Cushman & Wakefield has hired Clay Westbrook as Director of Market Research, leading the firm’s research department in Atlanta.

Westbrook will manage and collaborate on research activities and resources in the Atlanta region. The research team prepares quarterly market statistics in addition to other thought leadership materials and presentations, participates in client pitches and presentations, and advises leadership in overall business development strategy. Westbrook will coordinate research activity across all service lines and property types as well as manage proprietary databases, big-data analytics and data governance with the expertise of Cushman & Wakefield’s strong and diverse research team.

“Clay is tremendously talented and will be a valuable asset as we continue to elevate our outstanding research team,” said John O’Neill, Managing Principal of Cushman & Wakefield’s Atlanta office. “His unique background with experience in the real estate, capital markets and legal sectors, as well as his expertise in economics, financial and forecasting modeling made him an ideal candidate for this position.”

Prior to joining Cushman & Wakefield, Westbrook was a turnaround and restructuring professional, a published author and a career advisor for attorneys. In addition to his research experience, his consulting practice involved formulating original strategies for highly sensitive situations, advising business owners and leaders through crisis resolutions. He also was previously a commercial real estate attorney and capital markets advisor, working with clients in commercial real estate transactions, commercial lending, equity investments, alternative financingand corporate mergers and acquisitions.

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Cushman & Wakefield is a leading global real estate services firm that helps clients transform the way people work, shop, and live. Our 45,000 employees in more than 70 countries help occupiers and investors optimize the value of their real estate by combining our global perspective and deep local knowledge with an impressive platform of real estate solutions. Cushman & Wakefield is among the largest commercial real estate services firms with revenue of $6 billion across core services of agency leasing, asset services, capital markets, facility services (C&W Services), global occupier services, investment &asset management (DTZ Investors), project & development services, tenant representation, and valuation & advisory. 2017 marks the 100-year anniversary of the Cushman & Wakefield brand. 100 years of taking our clients’ ideas and putting them into action. To learn more, visit www.cushwakecentennial.com, www.cushmanwakefield.com or follow @CushWake on Twitter.