Spencer Levy

Spencer is the Global Client Strategist and Senior Economic Advisor for CBRE, where he plays a central role on the firm’s “Client Care” team, working daily with its largest investor and occupier clients. He brings more than 30 years of experience as a lawyer, investment banker, and leader in research and capital markets leader, with the last 18 years at CBRE.

Spencer is also the Chairman of the Real Estate Roundtable’s Research committee, a position that regularly places him in front of senior elected officials and policy matters. He is widely regarded as one of the most active public speakers in the industry, delivering more than 200 presentations annually at major industry events such as ULI, CoreNet, NAIOP, and CREW, as well as directly to clients. He has spoken at more than 40 major university alum and client events, including at Harvard and Cornell, his alma maters.

Spencer is the host of CBRE’s award-winning podcast, “The Weekly Take”, now in its fifth year. It is #1 most downloaded podcast on commercial real estate globally.

His industry honors include CoreNet Luminary Awards for Excellence in Public Speaking, two CBRE Gary J. Bebon awards for teamwork, the CBRE Capital Markets MVP designation, and the Lifetime Achievement Award for Excellence in Commercial Real Estate from The Daily Record in Maryland.

Spencer has appeared on numerous television networks, including CNBC, CNN, Fox Business, and PBS. He resides in Baltimore, Maryland with his wife of 26 years and their three children.

Education

• Harvard Law School, Juris Doctor
• Cornell University, The ILR School, Bachelor’s Degree in Labor and Industrial Relations

Professional Affiliations / Accreditations

• CBRE’s Americas Strategy Group
• CBRE Global Leadership Council
• CBRE’s Gary J. Beban Teamwork Award (2010)
• Trammell Crow Master Builder Award for Excellence in Leadership (2015)
• CoreNet Luminary Award for Excellence in Public Speaking (2016)
• Frequent speaker before industry groups, including CoreNet, NAIOP, ICSC, MBA, ULI and CREW
• Baltimore Leadership School for Young Women, Board of Directors