Molly Mary Gilbert

Office Properties

Molly Mary Gilbert joined Cushman Wakefield | PICOR in 2019 and leases, rents and sells office properties. In 2020, she was named a CoStar  Office Broker of the Year for the Tucson market. She uses her expertise in economic development, public relations, marketing and sales to meet or exceed client goals. Her clients have included: Tucson Electric Power, Torch Properties, Bourn Companies, R&R Develop, Tucson Better Business Bureau, Davis Pediatric Dentistry, Native Seeds, and numerous small local Tucson companies. Molly is active in Commercial Real Estate Women (CREW) and CCIM.

Molly Mary Gilbert spent seventeen years working in economic development at the University of Arizona Tech Park as part of the senior management team. While there she developed strong relationships and expertise working with technology companies and bridged the gap between academia, industry, and government to find solutions. Molly successfully led several initiatives that required creative problem solving and tenacity to complete.  Some of her successes include: co-founder and Interim Director for Arizona Center for Innovation (now UACI), wrote grant application and managed $4.7 million in infrastructure improvements at The Bridges – the University of Arizona’s second research park and creation and implementation of Racing the Sun – a solar go-kart program for high school students.

Invested in the Tucson community, Molly has served on numerous boards including:

• Metropolitan Education Commission (MEC), past
• Pima County Workforce Investment Board (WIB), past
• Tucson Urban League, past
• Community Foundation of Southern Arizona’s African American Legacy Foundation, past
• SARSEF  Advisor (Southern Arizona Regional Science and Engineering Foundation), past
• Vail Community Action Board, past
• Pima Country Real Estate Research Council, Research Committee, current
• JTED (Joint Technology Education District) Business Advisory Council, current
• Davis Monthan Air Force Base Honorary Commander, 355th CONS, current
• Team Manager, Tucson Junior Roadrunners high school ice hockey team, current

EDUCATION

Molly was born and raised in Phoenix, moving to Tucson to complete her degree at The University of Arizona. She has a BFA in Media Arts and her MBA from the Eller School of Management.