2008 – New York, New York
Since joining Cushman & Wakefield in 1981, Tara Stacom has distinguished herself as one of the leading Tenant Representation and Landlord Leasing Agents in the commercial real estate industry. She serves Cushman & Wakefield as Vice Chairman and Member of the Global Advisory Board. Ms. Stacom has consistently ranked among the firm’s top 5 brokers and in 2004 was Cushman & Wakefield’s number one broker worldwide. During her 25-year career, Ms. Stacom has been responsible for over 35 million square feet of commercial transactions ranging from gross and net leases, synthetic lease transactions, ground leases, build-to-suits, and property acquisitions and dispositions. Her clients include The Bank of New York, J. & W. Seligman, The McGraw-Hill companies, Gibson, Dunn, & Crutcher, Remy Cointreau USA, Visiting Nurse Service of New York, Colgate-Palmolive Company, SL Green, Paramount Group, Blackstone, Glorious Sun, RREEF, Hines Interests, and L&L Holdings. Ms. Stacom is best known by her clients for her creativity, exceptional service and ability to structure complex transactions. A compelling testament to her dedication to her industry and community is the great number of awards Ms. Stacom has received. She is the 2005 “Woman of the Year†of the New York Executives in Real Estate (WX) and recipient of the prestigious Alumni Awards in recognition of her commitment and service to her alma maters, Lehigh University, as well as, Greenwich Academy. Ms. Stacom is most proud of the Cushman & Wakefield Service Excellence award acknowledging her successful relocation of more than 4,000 Bank of New York employees dislocated on 9/11, within two weeks of that tragic event. Crain’s New York Business has named Tara as one of the 100 Most Influential Women in New York City Business. Ms. Stacom serves the real estate industry as a Director of the Realty Foundation of New York; and a Member of the Real Estate Board of New York, the Ethics Committee and Commercial Brokerage Division’s Board of Directors.
