Racquel Davey brings broad expertise in workplace strategy, real estate, and design to expand the practice’s reach on the East Coast.
BOSTON (February 14, 2022) – Savills today announced that Racquel Davey joined the firm’s Boston office as a Managing Director in the Workplace Practice Group. The addition of Davey builds on the group’s growth in North America and expands Savills workplace capabilities in the Boston area.
“We are excited to welcome Racquel as we continue expanding our team to meet the unprecedented demand for meaningful, sustainable workplace strategies,” said Rebecca Humphrey, Workplace Practice Group leader for Savills North America.
“Employers are seeking creative solutions to re-engage with their employees post-pandemic. With a strong background in planning and design for top organizations, Racquel brings a wealth of knowledge that we know our clients in the Boston region will value,” added Roy Hirshland, Vice Chairman and Boston market leader for Savills.
Davey is a registered architect with over a decade of experience in workplace design, strategy, and project management. She joins Savills from Redgate, where she served as senior project manager. Davey has previously held positions at Avison Young as a project manager and workplace strategist and at ICON Architecture as a project manager and architect. Over the course of her career, she has served clients in a variety of sectors, including finance, tech, and higher education, for organizations including Federal Home Loan Bank of Boston, Dataxu, Globalization Partners, and UMass Lowell Innovation Hub / M2D2 Labs. As Managing Director for Savills, she will lead regional business development and client services for the workplace practice.
Davey’s arrival comes as Savills continues to bolster its workplace strategy business. The Workplace Practice Group has grown over 60% in the past year and recently added three new managing directors: Marty Festenstein, Surabhi Raman, and Tonya Williams. The group specializes in various services, including workplace analysis and strategy, wellness and sustainability programming, change and communications management, design and space planning, and space utilization and optimization.