Managing Partner

With a deep network of industry professionals nationwide, Trina Wright Lennon is a preeminent talent advisor to the commercial real estate industry. Her fifteen year tenure lends credibility with both candidates and clients.

A career problem solver, Trina is an extension of her clients in the real estate market. As a trustworthy partner and collaborator she has recruited dozens of professionals into roles across the United States & Canada.

Trina began her career in finance with Oppenheimer & Co. before transitioning to executive search in 2010. Formerly a Director with Ferguson Partners in the New York and San Francisco offices Trina spent seven years serving real estate clients with placements on both coasts. Prior to founding Wright Search Partners, Trina was an Executive Director with Russell Reynolds Associates’ Global Real Estate Executive Search team.

Originally from Vancouver, Canada, Trina with her husband Dan and their two sons reside in the Bay Area. She graduated from University of California, Santa Barbara in 2008 with a degree in Business Economics where she also competed as a Division I student athlete for the Gauchos on the women’s soccer team.

"Trina was excellent. It was a hard search in a very hot market. We weren't sure we were going to get [Successful Candidate]. Trina's role in the process was instrumental. It was critical."

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Chief Operating Officer

Global Real Estate Private Equity Business (2022)

Engagements

We are strongly positioned to recruit candidates with >5 years experience into the following roles across all major U.S. and Canadian markets.

  • Acquisitions/Originations
  • Asset Management
  • Portfolio Management
  • Development
  • Research & Data Analytics
  • Capital Raising
  • Capital Markets
  • Finance
  • CIO, COO, CFO, CEO/Pres.

We have a strong network of professionals who are deeply embedded in organizations and help us identify rising talent in each functional area outlined above.

Clients

  • Institutional Investment Managers
  • REITS
  • Private Equity
  • Hedge Funds
  • Sovereign Wealth Funds/Balance Sheet Investors
  • Sophisticated Family Offices
  • Developers & Operators
  • Merchant Builders

Our Process