Full Name
Claire Johnston
Job Title
CEO, Americas, Lendlease
Company
Lendlease
Speaker Bio
Claire Johnston was appointed Chief Executive Officer Americas in November 2022, her latest role in a 26+-year history with the global real estate and investment management company. Claire oversees all aspects of the Americas business and is a member of the Global Leadership Team.
Claire’s previous leadership roles at Lendlease include Managing Director of Google Development Ventures, where she led teams that developed four master plans to bring up to 15 million square feet of residential, retail, hospitality and associated community uses to the San Francisco Bay area.
She also served as Managing Director of Lendlease Communities, an exclusive partnership with the Department of Defense through which Lendlease delivers design, construction, financing, environmental and asset management services for military housing and lodging, with a national portfolio comprising over 40,000 residential units and more than 12,000 hotel rooms.
Claire also held the position of Executive Project Director of Island Palm Communities in Oahu, Hawaii, the largest residential privatization project ever awarded by the Department of Defense. Prior to this, she served as Executive Project Director for Lendlease's Docklands Melbourne Australia, a US $6bn (AUD $9.4bn) partnership with the City of Melbourne and the State Government of Victoria, where she oversaw the master plan development and delivery of commercial, residential and mixed-use assets for the urban renewal project.
Throughout her career at Lendlease, Claire has been a champion for Diversity, Equity & Inclusion, having served as the first Executive Sponsor of the Pride Americas LGBTQ+ employee resource group. As CEO, she leads Lendlease’s DE&I Advisory Council.
Claire was recently named to Globe St. Real Estate Forum’s annual Women of Influence list and was recognized by the San Francisco Business Times as one of its Most Influential Women. She received a Bachelor of Commerce, Labor and Industrial Relations, from the University of Western Sydney and a Masters in Business (Property) from the Royal
Claire’s previous leadership roles at Lendlease include Managing Director of Google Development Ventures, where she led teams that developed four master plans to bring up to 15 million square feet of residential, retail, hospitality and associated community uses to the San Francisco Bay area.
She also served as Managing Director of Lendlease Communities, an exclusive partnership with the Department of Defense through which Lendlease delivers design, construction, financing, environmental and asset management services for military housing and lodging, with a national portfolio comprising over 40,000 residential units and more than 12,000 hotel rooms.
Claire also held the position of Executive Project Director of Island Palm Communities in Oahu, Hawaii, the largest residential privatization project ever awarded by the Department of Defense. Prior to this, she served as Executive Project Director for Lendlease's Docklands Melbourne Australia, a US $6bn (AUD $9.4bn) partnership with the City of Melbourne and the State Government of Victoria, where she oversaw the master plan development and delivery of commercial, residential and mixed-use assets for the urban renewal project.
Throughout her career at Lendlease, Claire has been a champion for Diversity, Equity & Inclusion, having served as the first Executive Sponsor of the Pride Americas LGBTQ+ employee resource group. As CEO, she leads Lendlease’s DE&I Advisory Council.
Claire was recently named to Globe St. Real Estate Forum’s annual Women of Influence list and was recognized by the San Francisco Business Times as one of its Most Influential Women. She received a Bachelor of Commerce, Labor and Industrial Relations, from the University of Western Sydney and a Masters in Business (Property) from the Royal
