Clare De Briere is a native Angeleno who has spent her 35-year career creating special places for the citizens and visitors of Los Angeles.
In joining Catalyst as a founding partner, Clare wanted to continue to develop teams that were trained and focused on building great places for people while providing unparalleled customer service. Prior to joining Catalyst, Clare served as Executive Vice President and Regional Manager in Los Angeles for Skanska USA Commercial Development. Over the course of seven years, she led the company’s expansion into Los Angeles, developing the strategy for all acquisitions and development while sitting on the national Senior Leadership Team. While with Skanska, the LA team developed and divested the completed 9000 Wilshire, the first LEED Platinum building in Beverly Hills, and acquired and entitled 8633 Wilshire and 1811 Sacramento Street.
Clare De Briere began her development career in 1991 at The Ratkovich Company. She engaged in property and construction management, leasing, financing, and development management while earning her graduate degree at USC’s Lusk Center for Real Estate. Over her 26-year career at the company, Clare served as Chief Operating Officer and Executive Vice President, and oversaw the acquisition, entitlement, planning, development, and/or disposition of millions of square feet from The Wiltern Theatre, 5900 Wilshire, 800 Wilshire, The Alhambra, The Hercules Campus in Playa Vista, and The Bloc in downtown Los Angeles.
Clare received her undergraduate degree in History from UCLA, and her masters of real estate development degree from USC. Clare sits on the UCLA Ziman Center Board, the USC Lusk Center Board, and is the Chair of the Executive Committee of the Central City Association. She is an active member of the Urban Land Institute serving on the Global Board, as the immediate past Chair of the America’s Executive Committee, as a Global Governing Trustee, as a member of the governance committee and the Advisory Board of the Los Angeles District Council, is a member of the Urban Revitalization Product Council and sat on the national Advisory Committee for Building Healthy Places and Building Healthy Corridors. She has been named on the Los Angeles Business Journal’s 500 Most Influential People in LA and their Women Making a Difference lists multiple times and has been on the Real Estate - Southern California’s Women of Influence list for every year for over a decade. Clare is also on the Advisory Board of the UCLA History Department; and served on the Executive Committee of the Board of the Los Angeles Conservancy. She is a regular volunteer at the Downtown Women’s Center.