Kevin Wade is Executive Vice President and Corporate Real Estate Executive for PNC Bank. Wade oversees all of PNC’s 30 million square foot real estate portfolio across North America and Europe. Responsibilities include property management, construction, occupancy, ownership strategies, transactions, corporate workplace strategy, safety, operations, real estate risk/governance, development, site selection, innovation and sustainability. He is also responsible for Corporate Aviation. He is a member of many organizations within PNC including the company’s Finance Business Committee, the Finance Leadership Team and the PNC Corporate Diversity Council.
Prior to his responsibilities as the Corporate Real Estate Executive, Wade served as director of transactions and asset development for Realty Services. Since joining PNC, he has held numerous leadership positions within corporate real estate and led continuous improvement projects involving production, sales volume, value creation, project management and engagement.
Wade joined PNC in 2009 after a 25 year career encompassing every aspect of real estate development, construction, finance and operations management including positions where he managed national business development achieving record development volume. He developed several million square feet of real estate as a project partner. At FedEx for more than 10 years, he managed a large real estate portfolio and was responsible for large scale development and construction projects developing more than 10 million square feet of new projects throughout North America. He was awarded the “5 Star Award” for achievement, the company’s highest honor. Most recently, in 2022, Wade was honored as the Pittsburgh Downtown Community Development Corporation’s Corporate Person of the Year along with Mayor Ed Gainey (government category).
Wade is a member of the Pittsburgh chapter of CoreNet Global, International Council of Shopping Centers (ICSC), U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC), Building Owners & Managers Association of Pittsburgh, Inc. (BOMA) and International Facility Management Association (IFMA). Wade is a member of the PDP Mobility Advisory Team. He is a volunteer in his community working with youth groups and civic organizations.
Wade earned his MBA from Waynesburg University and a bachelor of science from the University of Pittsburgh.