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Dana Baird

Executive Managing Director • United States

Dana Baird Salt Lake City Executive Managing Director
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170 South Main Street
Suite 1600
Salt Lake City, UT 84101
United States

Office: +1 (801) 8707497

Mobile: +1 (801) 8707497

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Dana Baird

Executive Managing Director • United States


About

Dana brings nearly three decades of institutional commercial real estate brokerage experience to her role as Executive Managing Director in Cushman & Wakefield’s Office Division. A recognized top producer, she averages more than $200 million and 2 million square feet in annual transaction volume.

Dana advises both institutional office owners and sophisticated occupiers on complex leasing and portfolio assignments. Representing landlords, she leads complex advisory and leasing engagements focused on asset positioning, valuation, and execution across large, multi-property portfolios. On the occupier side, she directs complex tenant representation assignments involving portfolio strategy, site selection, lease negotiations, and long-term workplace planning.

With experience overseeing extensive corporate real estate and asset services portfolios, Dana brings a deeply analytical, process-driven approach to every assignment. Her clients rely on her market insight, negotiation expertise, and proven ability to execute complex strategies that drive long-term value across Utah’s office market.

 

Clients

Select Investor Clients

  • Beacon Capital
  • Bellwether Real Estate
  • Boyer Company
  • Common Wealth Partners
  • Drawbridge Realty
  • Gardner Company
  • Global Payments
  • Hamilton Partners
  • Heartland LLC
  • Hines
  • James Campbell Co
  • Laird Norton
  • Maier Siebel Baber
  • MIG Real Estate
  • Nuveen
  • Oaktree Capital
  • Property Reserve, Inc.
  • Real Estate Capital Partners
  • Regence Blue Cross Blue Shield
  • REH Company
  • Rialto Capital Advisors
  • Rio Tinto
  • Stanton Road Capital
  • UBS Realty Advisors
  • Unico
  • University of Utah Real Estate
  • VanTrust Real Estate
  • Wasatch Properties
  • WLA Investments
     

 

Select Occupier Clients

 

  • 1-800 Contacts
  • Adobe
  • ADP
  • Backcountry
  • Ballard Spahr
  • Barrick Gold
  • Berkadia
  • Boeing Morgan Stanley
  • BYTE
  • CitiGroup
  • Edward Jones
  • Forcepoint
  • General Electric
  • Goldman Sachs
  • Holthouse Carlin & Van Trigt LLP
  • KPMG
  • Mass Mutual
  • Myriad Genetics
  • Overstock
  • Savage Companies
  • Snell & Wilmer
  • Stoel Rives
  • Symantec
  • Texas Instruments
  • UMB
  • Unisys
  • United Healthcare
  • US Bank
  • Utah First Credit Union
  • Utah Retirement Systems
  • Venafi
  • WeWork
  • Workday
  • Workman Nydegger

 

Awards & Recognition

  • GlobeSt. ELITE Women of Influence – Woman of the Year (2025), Broker – Landlord / Agency Representation
  • Bisnow Women Leading Real Estate Honoree (2025), Salt Lake City
  • Utah Business Magazine – 30 Women to Watch (2015 & 2025)
  • Cushman & Wakefield America Standing Ovation Award (2018), recognizing professional excellence and humanitarian impact
  • Connect CRE Top Broker Award (2025), Phoenix & Southwest Region
  • Consistent Cushman & Wakefield Top Producer, including Top 100 Broker rankings and top  brokers in Utah
  • NAIOP Utah Member – 2004 to present
  • ULI Mentor – 2026

Affiliations

  • President, NAIOP Utah Chapter (Commercial Real Estate Development Association), 2014 – 2016
  • Member, Executive Committee & Board of Directors, NAIOP Utah Chapter, 2016 – 2019
  • Member, CCIM (Certified Commercial Investment Member)  2007-Present
  • Executive Director, University of Utah, Ivory Boyer Real Estate Board, 2017-Present
  • Board of Trustees, Leukemia & Lymphoma Society, 2024
  • David Eccles School of Business, University of Utah, Eccles Advisory Board 2026 – Present

Education

  • Bachelor of Science, University of Utah

 

My Properties for Lease

Multiple Spaces
For Lease • Office
201 TOWER

201 S. Main St.
Salt Lake City, UT 84111
United States

Rental Price: Contact us for pricing

Available
For Lease • Office
Airport Business Park - Bldg. 220

220 N. 2200 W., #100 & 160
Salt Lake City, UT 84116
United States

Rental Price: $13.00 (Annual) USD

Multiple Spaces
For Lease • Office
Union Park 3

6985 S. Union Park Ave.
Cottonwood Heights, UT 84047
United States

Rental Price: $28.50 (Annual) USD

Available
For Sublease • Office
Thanksgiving Park V

3301 N. Thanksgiving Way, #200
Lehi, UT 84043
United States

Rental Price: Contact us for pricing

Available
For Lease • Office Service
358 South Rio Grande Street

358 S. Rio Grande St., #250
Salt Lake City, UT 84101
United States

Rental Price: $14.40 (Annual) USD

Available
For Lease • Office
Cottonwood Corporate 9

2795 E. Cottonwood Pkwy., #100
Cottonwood Heights, UT 84121
United States

Rental Price: $34.00 (Annual) USD

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