Sharat Ahuja heads the Terra Firma Group at Long & Foster Realtors. Sharat brings 22 years of professional experience in the consulting and software service delivery areas to the real estate industry with a clear commitment to excellence and customer satisfaction through professionalism, integrity, mutual respect, great communication and interpersonal skills. A long time resident of Northern Virginia, Sharat is extremely familiar with the area and is committed to helping you make informed real estate decisions in any market. He is also an experienced resource for helping with Short Sales and Foreclosures and has the SFR designation. Sharat is a licensed Realtor in Virginia, Maryland and DC.Sharat is listed as one of Washington DC's Top Real Estate Agents in several local publications including the Washingtonian Magazine, Northern Virginia Magazine, the Virginia Living Magazine, and the NOVA Real Producers Top 500. For his exceptional performance at Long and Foster Realtors, Sharat has been included in the prestigious Founder's Club, Chairman's Club, and the Gold Team since 2012. He is also recognized by the Northern Virginia Association of Realtors as a Lifetime Top Producer.

Long and Foster is the largest real estate company in the Mid-Atlantic region with over 200 real estate sales offices. Founded in 1968, the company’s goal is to bring the total home ownership experience to the home buyer, which includes services that go beyond the exchange of real estate like mortgage, title and insurance.

IBS is a leading provider of technology products and services to the Travel, Transportation and Logistics industry. The company offers a range of new-generation products that manage critical operations of major airlines, airports, oil and gas companies, cruise lines, seaports, hospitality companies and tour operators worldwide.As Vice President for Service Delivery, Americas, Sharat’s primary responsibility was customer satisfaction for all regional clients that included large companies like Virgin America, Royal Caribbean Cruise Lines, Harrah’s Entertainment, Vail Resorts and Orbitz among others. Sharat was part of the Executive team at IBS Americas.

As the world’s largest aviation consulting firm, SH&E provides expertise in several areas including strategic and tactical planning, information and technology services, software solutions, financial services, marketing, operations and economic research to participants in the civil aviation industry such as airlines, airports, financial institutions and governments.As Director of the Aviation Decision Solutions Group, Sharat was responsible for overall strategy and execution including client delivery, customer support, marketing and sales, alliances and consulting engagements for SH&E’s flagship revenue management product.

SABRE is the world’s largest provider of products and services for the airline industry.As Project Manager, Sharat was responsible for new product development in the Airport Systems Group with the goal of improving operations, service levels and customer experience. He pioneered the use of state of the art software tools and platforms in the development of decision support systems and was responsible for evaluation of new technology and applications. His clients included large companies like American Airlines, Lufthansa, Scandinavian Airlines, Qantas and Southwest Airlines.