David Smith

David C. Smith Vice President, Americas Head of Occupier Research 1180 Peachtree Street NE, Suite 3100 | Atlanta, GA 30309 Direct: +1 404 853 5310 David.Smith4@cushwake.com | cushmanwakefield.com Professional Expertise David C. Smith is the Global Head of Occupier Insights for Cushman & Wakefield. David produces thought leadership content focused on how economics, demographics, technology and space usage trends impact the future of commercial real estate for occupiers and investors. David has been a presenter at CoreNet Global's North American Summit and a main stage speaker at the NHMC Annual Conference and BOMA China's Annual Conference. He has also contributed to or been quoted in various publications, including Globe Street, Forbes, NAIOP, Bisnow, Commercial Observer, and CoreNet Global. Mr. Smith previously spent over a decade at Kingsley Associates, a leading provider of research and benchmarking solutions to real estate companies around the world. In addition to providing consulting services to global real estate companies, he was also involved in several industry-wide thought leadership partnerships with BOMA and NMHC. In that role, Mr. Smith served as one of the creators of the NMHC/Kingsley Associates Apartment Renter Preferences Report. Accomplishments • Author / co-author of thought-leadership deliverables pertaining to various CRE trends and topics: the future of office, demographic shifts, employment, flex office / coworking, occupier real estate strategy and decision making, technology trends, real estate costs and workplace usage. • Frequent contributor to Cushman & Wakefield blog and published and/or quoted in: Globe Street, Forbes, NAIOP, Bisnow, Business Insider, Commercial Observer, LoopNet, Recode/Vox, BOMA Magazine and CoreNet Global. • Main stage speaker at NHMC Annual Conference and BOMA China's 1st Annual Conference. • As Vice President / COO of real estate industry's leading provider of research and performance benchmarking solutions focused on customer (tenant / resident) satisfaction, employee engagement and client / investor perceptions, provided consulting services to global firms owning and/or managing $850 billion in commercial real estate worldwide and 2.5 million multifamily units. Community Leadership • Board Member: Center for Christianity & Scholarship (at Duke University) Education • Bachelor of Arts in Public Policy, Duke University