Meghann Martindale, Principal and Director of Retail Market Intelligence at Avison Young, is a builder and innovator with 27 years of industry experience. Martindale directs the firm's data-driven retail strategy, embedding behavioral analytics and micro-market diagnostics into investment and leasing workflows. Since joining in 2024, her analytics-driven advisory work has supported nearly 2 million square feet of new retail business across capital markets and leasing. She has emerged as a leading voice on urban recovery and necessity-based retail trends, speaking at over 30 conferences in the past year alone. Martindale was recently elected Vice Chair of ICSC’s North American Group and will assume the role of Chair in 2027. Her influence extends to the next generation of leaders as a frequent guest lecturer at NYU’s Schack Institute, where she bridges academic theory with the practical application of PropTech.