Professional Expertise 

Jennifer Ralph Tatum is a Senior Managing Director at Savills, bringing more than 20 years of commercial real estate experience spanning tenant representation, owner/developer-side experience and capital markets. Her experience on both sides of the business informs her pragmatic approach to advising clients and developing real estate strategies aligned with their business objectives. Prior to joining Savills, Jennifer served as Vice President of Capital Markets & Leasing at Skanska, where she spearheaded leasing of office projects in the Washington, D.C. region, including 1700 M Street NW, 2112 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, 99 M Street SE and 3901 Fairfax Drive.

Earlier in her career, Jennifer held tenant representation positions at Newmark and CBRE. She and her team completed more than 4.5 million square feet of transactions in Washington, D.C. and across the United States, including headquarters assignments for Arnold & Porter, Ballard Spahr and The Carlyle Group.

AWARDS, ACHIEVEMENTS AND ACTIVITIES

Jennifer led negotiations with Gibson, Dunn, & Crutcher, LLP at 1700 M Street, NW, a transaction which was awarded NAIOP’s Best Real Estate Lease (2022). She successfully stabilized the project with additional transactions with Manatt Phelps, UBS Financial Services, and Heidrick and Struggles among others.

Over the course of her career, she has also represented clients including Nixon Peabody, Miller & Chevalier, Thompson Hine, Greenberg Traurig, and the U.S. Green Building Council.

PERSONAL & PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS

Jennifer serves on the board of the Commercial Real Estate Brokerage Association (CREBA) and is a member of Commercial Real Estate Women (CREW) and the Urban Land Institute (ULI).