Professional Experience
Siera has been with CBRE since November 2012 and currently serves as Senior Analyst, Capital Markets Operations. Primarily, she leads Capital Markets’ team of analysts in equipping Capital Markets professionals with analysis as well as client and market intelligence for client meetings, business development and major presentations. She is the subject matter expert on Capital Markets’ book of business and transaction pipeline.
Prior to joining the Capital Markets Operations team, Siera was an analyst with CBRE Hotels supporting both their Debt & Structured Finance and Investment Sales practices where she underwrote and helped bring $600M+ in hotel investment opportunities to market – pursuits included debt, joint-venture equity, preferred equity and investment sales. Siera’s career in real estate began in 2007, working as the lead assistant project manager for RLJ Lodging Trust (formerly RLJ Development) where she was actively involved in the development and execution of the firm’s capital planning strategy for its 120+ hotel portfolio as well as due diligence on over $125 million of completed hotel transactions.
Originally from Ithaca, NY, Siera holds a Bachelor of Science degree from the Cornell University School of Hotel Administration and an MBA from the UCLA Anderson School of Management.
Education
- Bachelor of Science, School of Hotel Administration, Cornell University
- Master of Business Administration, Anderson School of Management, UCLA