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\"Chandra<\/a>

Chandra Dhandapani<\/p><\/div>\n

In a new era of reduced office utilization, Dhandapani helps occupiers provide engaging and inspiring workplaces while helping them achieve their business goals.<\/p>\n

\u201cThese are significant, complex challenges, but business is a team sport,\u201d she said. \u201cI am blessed with a great team, and I love problem solving, so I am enjoying what I do.\u201d<\/p>\n

In May 2022, Dhandapani, who is also a member of the CBRE <\/strong>executive committee, was promoted to CEO of Global Workplace Solutions. Before the promotion, she had been serving in a dual role as CBRE\u2019s chief transformation officer, with executive oversight for people, marketing, supply chain and corporate real estate and chief operating officer of GWS.<\/p>\n

Dhandapani\u2019s career started in financial services helping steer Capital One Financial<\/strong>, where she spent 17 years as a senior technology executive on its digital transformation. Commercial real estate wasn\u2019t on her radar until CBRE selected her as its chief digital & technology officer in 2016.<\/p>\n

\u201cI found the CBRE opportunity intriguing when I first heard about it, and once I met with CBRE CEO Bob Sulentic and other executives, there was no turning back,\u201d Dhandapani said.<\/p>\n

Making Progress<\/h2>\n

Surrounding herself with smart, talented people has helped Dhandapani be successful. She also points to the direct managers who have given her chances in different roles. Most importantly, Dhandapani credits her family, particularly her husband, an engineer who left a corporate job and formed his own business to have more flexibility when their son was born.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhile I don\u2019t think any of us would say we are where we want to be from a diversity, equity and inclusion standpoint in our industry, I feel we are making progress,\u201d Dhandapani said.<\/p>\n

Regarding DEI, Dhandapani said it\u2019s important to think about how everyday actions impact people and to try to be models of inclusive behavior. Further, some team members have young children who need their parent\u2019s attention at certain times of the day, so she doesn\u2019t schedule meetings or engage with them during those times.<\/p>\n

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\u201cI have had focused strategic pivots throughout my career, including lateral moves. All my roles have contributed to my overall career growth and enabled me to obtain the role I have today. Seize opportunities to learn and grow and succeed at those, promotions will follow.\u201d<\/h2>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n

Read the March 2023 issue of CPE<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The CEO of CBRE’s Global Workplace Solutions enables answers to occupiers\u2019 big questions.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1068,"featured_media":1004648044,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[44033],"tags":[34997],"class_list":["post-1004648042","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-executive-profiles","tag-cbre-group-inc"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\nWomen in Real Estate: Chandra Dhandapani - Commercial Property Executive<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/women-in-real-estate-chandra-dhandapani\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Women in Real Estate: Chandra Dhandapani\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"The CEO of CBRE's Global Workplace Solutions enables answers to occupiers\u2019 big questions.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/women-in-real-estate-chandra-dhandapani\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Commercial Property Executive\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/CPExecutive\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2023-03-02T18:03:23+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2023-03-07T14:31:44+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/46\/2023\/02\/Chandra-Dhandapani-headshot.png\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"1200\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"900\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/png\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Gail Kalinoski\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:creator\" content=\"@cpexecutive\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:site\" content=\"@cpexecutive\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/women-in-real-estate-chandra-dhandapani\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/women-in-real-estate-chandra-dhandapani\/\",\"name\":\"Women in Real Estate: Chandra Dhandapani - 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