Bisnow's 5th Annual Los Angeles Healthcare Forum

Barbara is Co-Managing Director, Principal of Gensler Los Angeles and has been a global influencer for human wellbeing through design excellence. Gensler is widely recognized as the world’s leading design firm, with nearly 6,000 professionals networked across 48 offices in the Americas, Asia, Europe, Latin America and the Middle East. Through her collaborative leadership style, Barbara brings strategic design management to highly innovative clients such as Netflix, JPL/NASA, Amgen and the City of Hope. As a Fellow of the American Institute of Architects and member of the AIA California Board of Directors, Barbara is the 2019 AIA Los Angeles Chapter President. Barbara was recognized by the Los Angeles Business Journal as the Executive of the Year: Women Making a Difference, and Real Estate Forum magazine as a Woman of Influence: California. Active in the community, Barbara is on the Board of Directors of Imagine LA, a leading not-for-profit dedicated to mobilizing the community to end the cycle of homelessness and poverty. She was an honoree for Girls Inc and is active with Dress for Success, National Organization of Minority Architects and Women Presidents’ Organization. Sought after for her expertise on health and wellbeing in the built environment, Barbara was featured on the internationally televised National Geographic Channel documentary, “Origins: The Journey of Humankind – Building the Future.” She was also highlighted in California Sunday Magazine for the December 2018 issue on “Home.” Barbara holds a Bachelor of Architecture degree from California State Polytechnic University, Pomona and studied in the Graduate Diploma Program at the Architectural Association in London. Barbara’s work has been published nationally and internationally.

In his role as Senior Vice President of Real Estate and Facilities, Sanford Smith heads the departments responsible for the planning, development and operations of all facilities projects for Hoag Memorial Hospital Presbyterian. The portfolio consists of approximately 2 million square feet and includes a diverse range of facility types, including the hospital, outpatient services and medical office buildings. Prior to joining Hoag, Mr. Smith was the Corporate Manager of Real Estate and Facilities for Toyota Motor Sales, USA, Inc. In the 18 years he spent overseeing Toyota's North American expansion, his department's leading edge work on environmental issues was recognized with many awards, including: the Global Innovators Award for Corporate Real Estate as well as honors from US Green Building Council, American Institute of Architects, Cal EPA, IFMA, and IIDA. Toyota's Real Estate and Facilities Department also received the Environmental Leadership Award from California's Governor, Arnold Schwarzenegger in both 2003 and 2007. He is an active member of the Partner's Circle of the College of Environmental Design at Cal Poly Pomona. Mr. Smith belongs to the American Institute of Architects and is a Director of Ability First (formerly Crippled Children's Society) and Chairman of their real estate committee. Mr. Smith received the prestigious Corporate Real Estate Leadership Award from the editors of Site Selection Magazine and was honored as the Corporate Real Estate Executive of the Year by the Los Angeles Chapter of CoreNet ​

Bryan Lewitt is a Senior Vice President for CBRE in the Downtown Los Angeles office. He serves as CBRE’s Southern California Practice Leader for the Healthcare Services Group in Greater Los Angeles and Orange County. Bryan has been involved in healthcare and commercial real estate since graduating law school in 1985. He has been a licensed Real Estate Broker in the State of California since 1988. Bryan has a Bachelor of Science degree in Political Science from St. Mary’s College of California and a Juris Doctorate degree from McGeorge/ Pacific School of Law. Bryan is a member of Providence Tarzana Hospital Foundation Board, Healthcare Financial Managers Association, and Association for Corporate Growth. Bryan’s broad range of healthcare expertise spans the areas of assignments with hospitals or owners of medical office buildings, representing tenants or buyers of clinical or non clinical office space, as well as development and investments in the healthcare field. Bryan has completed transactions with the following: Kidney Dialysis, MRI/CAT Scan, Nuclear Pharmacy, Outpatient Multi Specialty Surgical Centers, Bio-Medical and Health Maintenance Organizations. Currently, Bryan’s healthcare transaction volume is 1 million square feet of healthcare space valued in excess of $900 million.