As Principal, Global Leader of Portfolio Analytics and Business Intelligence, Dave Sawdey collaborates with Avison Young’s Innovation team to create technologies that integrate real estate portfolio data with market intelligence. Dave will be focused on collaborating with all our services lines, especially Avison Young’s Consulting and Brokerage teams to help clients navigate challenges through valuable insights, developing a roadmap for occupiers leveraging AVANT and launching industry-leading data-based technology products for the occupier market.

He brings more than two decades of experience in integrated workplace management systems, data intelligence, advanced analytics and data visualization. Throughout his career, he’s held roles in product engineering, product management, enterprise sales, consulting, and professional services. His client experience spans from the mid-market to global Fortune 500 across financial services, technology, retail, industrial, healthcare and government sectors. 

Prior to joining Avison Young, he 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. Based in Chicago, Dave is also a governing body member of the Chicago Chief Data Officer community and a long-standing member of CoreNet Global.