Valerija Beares
Chief Operating Officer, Advisory Services
Lic. PA
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Rija Beares is the Chief Operating Officer of Advisory Services, U.S. & Canada, leading the Operations teams supporting our local markets and leasing line of business, and advancing the company’s Managed Brokerage initiatives.
Previously, Ms. Beares was the CBRE Market Leader for the Greater Philadelphia Region. In this role, she oversaw more than 435 full-time employees and was responsible for driving the company’s growth strategy in the region and delivering integrated client solutions across the company’s Advisory Services business, including leasing, sales, valuations, debt & structured finance and property management.
Ms. Beares joined CBRE in 2002 advising institutional and entrepreneurial owners in structuring lease transactions and developing lease-up strategies. In 2010, she began focusing exclusively on representing corporate occupiers of real estate and since then has been involved in some of the most significant and notable office transactions in the Philadelphia region as well as globally. Additionally, she served as the leader for CBRE’s Technology & Media Practice in Greater Philadelphia.