Full Name
Sharon Harper
Job Title
President/CEO
Company
Plaza Companies
Speaker Bio
As CEO, Chairman and Co-Founder of Plaza Companies, Sharon Harper oversees all facets of company operations, including the ownership, development, leasing, or management of nearly 13 million square feet of Arizona urban transformational projects, medical healthcare companies, senior living communities, and bioscience centers.
With Harper at the helm, Plaza Companies' properties and projects have received significant recognition within the real estate, construction, senior living, technology and medical sectors, and the company has proved instrumental in setting a national standard of excellence in the ownership, development, management and leasing of award-winning facilities throughout these sectors. Her forward-thinking commitment to commercial real estate has helped Plaza Companies emerge as one of the premier real estate firms in the Southwest, earning numerous awards and designations under her leadership.
Harper's personal business achievements have earned considerable praise as well. Harper served as the Executive Committee Chair for the City of Phoenix GO Bond Committee for 2022, working closely with the Phoenix City Council on the allocation proposals of $500 million in bond funds. She received NAIOP's 2019 Award of Excellence, was named among the 2019 Leaders of the Year in Public Policy for the Economy by Arizona Capitol Times, earned recognition as 2017's "Woman of the Year" by Valley Leadership, and was listed among the Phoenix Business Journal's "Landmark Leaders" the year prior. She and her husband, Dr. Oliver Harper, also received a Lifetime Achievement Award from Phoenix Theatre.
Harper is an Honorary Commander of Luke Air Force Base, and among many public service endeavors, Harper also served as Chairman of Governor Doug Ducey's re-election campaign in 2018 and Chairman of the Prop. 123 campaign in 2016. She was the recipient of the "Distinguished Service Award" by the Greater Phoenix Economic Council in 2014. She also earned inclusion among AZRE's "People to Know in Commercial Real Estate," Real Estate Forum's "Women of Influence," and AZ Big Media's "20 Most Influential Women in Commercial Real Estate" that same year. She was also the recipient of the "Lifetime Achievement Award for Most Admired Leader" by the Phoenix Business Journal and received the "Citizen Leadership Award" from the International Economic Development Council in 2013, and she also earned a spot on AZRE magazine's "50 Most Influential Women in Arizona Real Estate" in 2012 and Arizona Business Magazine's "50 Most Influential Women, 2012." She is also an active member of the Counselors of Real Estate.
With Harper at the helm, Plaza Companies' properties and projects have received significant recognition within the real estate, construction, senior living, technology and medical sectors, and the company has proved instrumental in setting a national standard of excellence in the ownership, development, management and leasing of award-winning facilities throughout these sectors. Her forward-thinking commitment to commercial real estate has helped Plaza Companies emerge as one of the premier real estate firms in the Southwest, earning numerous awards and designations under her leadership.
Harper's personal business achievements have earned considerable praise as well. Harper served as the Executive Committee Chair for the City of Phoenix GO Bond Committee for 2022, working closely with the Phoenix City Council on the allocation proposals of $500 million in bond funds. She received NAIOP's 2019 Award of Excellence, was named among the 2019 Leaders of the Year in Public Policy for the Economy by Arizona Capitol Times, earned recognition as 2017's "Woman of the Year" by Valley Leadership, and was listed among the Phoenix Business Journal's "Landmark Leaders" the year prior. She and her husband, Dr. Oliver Harper, also received a Lifetime Achievement Award from Phoenix Theatre.
Harper is an Honorary Commander of Luke Air Force Base, and among many public service endeavors, Harper also served as Chairman of Governor Doug Ducey's re-election campaign in 2018 and Chairman of the Prop. 123 campaign in 2016. She was the recipient of the "Distinguished Service Award" by the Greater Phoenix Economic Council in 2014. She also earned inclusion among AZRE's "People to Know in Commercial Real Estate," Real Estate Forum's "Women of Influence," and AZ Big Media's "20 Most Influential Women in Commercial Real Estate" that same year. She was also the recipient of the "Lifetime Achievement Award for Most Admired Leader" by the Phoenix Business Journal and received the "Citizen Leadership Award" from the International Economic Development Council in 2013, and she also earned a spot on AZRE magazine's "50 Most Influential Women in Arizona Real Estate" in 2012 and Arizona Business Magazine's "50 Most Influential Women, 2012." She is also an active member of the Counselors of Real Estate.
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