PHILADELPHIA, PA—Kristina Harshany, the 2015 president of Commercial Real Estate Women's Philadelphia chapter, came to the industry through a less traditional path than many of , working to advise clients of Citibank, and later, high-net-worth investors, about Section 1031 real estate exchanges. It was when she relocated from Florida to Philadelphia that she realized she needed to connect with other women in the industry.
“I didn't know anyone here, I had transferred up from Orlando and had a limited network here,” Harshany told GlobeSt.com in an exclusive interview. “It's really hard to break into established networks, and it's still incredibly hard to be a woman in commercial real estate and break into male networks.”
Networking opportunities for women are also lacking in the financial sector, which overlaps with commercial real estate in Harshany's daily work as director of private wealth management for SEI, an investment company, she says.
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