Alison Beddard

Alison Beddard

CEO, CREW Network

Lawrence, KS 66049

Phone (785) 856-8261

Mobile (801) 949-5993

CEO at CREW Network
Property Types
Industrial, Office, Retail, Flex, Specialty, Multifamily, Health Care
Markets
Seattle/Puget Sound
Languages
English
Bio
Alison Beddard was appointed chief executive officer of CREW Network and CREW Network Foundation on July 28, 2025. She is an accomplished commercial real estate executive with 20 years of industry and volunteer leadership experience. Beddard came to CREW Network after two decades with Cushman & Wakefield, serving most recently as the Managing Principal for the firm’s Washington and Oregon markets. Prior to her leadership positions in the Pacific Northwest, she oversaw Cushman & Wakefield’s Utah operations. She led a successful office brokerage practice over 14 years before transitioning to leadership, specializing in office leasing, acquisitions and dispositions for occupiers, private investors and nonprofit organizations. Beddard has also been recognized for her work in the community and toward the equality and advancement of women in the commercial real estate industry. She has served as Chair of the Americas Leadership Council for Cushman & Wakefield's Women’s Integrated Network (WIN). She joined CREW in 2008 and has served in many board, leadership, and committee positions locally with CREW Utah and globally with CREW Network. She was appointed President of CREW Network in 2017 and became a CREW Network Foundation Visionary in 2018. Beddard has also been honored by numerous publications, including CONNECT Media Power Women 2022, Utah Business Magazine's Thirty Women to Watch, Real Estate Forum Magazine's Women of Influence 2022 and 2017, Puget Sound Business Journal's Power 100 List for three years in a row, PSBJ 2023 Woman of Influence and most recently was honored as 2024 PSBJ Business of Pride honoree. She currently serves on the University of Washington Runstad Real Estate Advisory Board and the Executive Committee of the Commercial Brokers Association (CBA). A graduate of Virginia Tech, Beddard is an avid outdoor enthusiast, gourmet cook, artist, and world traveler.
Education
Virginia Tech, B.S. 1997 Yale School of Management - Executive Education 2019 CREW Network Leadership Certificate 2018
Affiliations
  • CREW - Network of Commercial Real Estate Women
  • NAIOP - National Association of Industrial and Office Properties
  • ULI - Urban Land Institute
Awards
President, 2017 CREW Network Board of Directors (Global)
2014 - 2018 Member of CREW Network Board of Directors (Global)
2012 Chapter President, CREW Utah
2017 Real Estate Forum Women of Influence
2016 Utah Business 30 Women to Watch