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2025 Next Gen Awards

Seattle & Northwest
By: Amy Wolff Sorter

Maria Elena Poyer

Company: 

Verrus

Has overseen more than $5.6 billion in real estate transactions

Leads the effort to expand Verrus’ national data center platform

Maria Elena Poyer has over a decade of experience in land development and acquisition. She has overseen more than $5.6 billion in real estate transactions and contributed to the expansion of Amazon and Microsoft’s logistical and digital infrastructure.

She is leading efforts to expand Verrus’ national data center platform through site selection, strategic acquisitions and investment approvals.

As Senior Acquisition Manager on Microsoft’s Infrastructure Planning & Acquisition team, Poyer managed land sourcing, site selection, and contract negotiations. She also helped scale Amazon’s real estate portfolio and logistical network and held key roles at JLL and Bank of America.

Poyer is passionate about community-building and inclusion and serves as a board member of CREW Seattle and on NAIOP’s national Executive Board.

These are just a few reasons we chose Maria Elena Poyer as one of Connect CRE’s Seattle & Northwest 2025 Next Generation Award winners. Connect CRE’s annual Next Generation Awards recognize young leaders who will have a strong influence on the commercial real estate industry.

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About Amy Wolff Sorter

I love content. I love writing it, visualizing it, and manipulating it to fit into different formats. I have years of experience in working with content, both as creator and editor. The content I create and edit provides assistance with many goals, ranging from lead generation, to developing street cred through well-timed thought-leadership pieces. Content skills include, but aren't limited to, articles and blogs, e-mails, promotional collateral, infographics, e-books and white papers, website copy and more.
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