Avison Young has appointed Dave Sawdey as principal, global leader of portfolio analytics and business intelligence.
As the lead of Portfolio Analytics and Business Intelligence, Sawdey will collaborate with Avison Young’s Innovation team to create technologies that integrate real estate portfolio data with market intelligence.
Other priorities for Sawdey include developing a product roadmap for occupiers leveraging Avison Young’s AVANT technology platform and launching industry leading data-based technology products for the occupier market. He will work closely with all service lines at Avison Young, especially brokerage and consulting to support our current offerings.
Sawdey brings more than two decades of experience in integrated workplace management software systems, data intelligence, advanced analytics and data visualization to his new role. Throughout his career, he has held roles in product engineering, product management, enterprise sales, consulting, and professional services.
Prior to joining Avison Young, Sawdey spent nine years with JLL as Senior Vice President, Director of Business Intelligence, where he created and led the Strategic Consulting Business Intelligence Practice, built the Integrated Portfolio Business Intelligence Team and was the Strategy Lead for Portfolio Planning Products.
Sawdey is a governing body member of the Chicago Chief Data Officer community and a long-standing member of CoreNet Global.
