Najla Kayyem has two decades of experience as a commercial real estate marketing executive. Currently, she is the Senior VP of Marketing for Pacific Retail Capital Partners where she oversees comprehensive branding, strategic communications, repositioning, public relations, and digital marketing activities for the firm’s expanding portfolio of properties.

Prior to joining PRCP, Najla was CEO for SICFIT where she drove the strategic expansion of their national lifestyle fitness brand. She has also worked for firms such as Related Companies, Caruso, Westfield Group, and RED Development. In these roles, Najla successfully launched and marketed some of the largest mixed-use developments and landmark projects in the nation, most notably Westfield Century City, The Grove, Westfield San Francisco Centre, and CityNorth in Phoenix, Arizona.

She is a member of Urban Land Institute, the International Council of Shopping Centers and sits on the Nexus Thought Leadership Planning Committee. She also supports various non-profit organizations such as Arizona Baseball Charities, Star Center Foundation, and the Playworks Arizona Foundation.

Najla earned her BA in Communication from San Diego State University.