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Vanessa Sturgeon, president and CEO of TMT Development and founder of Sturgeon Development Partners, has spent 25 years shaping Portland’s commercial real estate landscape.

She led the completion of Park Avenue West, a 30-story class A building that realized her grandfather’s vision despite significant obstacles. After ground was broken in 2008, the project stalled during the recession, leaving a three-story foundation idle for nearly five years. Sturgeon secured new financing in 2013, and the building opened in 2016 as a premier destination for commercial tenants and residents.

She serves as a director on the Oregon Business Council and holds an advisory board position with Summit Bank. She also is on the R&H Construction board of directors. Sturgeon has served on the New Avenues for Youth board of directors since 2004, acting as chairman from 2017-2023. She previously chaired both the Portland Metro Chamber and Downtown Portland Clean & Safe, maintaining emeritus positions with both organizations. She co-chaired the livable neighborhoods committee for Portland’s Central City Task Force from 2023-2024 and served on the executive committee of A Home for Everyone from 2019-2022.