Delving into the WLI

NEW YORK CITY-Throughout the commercial real estate industry there are a slew of organizations and groups all with the purpose of bringing like-minded people together. One of these, maybe a little newer than the others, is the ULI Women’s Leadership Initiative, which came into being a little over two years ago. This week, Pauline Nee; WLI Chair – Communications Committee, Andrea Wong–Miller; WLI Associate Chair, Merrie Frankel; WLI Chair – Outreach Committee and Diana Reid; WLI Chair – Executive Committee gave a little more insight into this organization and how it aims to make good on its mission statement.

1. GlobeSt: The mission of WLI is to “Raise the visibility and number of women leaders in ULI and the real estate industry.” Describe some ways that the association has been able to achieve this, for those unfamiliar with its principles.