Alicia Knight

バイオグラフィー：Alicia Knight is the Associate Vice Chancellor for Real Estate and Development at NC State University. Ms. Knight is responsible for leadership and oversight of the university’s real estate operations across the state, including development, acquisition and disposition, leasing and asset management and real estate planning. Ms. Knight also serves as a key administrative leader in the implementation of NC State’s planned innovation district on Centennial Campus. The innovation district project - which will be implemented through a public-private development partnership with Lincoln Harris, in partnership with Goldman Sachs Asset Management - will encompass approximately 30 acres of land and be developed as a mixed-use “learn-live-work-play” environment. The new development will expand and supplement the existing innovation ecosystem in support of NC State’s education, research and statewide outreach mission - and will also bring significant new amenities to Centennial Campus. Prior to joining NC State in June 2020, Ms. Knight served as the senior associate vice president for operations at The George Washington University where she oversaw diverse operational units including real estate, campus development, facilities, and business and auxiliary services. During her tenure, Ms. Knight developed and implemented strategic real estate repositioning solutions, led and implemented transformative campus planning projects, managed a team over nearly 500 staff and led the delivery of a state-of-the-art 500,000 square foot interdisciplinary science and engineering building. Ms. Knight holds both a Bachelor of Business Administration and an MBA from The George Washington University School of Business. Ms. Knight held the designation of Presidential Fellow during her graduate studies.