Jeanne Myerson

Trustee at Grinnell College

Jeanne Myerson ’75 of San Francisco, California, is a real estate industry leader with three decades of experience in commercial real estate investment. She holds a B.A. from Grinnell and a master's degree in city and regional planning from Harvard University. Most recently she served as the CEO of the Americas region of the Urban Land Institute, an interdisciplinary research and education institute dedicated to leadership in land use and creating thriving communities worldwide. She founded The Belgrave Group in 2015, an independent consulting firm. She previously served as president and CEO of The Swig Co. and has held senior executive positions at Bailard Biehl & Kaiser, NeXT Computer Inc. and Metropolitan Life Real Estate Investments.

She was recognized in 2009 by the San Francisco Business Times as the Bay Area’s “Most Admired Private Company CEO.” She has been inducted into the Women of Influence in Real Estate Hall of Fame and the Real Estate Forum’s Hall of Fame. She is serving, or has served, on several corporate boards, including the Berkshire Group and BRE Properties Inc.; on advisory boards for Mosaic Real Estate Credit LLC; Build Inc. and Presidio Bank; and on several nonprofit and industry organization boards.

Timeline

  • Trustee

    Current role