Paris Smith

For over a decade, Paris has worked with real estate executives and consultants to reimagine residential and commercial spaces, manage brand strategy for communities, and develop operational policies for multidisciplinary teams. She was a founding team member of Grand Central Tech, New York City's premier accelerator program for startups. Following her time at GCT, she spent two years as a New Developments Project Manager for Citi Habitats and Corcoran Sunshine Marketing Group, where she launched high-profile residential real estate projects, including the SHoP Architects-designed American Copper Buildings. Paris returned to Grand Central Tech in Spring 2017 as the Director of Strategic Operations, serving as the liaison between the innovation community and Milstein Properties, as well as managing major improvements to the community's physical spaces as it expanded to over 250,000 square feet. Today, Paris is the Head of Brand for Company, where she oversees the organization's brand experience across its digital channels and 1.1 million square feet of community spaces. Paris holds a B.A. in Urban Studies from Vassar College and studied Architectural Preservation at Pratt Institute.