Desiree Patno

Desirée Patno is the CEO and President of the National Association of Women in Real Estate Businesses (NAWRB) and Desirée Patno Enterprises, Inc. (DPE), and has 25 years of experience in real estate and championing gender equality. As Vice Chairwoman of NAWRB’s Diversity & Inclusion Leadership Council, she oversees the accountability of increased women-owned and small business utilization and women inclusion at all levels. Desirée resides on the Women Impacting Public Policy (WIPP) Leadership Advisory Council and Enterprising Women Advisory Board. In 2017, she was ranked 4th overall Top Real Estate Influencer to Follow by Entrepreneur.com and received the Connected Women of Influence 2017 Women’s Advocate of the Year Award. In 2016, she was honored a second time with HousingWire’s Women of Influence award and was selected the Small Business Administration’s (SBA) Women in Business Champion of the Year. Desirée is the Publisher of NAWRB Magazine and a monthly contributor to several publications.

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