Mark E. Rose

Mark E. Rose is Chief Executive Officer of Avison Young and Chair of the Board of Directors of Avison Young (Canada) Inc. He manages all strategic, financial, and operational activities of the full-service commercial real estate company, which provides solutions to investors, owners, and occupiers throughout the world. In his 14 years with the Toronto, Canada-based firm, Mark has overseen its growth from 290 real estate professionals in 11 offices in Canada to approximately 5,000 professionals in 100 offices around the world. Most recently, Mark has led the transformation of Avison Young to a data-driven, tech-enabled consultative brand, delivering the real estate experience of the future.

Through this evolution, accolades for the work being done at Avison Young have grown: Fast Company listed Avison Young as one of the World’s Most Innovative Companies for 2022, earning the number one ranking in the Urban Development category, and the firm was named one of America's Best Midsize Employers for 2022 by Forbes. Deloitte has named Avison Young one of Canada’s Best Managed Companies for the past eleven years in a row, with the firm retaining its Platinum status, first achieved in 2018. In 2019, Avison Young won the Employee Recommended Workplace Award (private, large company category). Presented by The Globe and Mail and Morneau Shepell, the award, based entirely on feedback from employees, recognizes Canadian organizations that have successfully achieved a healthy, engaged, and productive workforce. Real Estate Forum magazine named Mark the commercial real estate industry’s Best Boss for 2017, and ranked Avison Young the No. 1 Fastest-Growing Company in the commercial real estate industry (Large Companies category) in 2015 and 2016. Real Estate Forum also named Avison Young one of the Best Places to Work in Commercial Real Estate in 2018 and featured Mark among the industry’s “Elite 70” in 2016.

In addition, Commercial Property Executive (2015) named Mark as one of the 13 most innovative executives worth watching; and Queens College, City University of New York, presented its Alumni Award to Mark in 2015. The award honors individuals whose successful careers and dedication to philanthropy and public service serve as models for Queens College students. A frequent industry keynote speaker and author, Mark also received an honorable mention for the Commercial Property Executive’s Service Executive of the Year Award in 2015 and came second in 2021.