All month, we're honoring the icons who made it possible to live and lead as your full self. Today we spotlight one of our own: Adam Stanley — global technology executive, public board director, and REALTOR who has spent a career proving that authenticity and excellence are never a trade-off.
The trailblazers of this series fought so that the next generation wouldn't have to choose between being out and being successful. Adam Stanley is part of the generation that gets to live that promise — openly, and at the highest levels of business and community leadership.
A Global Technology Career
Adam has built one of the most accomplished executive careers in his field. He served as CIO and Chief Digital Officer of Cushman & Wakefield for nearly eight years, leading digital transformation at one of the world's largest commercial real estate firms — experience he now brings directly to his clients. Earlier, he led technology for Aviva PLC in London, served as Global Chief Technology Officer of Aon, and spent nearly a decade with Deloitte in Strategy and Operations consulting.
He holds a BSBA from Washington University in St. Louis, an MBA from The Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania, and a Corporate Directorship Certificate from Harvard Business School — and serves on the boards of GATX Corporation, Church Mutual Insurance, and the UBS Trumbull Property Fund.
Why Representation at the Top Matters
Openly LGBTQ+ leaders in boardrooms, C-suites, and businesses send a message no resume can: you can rise to the very top as exactly who you are. Visibility at that level rewrites what the next generation believes is possible.
Strategy Meets Service
A career spent running technology, operations, and strategy for global firms isn't a detour from real estate — it's an unfair advantage for the people Adam represents. The same disciplines that guided billion-dollar enterprises now go to work on a single goal: getting his clients the best possible outcome.
Operations & Process
Decades of running complex operations mean a transaction is managed like a well-built system — deadlines tracked, contingencies anticipated, nothing left to chance. Clients feel the difference in a process that stays calm and organized when the stakes are highest.
Marketing & Digital
As a former Chief Digital Officer in commercial real estate, Adam knows how to make a property impossible to ignore — pairing sharp positioning with the digital channels that actually reach today's buyers, so a listing gets seen by the right people.
Analytics & Pricing
Boardroom-level analytics translate directly to smarter pricing and offer strategy. Adam reads the data behind a market — comps, trends, timing — to help clients price with confidence and recognize real value instead of guessing.
Negotiation
Years negotiating high-stakes corporate deals sharpen the skill that matters most at the closing table. Adam advocates with steady, strategic resolve — protecting his clients' interests and their dollars when it counts.
Alongside his husband, Timothy Powles, he also runs AT Real Estate Group LLC, the couple's rental and vacation-property business spanning Austin and Puerto Vallarta — another way they help people find a place to belong.
- Operations discipline that keeps every transaction on track
- Digital-marketing expertise from the C-suite of commercial real estate
- Data-driven pricing and offer strategy
- High-stakes negotiation experience working for you
- Married to Timothy Powles — celebrating five years in 2026
The Legacy Continues
From Marsha P. Johnson to Jason Collins, this series celebrates the courage that built the modern movement. Adam Stanley carries that legacy from the boardroom to the closing table — proof that the doors those pioneers opened lead all the way to the top.
