Commercial real estate has long been considered one of the lastindustries where the glass ceiling hasn’t been breached. But if thewomen on the next several pages are any indication, the “Old Boys’Club” may no longer be an apt description for the business. Womenentered the sector in droves over the past few decades, and manyhave risen to the C-suite and are among the top decision-makers attheir firms. As such, the editors of Real Estate Forum hada tough time selecting this year’s Women of Influence. We weededthrough some 200 worthy nominations to come up with 45 executiveswhose accomplishments were particularly impressive. With anincreasing number of women currently paying their dues and risingto management-level positions—not to mention mentoring a youngergeneration of female professionals—it seems like we’ll have ourwork cut out for us in the years to come.

Susan Ansel, President andCEO, Gables Residential

Luise A. Barrack, ManagingPartner, Rosenberg & Estis PC