Pamela J. O’Connor serves as president and CEO of Leading Real Estate Companies of the World, the largest global real estate network of over 500 premier independent real estate firms, with 4,000 offices and 120,000 associates producing nearly $273 billion in annual home sales in over 40 countries. The company, which has offices in Chicago and London, also owns RELO Direct, a full-service relocation management company, and LuxuryPortfolio.com, the fastest growing luxury property website in the world.

O’Connor has managed real estate and relocation organizations for the past 28 years. She was the first woman to head a major real estate network and previously held marketing positions for WSB-TV television in Atlanta and a major national real estate development firm as well as co-owning Bryson-O’Connor Public Relations in Atlanta. She has served as CEO for three networks which ultimately consolidated under Reliance Relocation Services, Inc. in 1998 and operated as RELO until 2005, when it re-branded as Leading Real Estate Companies of the World.

O’Connor’s past honors include being named one of the top 25 thought leaders by the National Association of Realtors as well as one of the top 100 most influential people in real estate by Inman News.

Pam is a 1972 honors graduate of the University of Tennessee with a Bachelor of Science degree in Communications. Born in New York City and raised in the South as the daughter of a career Navy family, she resides in downtown Chicago.