Seth Weinert has been appointed to Avison Young as principal and director of strategy and risk management. Based in Chicago, Weinert will sit on the Executive Committee.
In this new role, Weinert will drive development of the firm’s overall long- and mid-term strategies, partnering with the Executive Committee on plan design and implementation. He will also be responsible for the identification, analysis and mitigation of potential gaps or threats to the firm and its offerings. In addition, he will partner closely with the firm’s chief strategy officer, Hiren Thakar, who is focused on the firm’s strategic growth by recruitment and M&A.
Weinert joins Avison Young from JLL, where he spent 20 years in client-facing, product and corporate development, and strategic planning roles. He most recently served as head of strategic planning and growth for the firm’s Work Dynamics group where he delivered multi-year growth plans and led global transformation workstreams.
