Gagandeep Singh

Gagandeep Singh is currently serving as Senior Advisor, Real Estate reporting to the President & CEO of NJ TRANSIT, tasked with the challenge of contributing to the fiscal health of the nation’s largest statewide public transportation system and help in re-making places that contribute to the vibrancy and future of our
communities. Gagan is assisting NJ TRANSIT to reduce operating costs and monetize underutilized real estate assets. By repositioning these assets for alternative market-driven uses that complement their proximity to transit, NJ TRANSIT can also contribute to creating housing opportunities and fulfilling other unmet community needs.

Over a 30-year career, he has worked for leading global companies as both an executive and advisor. Most
recently, at American Express, as Senior Vice President, Global Real Estate & Workplace Experience, Gagan led a global team of over 6,000 staff and vendors responsible for operations of Amex offices and related services globally. During his tenure at Amex, he led the enterprise response to the COVID crisis and the subsequent workplace transformation, delivered new office and lounge projects in three continents, and led the delivery of Carbon Neutral operations and other sustainability initiatives in support of Amex Net Zero ambitions.

Prior to Amex, he served as Group Vice President, Real Estate & Workforce Planning at Gartner, Inc., and VP, Real Estate Strategy at Goldman Sachs. Gagan spent the first half of his career in the consulting practices of Deloitte and HOK, where he gained market eminence in delivering workplace strategy, corporate real estate transformation, enterprise location, and sustainability initiatives as an advisor to Fortune 100 clients and complex public sector organizations.

Gagan received a Master of City Planning from the University of Pennsylvania and a Bachelor of Architecture from the School of Planning and Architecture in New Delhi, India.

Beyond his professional duties, Gagan is Executive-in Residence at the NYU Schack Institute of Real Estate,
served on the Board of the Regional Plan Association, and is a member of CoreNet Global and the Council of
Architecture (India). Gagan is also a cook worth his salt, recognized for his prize-winning BBQ.