Professional Expertise

Ann Duncan Inman is Vice Chairman, Chief Strategy Officer and Chief Diversity Officer of Savills. In this unique leadership role, Ann drives overall corporate strategy, integrating disciplines of M&A, Marketing, Communications, Public Relations, and Business Development, while leading the firm’s diversity initiatives to make Savills a world-class talent magnet, operating in a culture of collaboration and innovation.

Ann’s distinguished career over three decades as a woman in commercial real estate provides her with unique insight. In her prior role as leader of Savills Occupier Services, she built a profitable, diverse, high-performing business practice, advising global corporate leaders on how to leverage real estate and workplace strategies to achieve their corporate mission. In 2018, she joined Savills Board of Directors and began to directly advocate and influence corporate policy to support diversity and inclusion initiatives throughout the company. This combination of personal accomplishment, corporate focus and client experience provides a powerful basis for informed and responsive leadership.

Ann came to Savills with the company’s 2015 acquisition of Vertical Integration, a Florida-based certified woman-owned business she founded that provided full-service real estate solutions for corporate and government entities. Under her leadership, the company was recognized as one of the 100 fastest-growing businesses, was ranked among the top 50 women-led for-profit companies in Florida and was named on the Inc. 5000 Small Business list.

Awards, Achievements and Activities

In a profession that has a reputation for limited diversity, Ann’s commitment to excellence and mentorship earned her many “firsts.” She is an industry and business leader recognized by her peers and the media for her commercial real estate expertise and innovation. In addition to her recognition as an Inc. 5000 business owner, she has been awarded Enterprising Woman of the Year by Enterprising Women Magazine and Woman of the Year for Excellence in Mentorship Award by the Business Journal. Ann has earned multiple awards for innovation from commercial real estate industry associations CoreNet Global and IDRC.

In her hometown of Tampa, Ann is well known for her business and community leadership, often as the first appointed women. She serves on the Sabal Trust Board of Directors, and the Tampa Bay CEO Council Board, and is active in Leadership Florida. Her volunteer public sector leadership across Florida is extensive and diverse, having served in high profile roles for the State University System, the Government Efficiency Task Force, Florida Tax Watch and the Council for Public Private Partnerships.