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Vanessa Grout is an American real estate entrepreneur, investor and journalist. She was CEO of South Florida real estate brokerage Douglas Elliman from 2010-2013 during which time she restructured and expanded the company throughout South Florida. She is currently President of CMC Real Estate LLC, an affiliate of Miami, Florida based property development company CMC Group Inc., founded by Ugo Colombo (real estate) developer, and constructing Brickell Flatiron in downtown Miami. She is also a licensed attorney and real estate broker and a regular contributor to Forbes on the topics of real estate and business.
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Douglas Elliman
Vanessa Grout was appointed CEO of Douglas Elliman Florida by Howard Lorber, Chairman of Douglas Elliman Realty and CEO of Vector Group Ltd. (NYSE: VGR). Through its real estate arm, New Valley LLC, Vector Group owns Douglas Elliman Realty, the largest residential brokerage company in New York. In 2014 the company earned $543.2 million in revenue, and $18.2 billion in sales volume. The company currently has eleven offices throughout South Florida.
Philanthropy
Vanessa Grout is a member of the Young Presidents Organization (YPO), a Founder of the Mount Sinai Medical Center in Miami Beach, and a member of the Board of Trustees for the Miami Science Museum. Vanessa Grout is on the Advisory Board of the University of Miami School of Architecture and the Leadership Advisory Board of FIU College of Architecture and The Arts.
Achievements
Vanessa Grout was honored by the Urban Land Institute as the 2013 Young Leader of the Year. She was named one of the South Florida Business Journal’s 40 Under 40.
Early life
Grout was born in Miami, Florida, the daughter of Melanie and John Frederick Grout, Jr. She attended The Benjamin School, an independent college preparatory school in North Palm Beach, Florida. She earned her bachelor's degree from the University of Miami and an MBA in Finance from NYU Stern School of Business. While a law student in Miami, she clerked for attorney Roy Black, who defended William Kennedy Smith.