SPONSORED: Nuveen – Breaking barriers with women in real estate

More women are rising to top leadership roles in the real estate investment arena. In an interview published with the September issue of Institutional Real Estate Americas, four leaders with Nuveen Real Estate — Katie Grissom, Cameron Jones, Melissa Reagen and Pamela West — discuss their career paths as women in a traditionally male-dominated industry.

“Being a female in real estate can be a very positive thing, but it also can feel challenging,” says Cameron Jones, portfolio manager, U.S. cities multifamily and U.S. cities diversified strategies. “It takes a concerted and strategic effort as a female or minority to be included and to have a seat at the table, regardless of whether it is within your own organization or within the broader industry.”

“For me, I try to see being a woman as an advantage,” says Katie Grissom, head of U.S. retail and mixed-use. “No one ever forgets my name at a conference, because there is a sea