Ben Conwell Email & Phone Number

Bellevue, Wa, Us

Ben is Senior Managing Director and Practice Leader for Cushman & Wakefield’s eCommerce and Retail Logistics Advisory Group. He is focused on representing leading occupier clients through the rapidly disrupting integration of physical and digital retail, logistics and real estate. His responsibilities include counsel on strategy, site selection, design and execution for leading retail and logistics occupiers and investors, and industry thought leadership. Ben provides Cushman &… Show more Ben is Senior Managing Director and Practice Leader for Cushman & Wakefield’s eCommerce and Retail Logistics Advisory Group. He is focused on representing leading occupier clients through the rapidly disrupting integration of physical and digital retail, logistics and real estate. His responsibilities include counsel on strategy, site selection, design and execution for leading retail and logistics occupiers and investors, and industry thought leadership. Ben provides Cushman & Wakefield clients the most up to date market-leading counsel to effectively plan and execute their supply chain, fulfillment, retail and real estate strategies. Ben's occupier client experience ranges from some of the largest retailers in the world to a variety of rapidly expanding digitally native brands. Ben’s investor / developer clients include many of the largest, most active global players and numerous leading regional firms. He is a Senior Certified Supply Chain Professional and a member of the Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals. Ben serves on the C&W Industrial and Logistics Services Leadership Team and its Executive Committee, as well as the C&W Retail Leadership Council. Ben speaks and writes extensively on eCommerce, last mile and associated impacts on retailing, fulfillment, real estate development and investment. Venues include numerous national conferences for NAIOP, ICSC and Urban Land Institute as well as an extensive collection of Wall Street, retailer, investor, university, supply chain, boards of directors and capital markets events throughout the US, Canada, UK and Europe. He is a frequent contributor to, and source for national, regional and industry-specific media. Show less

Consulting with occupiers, developers and investors nationwide on strategy, facility design and operations tailored to eCommerce and logistics.

Logistics and fulfillment arm of Amazon.com, with distribution, sortation, transportation and call center operations throughout North America totaling over 90 locations and 60 million square feet; just completed the largest expansion of network capacity in the company’s history.Brought into newly-created role to bring order and structure to the entire life cycle of network expansion to accommodate explosive growth by Amazon’s retail business, making the Amazon Fulfillment Services real… Show more Logistics and fulfillment arm of Amazon.com, with distribution, sortation, transportation and call center operations throughout North America totaling over 90 locations and 60 million square feet; just completed the largest expansion of network capacity in the company’s history.Brought into newly-created role to bring order and structure to the entire life cycle of network expansion to accommodate explosive growth by Amazon’s retail business, making the Amazon Fulfillment Services real estate team the largest driver of new warehouse/distribution investment in North America during my tenure.• Led the completion and delivery to Operations of over 35 million square feet of new construction, at a construction value of over $2.1 billion, with $3.0 billion in expense commitments and capital investment by Amazon of over $600 million. • Finalized over 6.0 million square feet of new leases in existing properties and renegotiations of non-conforming legacy deals. • Oversaw implementation of asset management platform to support the entire 60 million square foot network including a first of its kind scalable management information system.• Executive-in-charge for fifteen month initiative to select two third-party base building property management service providers to mitigate risks to the portfolio; risks included financial, safety, legal and environmental; partnering projected to save approximately $50 million over first five years.• Managed $50 million emergency remodel project across North America on an extremely tight timeframe to solve a high visibility safety and PR issue with personal involvement by the Amazon CEO. • Facilitated state and local government, media, Amazon workforce, labor and developer/investor relations ensuring project and corporate interests were protected.• Scaled a team of Amazonians and selected third party contractors to match demands of the business from five to 18 while optimizing limited Amazon overhead. Show less

40-year-old private equity investment management firm with $1.3 billion under management placing institutional capital in land and building projects nationwide through debt and equity investments.Principal manager of $175 million in commitments for multiple institutional investors. Leader in identifying system weaknesses and implementing process improvements. Successfully managed workouts for large portfolios requiring complex restructuring and asset management.

Founded in 1969, the Northwest’s largest land and residential development company with $400+ million in annual sales.Led multi-disciplined employee and partner teams in the design, entitlement, development, and monetization of large, mixed-use, master-planned developments comprised of planned 8.6 million square feet of commercial and retail space and 10,000+ homes. Aggregate build-out value of the combined portfolio to exceed $1.0 billion. Honored with Weyerhaeuser Company… Show more Founded in 1969, the Northwest’s largest land and residential development company with $400+ million in annual sales.Led multi-disciplined employee and partner teams in the design, entitlement, development, and monetization of large, mixed-use, master-planned developments comprised of planned 8.6 million square feet of commercial and retail space and 10,000+ homes. Aggregate build-out value of the combined portfolio to exceed $1.0 billion. Honored with Weyerhaeuser Company President’s Award in recognition of outstanding performance in leading teams in major asset management improvements ahead of plan. Show less

The largest developer of mixed-use, master-planned communities in the Northwest.

Washington state’s largest and most active build-to-suit commercial development firm, recognized as region’s best-in-class in delivering large office, mixed-use, R&D, and manufacturing facilities for leading national and regional companies.Led operations throughout the company’s most productive and profitable period. Drove planning, project delivery, business development, leasing, sales and division profitability.

Mba, Real Estate And Finance

Bsba, Accounting And Finance

Activities and Societies: • Alpha Kappa Psi Honorary Society • Outstanding Student in Finance Award • Music Department Scholarships