Cole Palmby

Business Intellignce Manager

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Cole serves as Business Intelligence Manager, focusing on Portfolio Strategy, on the Global Portfolio Services (GPS) team which specializes in global and national corporate real estate partnerships. CBRE’s GPS team actively manages client real estate portfolios for mid-sized, privately held companies and Fortune 500 industry leaders.

As a Business Intelligence Manager, Cole translates complex real estate data into a high-level strategic roadmap. Leveraging cross-industry financial skills and AI-driven predictive modeling, he serves as a key advisor to executive stakeholders. By integrating these insights into portfolio analysis, he ensures all strategic decisions are proactively aligned with long term corporate objectives and sustainable growth.

In close collaboration with the team’s transaction managers, Cole develops sophisticated financial models and analytical tools to evaluate how real estate decisions influence an organization’s overall corporate real estate strategy, supported by:

  • Strategic Financial Stewardship
  • Predictive Data Intelligence
  • Executive‑Level Decision Support


Mr. Palmby began his career as part of the Portfolio Strategy services team with CBRE in London, United Kingdom, a team that sat within the wider UK Advisory & Transactions team. During his four (4) years in London, he was the main point of contact for multiple CBRE clients and undertook multiple wide-scale projects across their portfolios, both domestically and internationally. He has experience in both qualitative and quantitative portfolio strategy, M&A, Workplace Consulting, Organizational Change, Change Management, ESG Consulting, and Strategic Advisory.

Education

  • BA in Political Science (Capital University)
  • MSc in International Development (Loughborough University)
  • MBA in Management Consultancy & Emerging Markets (Bristol Business School)

Pro Affiliations / Accreditations

  • IEMA Chartered
  • REFM 1, 2, 3 Qualified
  • CMI Chartered Manager

Clients Represented

  • Avient
  • Bosch
  • Eaton
  • Eurofins
  • Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company
  • Greif
  • Huntington National Bank
  • Leaf Filter
  • M&D
  • Martinrea
  • MAI Capital
  • OI-Glass, Inc.
  • Securitas
  • Shearer’s
  • Sherwin-Williams
  • Siemens
  • Solventum
  • Sonoco
  • Sotera Health
  • TI Automotive
  • Winland
  • WK Kellogg

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