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Creating a Seamless Tenant Experience: From Leasing to Long-term Satisfaction
Speaker(s): Gregg Simon, Metro Atlanta Chamber (moderator); Chad Koenig,
Partners Real Estate; Margot Hebert, North Avenue Partners; Janelle
Robinson-Peterson, Google
Gregg Simon
Gregg Simon serves as Senior Vice President of Project and Partner
Development at the Metro Atlanta Chamber (MAC). He is responsible for
developing relationships with our economic development partners across the
29-county metro Atlanta region and encouraging private sector investment in
new or expanded operations resulting in job creation.
Simon joined MAC in 2011 and has served in a variety of economic development roles. Simon brings more
than 30 years of economic development experience to MAC. Prior to joining MAC, Simon was manager of
business engagement for Invest Atlanta where he helped existing businesses and attract new ones to the city
of Atlanta. Before coming to Atlanta, he was the director of business services for MassEcon, a private non profit economic development organization dedicated to business growth in Massachusetts. He als o worked for
Empire State Development, New York State’s economic development agency with a focus on business
retention and expansion in the Buffalo regional office.
Simon’s work in Georgia, Massachusetts and New York has included administration of tax and financial
incentive programs, business retention and attraction marketing initiatives, economic development policy
creation and implementation, and special event planning. He has worked with businesses such as BlackRock,
Norfolk Southern, Papa John’s, Microsoft, Deluxe, Honeywell, Mercedes-Benz USA, Panasonic, Pulte, EY,
Novelis, Kemira, Invesco, Wipro, Bristol Myers Squibb, Straumann, Target, General Motors, 3M, Ford , Delphi
and many others to support business expansions resulting in job retention and creation.
Simon is a graduate of the University of Rochester in Rochester, NY and lives in Atlanta with his wife and three
children.
Chad Koenig
Chad is a Partner and part of the Office Tenant Representation team in Atlanta
for Houston-based Partners Real Estate.
Partners Real Estate is disrupting the commercial real estate industry with its
unique platform that combines their 3-pillar operating model (Services,
Investments & Development) with a privately held partnership structure. As
such, its clients experience and appreciate how the full weight of the firm is
invested in their success.
Chad brings over 25 years of strategic occupancy consulting and tenant
representation expertise to his clients. With a successful track record of leasing
more than 8.5 million square feet of space, totaling over $900 million in transactions, Chad is a trusted advisor
in the commercial real estate industry.
Chad has skillfully represented clients in strategic leasing negotiations, ensuring optimal terms and value
delivery. His portfolio includes complex office and HQ relocations, renewals, multi -market expansions,
consolidations, and sub-lease dispositions. Chad’s commitment to integrity and client satisfaction has fostered
consistent delivery of innovative solutions, enhanced client outcomes and fostering long term client
