2014 – 2025
TIAA
Director, Design & Construction · Workplace Design Strategy
Pioneered the 450K SF Frisco Corporate Center — LEED Platinum & Fitwel, named DFW's "Coolest Office."
Brand Summary
Wendy Waite
Corporate Real Estate & Workplace Strategy Leader — connecting people and place to create high-performing workplaces.
“Your people already figured out how they want to work. Your workplace is the last to find out.”
20+
Years in corporate real estate
450K SF
Build-to-suit HQ delivered
$75MM
Largest project budget
25K+
Associates through change
Point of view
The workplace isn't real estate to manage — it's a strategic asset that shapes performance, culture and the employee experience.
Workplace StrategyDesign & ConstructionChange ManagementPortfolio OptimizationSustainability & WellnessExecutive Communication
2011 – 2014
Citi
VP, Business Real Estate Liaison
Aligned an 800K SF portfolio; 500K SF restack cut underutilized space 30% (~$6M/yr).
2006 – 2011
Bank of America
VP, Senior Change Manager
Led change for One Bryant Park, the first commercial LEED Platinum tower in the U.S.
Recognition
- — Interior Design NYCxDesign Award Winner, 2025
- — CoreNet Global REMmy Project of the Year Nominee, 2025
- — D CEO Commercial Real Estate Awards Finalist, 2025
- — Charlotte Business Journal "Heavy Hitters," 2022
- — TIAA CFO Award · Emerging Leader Program
- — Citi Stars Platinum Excellence Award
Credentials
- — Master of Corporate Real Estate (MCR)
- — Six Sigma Green Belt
- — Fitwel Ambassador
- — B.A. Political Science, NC State
Member, OpenWater Group executive network