, finance, and accounting roles at Fifth Third Bank and at Ernst & Young in its Cincinnati and Zurich, Switzerland offices. Heavily engaged in the community, Molly currently serves as the Cincinnati Park Board President. Molly is an active member of the Young Presidents’ Organization, Cincinnati Women’s Executive Forum and Cincinnati Commonwealth Club.A 2021 Cincinnati Enquirer Top Workplace leader, Molly has received recognitions including Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year 2019, Midwest Real Estate News Magazine Commercial Real Estate Hall of Fame, YWCA Career Women of Achievement, and Cincinnati Business Courier’s Women Who Mean Business Award and C-Suite CEO Award. Molly was a participant in the Cincinnati USA Chamber of Commerce Leadership Cincinnati Class 39 and a Business Courier Forty Under 40.
Experience
Chief Executive Officer
Apr 2015 — Present
Education
University of Cincinnati Carl H. Lindner College of Business
BBA, Accounting & Finance
1993 — 1997
London Business School
YPO Executive Education Programme
Harvard Business School
YPO Executive Education Program
Skills
- Banking
- Contract Negotiation
- Disposition
- Real Estate Transactions
- Due Diligence
- Real Estate Economics
- Real Estate
- Business Planning
- Finance
- Commercial Real Estate
- Leadership
- Corporate Real Estate
- Real Estate Development
- Strategic Planning
- Corporate Finance
- Financial Analysis
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