EQ Office’s Lisa Picard on the Effective Workforce

Lisa Picard is the president & CEO of EQ Office, the owner of 80 office properties totaling 40 million square feet.  She joined the firm, which is wholly-owned by Blackstone’s real estate funds, in 2016 as its COO and was named to her current role in 2017. Prior to EQ Office, Picard was with Skanska USA Commercial Development, where she worked on the company’s strategic development, investment and execution for the Pacific Northwest. She also founded Muse Development in Seattle, worked several years for Hines Interests and managed several national accounts for pension fund investments in real estate.