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Jim Wenk is a Vice Chairman and Director for Savills North America, based in New York. He and his team joined Savills in January 2021 as a preeminent tenant/occupier-focused advisory group with a track record of working with some of the most recognized global brands. They specialize in locating, analyzing, negotiating and structuring complex headquarters office lease transactions. They optimize real estate portfolios through workplace consulting, and, when applicable, negotiate and secure state and municipal incentives.
 

Jim's clients count on him for his keen sense of the latest New York City market trends, his understanding of workplace design and construction trends, and most frequently, his ability find and secure a new location that exemplifies a company's unique culture and brand. Leveraging Savills global platform of the most technologically advanced market research, financial engineering, and design and workplace professionals, 

Jim's team assists dynamic companies in planning and securing distinguished headquarters office locations in New York, and regional offices around the U.S. and globally. His expertise includes lease acquisitions, renewals, and restructures, as well as subleases, property acquisitions and dispositions, developments and build-to-suits, and interior design/construction, budgeting and scheduling.
 

Jim joined Savills after building a successful track record over 12-plus years at JLL, most recently as a vice chairman. Prior to JLL, he was a managing director at The Staubach Company for nearly a decade.  

AWARDS, ACHIEVEMENTS AND ACTIVITIES: Jim earned Top Gun recognition at JLL for six years in a row from 2014. He was on CoStar's Power Broker list in 2018 and he is frequently quoted in The Wall Street Journal, New York Post, Commercial Observer, and Crain's New York Business. He was named a David Rockefeller Fellow for 2018-2019 by The Partnership for New York City. 

Shay Bolton joined the commercial real estate industry as part of the Tech & Media Practice Group with an emphasis on high-growth, emerging companies. Now acting as Corporate Managing Director at Savills HQ in New York City, Shay develops occupancy solutions that drive productivity and profitability.
 

She represents companies across a variety of industry sectors, including technology, finance, media and professional services, and works with many female founded and funded organizations - with a specialty in office tenant representation, strategic planning and global corporate services.
 

Shay is constantly developing new opportunities and leveraging her business acumen on behalf of her clients. Throughout her career, Shay has launched numerous professional organizations such as SPARK, a group for the Women's Chamber of Commerce.
 

Shay serves on Savills internal Building Inclusion and Diversity Board and actively participates in numerous philanthropic and professional organizations, including The W Source, SARRC, IIE, The Unstoppable Foundation and The ALS Association. Shay also serves as a board member for Boss Women Media Group and The XX Project, as well as a Founding Member of Chief. Shay has been recognized as a top leader in her field by CSQ and honored as a NextGen 10 in Real Estate & Finance in NY and LA.