Jan Robertson

Jan is the CFO and a partner of Norris, Beggs & Simpson Companies, a full-service commercial real estate com­pany, and an advocate for the arts locally and nationally. She has held leadership roles in Young Audiences for more than a decade. Jan has served on the local chapter’s board of directors since 1996 and is a past president; on the national level, she has been a board member and chaired numerous committees since 2000. She was recognized by the Commercial Association of Realtors – Oregon/SW Washington as Humanitarian of the Year in 2004, and received the Portland Business Journal’s Orchid Award in 2008 for her business and civic contributions. Jan has been with NBS since 1981, and is directly responsible for the company’s property management and administrative functions, including litigation, accounting, personnel and contracts. She also sits on the board of directors and is a past president of the local chapter of the National Association of Industrial and Office Properties (NAIOP).