Chris Calhoun

Background

About Chris Calhoun

CORPORATE REAL ESTATE EXECUTIVE: I am an innovative leader with demonstrated ability to deliver results and transform business operations. As a visionary with experience motivating from the Board Room to the Boiler Room, I have a proven track record of developing high performance work teams and workplaces and creating value in industries ranging from financial services, to defense, and higher education. My passion is to align strategic initiatives with organizational values, and leverage interior design, workplace experience, and facility operations to move organizations from status quo to status go. EXPERTISE: • Strategic Thinking • Aligning Real Estate and Business Goals • Portfolio Optimization • Change Management & Team Building • Workplace Strategy • Gifted Public Speaker • Facilities Operations and Management • 3rd Party Vendor Management • Construction & Project Management MAJOR CAREER ACCOMPLISHMENTS: Conceived and implemented a global Workplace Transformation program to attract and retain talent, accelerate decision making, and encourage diversity of thought. Partnered with HR, Technology, and Brand, to conduct internal research and document critical ways of working, maintain core cultural elements, and evolve into emerging work patterns. Co-created the change management program to help associates thrive in the new environments. Converted a task oriented facilities management organization into a strategic provider of enterprise value. Drove consistent results by aligning real estate planning with business planning, and integrating facilities services with other support functions such as Finance, HR analytics, and IT. Created a financial management system to bring financial visibility and predictable cost control to 75 facilities nationwide. Using predictive data from the system, obtained C-Suite support for a national real estate consolidation to shed 1M square feet and reduce annual expense by $17M.