Seth Wasserman
US Head of Real Estate - NY/Northeast | IBM
Seth Wasserman is the Head of Real Estate, NY/Northeast at IBM where he leads a portfolio of over 7.2 million square feet which includes IBM’s Global HQ and Learning Center in Armonk, NY, One Madison Avenue in NYC, Global HQ for Systems Manufacturing in Poughkeepsie and the Global HQ for Research in Yorktown. Prior to this role Seth had served as Portfolio Leader for US Northeast since joining IBM in September 2021 where he led the consolidation and relocation of over 2,000 employees spread across 10 offices in New York City into one new office at One Madison Avenue.
Prior to IBM, Seth worked at Savills, a Commercial Real Estate consulting firm assisting occupiers of office space in their real estate transactions. Seth began his tenure at Savills in 2014 as an Assistant Director operating out of the firm’s New York office. Prior to his departure for IBM in 2021 Seth had been promoted to Associate Director. Some of Seth’s most notable transactions include a 78,000 square-foot relocation for Chainalysis, a 68,000 square-foot relocation for JCCA in Brooklyn. 36,000 square-foot relocation on behalf of Dashlane. 26,000 square-foot relocation on behalf of New York City Charter School of the Arts, a 16,000 square-foot renewal on behalf of Russo & Toner (law firm), and a 16,000 square-foot restructure and renewal on behalf of Log-On. Other clients include Hausfeld, LLP, Uber, AHRC New York, and TB Alliance,
Prior to joining Savills, Seth worked in a variety of account management and operations roles in the media and marketing industry. As an undergraduate, he also interned at Century Commercial Real Estate in Lakeland, Florida.
Seth earned his Bachelors Degree in Marketing Management from Florida Southern College in Lakeland, FL. While there Seth was awarded the Sharp Fellowship in Business. He went on to earn his MBA from St. John’s University in Queens, NY where he was accepted into the Executive In Residence Program, where he and a team of students provided consultancy services for Leerink and Ridgewood Savings Bank.
Seth resides in Pleasantville, NY with his wife Amy, and two children Harrison (7) and Eli (4). In his spare time Seth enjoys coaching his son’s sports teams and whenever able you can find Seth out on the golf course.