Sam Delisi

Sam Delisi is an Operating Partner with Moderne. He was most recently the Global Head of Property Management Services for WeWork. He was recruited to stand up a third-party property management business. Sam has a 40 year career in property management leadership and commercial brokerage roles with Newmark Knight Frank, CBRE, Insignia ESG and U.S Equities Realty.

Highlights of Sam's career including developing and leading CBRE's Premier Property Platform focused on delivering experiential property management services to enhance the workplace for tenants and their employees. In that role Sam was responsible for thought leadership and tip of the spear sales. In two years the team acquired more than 70 million square feet of new management and leasing assignments throughout the United States.

Sam led the CBRE property management regions of the US and Canada with more than 200 million square feet, over 1,500 employees and P&L responsibility totaling more than $200 million annually. Notable property management and leasing assignments that CBRE won under Sam's leadership include the Sear Tower, 311 South Wacker Drive, the Renaissance Center, the Philadelphia Navy Yard, 3 Bryant Park, Chase Manhattan Plaza and the US Bank building in Seattle.

Sam led the Receivership/Distressed Property Management component of the CBRE’s national Restructuring Services group. He brings a broad range of real estate expertise to his Moderne Ventures Advisory role, including experience as a brokerage leader, consultant, tenant representative, leasing agent, and property manager. He has also leased or directed leasing for 33 properties in downtown Chicago. Many of these buildings are highly recognizable landmarks including the Santa Fe Building, One Financial Place, 120 South LaSalle Street, the John Hancock building, and 311 South Wacker Drive.