Real Estate and Development | Real Estate
Director, market leader
CBRE | Milwaukee
Emmy Murphy was named Milwaukee market leader of CBRE, a Dallas-based commercial real estate services and investment firm with three Wisconsin offices, in 2021. Murphy joined CBRE’s Milwaukee office in 2019, where she handled business operations including recruitment, budgeting, licensing and pandemic-related protocols. She’s now responsible for the office’s growth strategy related to leasing, sales, valuations, debt and structured finance and property management. One of the larger real estate brokerages in Wisconsin, the firm specializes in advisory and transaction services for tenants and property owners in the retail, office, industrial and investment sectors. CBRE has additional offices in Brookfield and Madison.
Education: Bachelor’s, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
As you enter your office, what would you choose to be your walk-up or theme song: “‘A-Punk’ by Vampire Weekend.”
First job: “Summer camp counselor. … In short, it shaped the person I am today and I still think about it multiple times a day.”
Favorite destination: “Put me on a lake with a glass of wine, and I’m a happy gal.”
Career advice: “Go the extra mile; it’s never crowded.”
