The real estate industry’s entire purpose is to support people — and we can do this better in a digital world. By elevating our focus on people, we will also improve the value of real estate.

Selina Short

EY Regional Markets Leader, Oceania

Experienced in intelligent buildings and smart cities. Champion of innovation and the strategic importance of cities.

Selina is the EY Regional Markets Leader, Oceania. She is a member of EY Oceania Executive Leadership team, with managerial responsibility for the resources, energy, industrial products and real estate portfolio. She is also part of EY Global Real Estate and Construction Leadership team, with responsibility for innovation, and leads the EY knowledge collaboration with Massachusetts Institute of Technology’s Center for Real Estate.

Selina’s career has spanned across numerous countries and sectors, including real estate, pharmaceuticals and consumer products. She has worked in Europe, the Middle East and Asia.

Selina holds an MCom degree and a BA degree in Economics and a Diploma of Education. 

How Selina is building a better working world

Selina is passionate about understanding the interplay between real estate, and its technological, societal and geopolitical influences. She is a vocal champion of cities, and the role they play in fueling the economic prosperity, livability and sustainability of future generations.

Selina is a member of the Property Council of Australia’s National Cities Roundtable. She is also a strategic adviser to the Property Male Champions of Change, a group of 21 male CEOs leading visible action to enhance gender equality in real estate.

Selina leads the EY Global Intelligent Building working group with oversight of solution development and alliances and is part of EY Future Cities team working together to build a better world.

Selina's latest thinking

Can zeroing in on the net zero transition unearth a green building gold mine?

Sustainability has landed on the desk of the chief financial officer – and this has profound implications for how Australian landlords and tenants value green buildings.

05 Apr 2024 Selina Short +2

How data uncovers value above the dirt

In an unpredictable world, how do we forecast the features that will have the biggest impact on real estate asset valuations?

15 Mar 2022 Selina Short

How people, place and purpose align to redefine real estate

The real estate sector is coming to grips with major change as the interplay of people, place and purpose align to redefine how we think about the built environment and the skills we need to reimagine it.

04 Aug 2021 Selina Short

Can we really make Net Zero 2050 a reality?

Creating a path towards Net Zero 2050 boils down to one simple idea: a laser focus on investing in the infrastructure that will get us there. Infrastructure that is not only climate resilient but that offers the best prospects for long-term economic growth and job creation.

07 June 2021 EY Oceania

How do we turn CBDs into central experience districts

How do we turn CBDs into central experience districts

31 Mar 2021 Selina Short
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