Professional Expertise

As Southeast Region Lead, Chris White’s foremost priority is to further establish Savills into the premier occupier solutions and tenant representation firm in the region. Chris works with Savills’ national leadership to deploy best practices, support interdisciplinary collaboration, recruit teams, open new offices and identify acquisition opportunities that will complement the firm’s existing capabilities. He also serves on the firm’s Management Committee and Board of Directors. In his prior role as Atlanta Market Leader, Chris successfully transformed Savills’ Atlanta office into one of the city’s preeminent tenant rep & occupier services practices.

In addition, Chris maintains an active practice with serving clients and is highly regarded as a standout tenant representative and global occupier services veteran. Earlier in his career, White held brokerage and management roles at Cushman & Wakefield from 1996 to 2015.

Chris specializes in managing and optimizing corporations and professional service firms’ local, regional, and global real estate platforms. He has extensive experience driving real estate transactions, disposing of excess corporate real estate, implementing data center projects and other mission critical requirements, implementing occupant experience, workforce strategy, labor analysis, M&A integration, and economic incentive negotiations.

Awards, Achievements and Activities

Chris has written several articles and received numerous recognitions, including Top 10 Atlanta Tenant Representatives and Transaction of the Year, for his professional work on behalf of his clients. Chris is the founder of the CFO Forum, a best-in-class quarterly roundtable of networking and education for CFOs in association with Emory’s Goizueta Business School.