Managing Director
CurrentMichael Redding is a facility management thought leader and founder of Agile OAK LLC, a management consulting firm advising companies on real estate and FM. As of July 2018 he has also been serving with the International Facility Management Association (IFMA) as a member of IFMA's Global Board of Directors.His advisory experience reflects the industry’s globalization, with work in North America, Europe, the Middle East, China and Brazil. His clients have included BD, BMW, Cargill, Columbia University (Teachers College), Express Scripts, Harley-Davidson, Humana, Johnson & Johnson, Kaiser Permanente, Morgan Stanley, PG&E, Thomas Jefferson University, Toyota and Unilever.Prior to founding Agile OAK in 2008, Michael Developed and delivered methodologies for FM assessments, organizational design, vendor optimization, outsourcing, performance management and best practice implementations.Michael is author of numerous articles and white papers on topics of interest to senior-level FM and real estate executives. Among both international and North American publications, he has been published in IFMA’s FMJ magazine and is a co-author of the Building Owners and Managers Institute International® online training course “Talking with the C-Suite,” designed to help facility managers communicate effectively with corporate senior executives and business leaders.