LEADERSHIP

Lisa Ruggles, Senior Vice President, Global Operations, joined CoStar Group in 1999. Ms. Ruggles launched CoStar’s research coverage throughout the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, and Europe.

Having earned her Bachelor of Arts degree from Savannah College of Art and Design (SCAD), Ms. Ruggles brings a creative approach to business and problem solving. Her extensive leadership experience in Proptech, combining research, technology, innovative tools, and powerful marketing connects the world’s leading commercial real estate professionals with the data, insights, decision makers and leads to success for CoStar and its clients.  

Among her many accomplishments at CoStar Group, Ms. Ruggles launched the collection of commercial real estate data across Europe and established the CoStar Group Richmond based office in 2017 which now houses over 2,500 employees.   In 2018, she expanded CoStar’s news offering delivering breaking news on national and local commercial real estate happenings across North America and Europe, created the largest database of virtual walk-through videos of commercial real estate and was instrumental in the collection of neighborhood content across the US for the relaunch of Homes.com.