Candace Gray
For more than twenty-two years Candace Gray has brought a multifaceted
approach to the retail industry. In 1991, Mrs. Gray founded Gray & Associates Inc.,
a premier boutique commercial real estate firm in Portland, Oregon designed to provide
acquisitions, dispositions, merchandising, leasing and advisory services to investment
groups, developers, landlords, municipalities and retailers. She has facilitated the expansion
strategies for her longtime national retail clients including Regal Entertainment Group,
GAP, Banana Republic, Old Navy, Crate & Barrel, Williams-Sonoma, Pottery Barn, Chico’s
and many more. Prior to forming Gray & Associates, Mrs. Gray served as the regional
leasing VP for The Rouse Co. in the Northwest. She has also played a leading role in the
implementation and execution of both the pre-development and redevelopment strategies
for the merchandising and leasing of over 3 million sq. ft. of Premier Street, a lifestyle and
mixed-use shopping center development on the west coast. In 2006, Mrs. Gray received
an Orchid Award from the Portland Business Journal. She is an active member of ICSC
and has served as a panelist for CREW.