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Veselina Petrova

Executive real estate strategy leader specializing in workplace transformation

BNY MellonUniversity of ManchesterNew York, NY16 Years ExperienceExecutive LevelWorks On-Site

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Director-level corporate real estate leader with roughly 20 years spanning external portfolio management and a major bank’s global real estate function. Has led complex, multi-year initiatives including campus build-outs, HQ renovations, asset sales, large-scale staff relocations for 1,700+ employees, and data-driven return-to-office strategy work. Strong differentiator is the ability to bridge business stakeholders and real estate execution through analytics, risk framing, and highly tailored communication.

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Key Strengths

  • 20 years across real estate portfolio management and bank real estate functions
  • director-level leadership in dynamic environments
  • led large multi-year real estate projects
  • business-to-real-estate liaison expertise
  • managed client relationship team
  • experience with site consolidations, exits, campus builds, and HQ renovations
  • strong stakeholder communication through regular written, verbal, and status updates
  • adaptable execution on complex programs
  • change management for resistant stakeholders
  • tailors communication to different personalities
  • executed simultaneous asset sales under tight timelines
  • coordinated alternative workspace planning for 1,700+ staff
  • data-driven RTO strategy development using analytics and historic data
  • risk-based option modeling for executive decision-making

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Experience

Director, Real Estate & Location Strategy, Global Head of Client Relationship ManagementBNY Mellon · Jan 2022 – Present
Senior Vice President, Global Real Estate, Client Relationship ManagementBNY Mellon · Jan 2016 – Jan 2022
Director, Portfolio ManagementGreystone & Co. · Jan 2009 – Jan 2015

Education

University of Manchestermaster, Management & Information Systems: Change & Development
American University in Bulgariabachelor, Business Administration & Political Science / International Relations

Awards

  • MS with Distinction - The University of Manchester
  • Magna Cum Laude - American University in Bulgaria

Skills

Change ManagementStakeholder ManagementProject ManagementProgram ManagementBudget ManagementForecastingMicrosoft OfficeanalyticsReal Estate Portfolio OptimizationWorkplace StrategyWorkplace ExperienceWorkplace DesignCorporate Real EstateCRE Market AnalysisOccupancy Analysis

Languages

English

Certifications

Project Management Professional (PMP)Certificate in Property Management

Memberships

  • Project Management Institute (PMI)

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Veselina PetrovaExecutive real estate strategy leader specializing in workplace transformation