Edward Forst is the new president and chief executive officer of Cushman & Wakefield. He will join the firm Jan. 6.
Forst previously worked at Goldman, Sachs & Co. as global co-head of the investment management division. Most recently he served as an advisor to Fenway Partners, a private investment firm.
During the financial crisis of 2008-2009, Forst was selected to be the first Executive Vice President and Principal Operating Officer of Harvard University, leading its non-academic affairs and served as Advisor to the Secretary of the Treasury of the United States.
