Associate Vice President, Sustainability
I’m responsible for driving and evolving sustainability at Grosvenor and working to enhance our existing focus on delivering social benefit in North America.
Tanja oversees, drives, and evolves sustainability at Grosvenor and works to enhance the firm’s existing focus on delivering social benefit in North America. She is leading the Company in its pursuit of achieving the World Green Building Council’s (WGBC) 2030 net zero carbon initiative. Additionally, Tanja runs Grosvenor’s Global Real Estate Sustainability Benchmark (GRESB) reporting in North America and Chaired the employee-led Diversity, Equity & Inclusion committees for two years.
Tanja joined Grosvenor in 2013 and previously held the position of Director of Community and Customer Engagement, where she provided strategic direction and oversight for community engagement and customer service initiatives for developments across North America.
She is a member of Commercial Real Estate Women (CREW), Urban Development Institute (UDI), Urban Land Institute (ULI), Canada Green Building Council, US Green Building Council, and the National Multifamily Housing Council (NMHC). She is also a participant in ULI’s Greenprint Performance Committee and REALPAC’s ESG Committee.
Tanja studied Urban Land Economics at the University of British Columbia, Dialogue and Civic Engagement at Simon Fraser University, and Business Sustainability Management at the Institute for Sustainability Leadership at the University of Cambridge.
Tanja was recognized as a 2023 Woman of Influence 'Diversity Champion' by GlobeSt.