Leslie Cohen
Chief Operating Office, The Davis Companies
Boston, MA 02110
Phone (617) 451-1300
Specialties
Investment Sales Broker
Property Types
Hospitality, Industrial, Land, Office, Retail, Flex, Sports & Entertainment, Specialty, Multifamily, Health Care, Residential, Homes
Markets
Boston
Bio
As Chief Operating Officer, Leslie Cohen is a key contributor to Davis’s business strategy and is responsible for driving its successful implementation and financial performance. She oversees the day-to-day business operations, specifically in the areas of Finance and Accounting, Property Management, Legal and Compliance, Human Resources, IT, Marketing, and Administration.
Leslie serves as the Chairperson of the Company’s Executive Committee and is a voting member of the Investment Committee. She is also responsible for fostering and maintaining an inclusive corporate culture one that ensures employee engagement and retention, as well as overseeing the successful implementation of that strategy.
Prior to joining Davis, Leslie served as the COO and Head of Asset Management for Samuels & Associates, a Boston-based Real Estate Development and Management firm, where she was responsible for executing the strategic vision of the firm across numerous large-scale developments in Boston and the surrounding communities.
An active leader in the region’s real estate community, Leslie served as the President of CREW Boston (formerly NEWiRE) and was the 2020 President of NAIOP MA. She currently serves on the NAIOP MA Board Management Committee. Leslie is a former board member of Heading Home and since 2019 has been a leading member of the fundraising team for Heading Home’s Housewarming. Leslie is a former member of the Tufts Buildings and Grounds Committee. Leslie serves as a Trustee of Chapel Hill Chauncy Hall School and is a current member of its Buildings and Grounds and Finance Committees. This combination of professional success and civic engagement has resulted in numerous honors, including recognition as a Bisnow’s Power Women in Commercial Real Estate, Boston Business Journal Women Who Mean Business, Globe Street Women of Influence and multiple awards from CREW Boston.
A resident of Brookline, Cohen has a BCSE in Engineering from Tufts University and an MBA from Babson College.
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