Russell Whitehead

Russell Whitehead is a Senior Vice President, Development Strategy & Consulting within CBRE’s Valuation & Advisory Services Group. Russell provides his clients throughout Canada with expertise relating to urban planning and development strategy.

Over the years, Russell has led a wide range of development advisory, urban planning and placemaking assignments for public and private sector clients throughout North America, China and the Middle East. He provides expertise in strategic planning, land capacity analyses, demand modelling, demographic forecasting, development feasibility and project positioning, ultimately with the goal of creating unique and successful destinations within existing urban fabrics.

Russell holds a master’s degree in urban planning from Queen’s University and has approximately 15 years of professional experience. Before joining CBRE, Russell worked at a large commercial real estate firm, leading the consulting group which focused on master planning and mixed-use development advisory assignments throughout North America.