Enterprise Real Estate

Sara Lu

Vice President, Enterprise Real Estate

Sara Lu serves as the Vice President for Enterprise Real Estate, provides executive leadership for the strategic planning, acquisition, disposition, development, management and optimization of a complex portfolio of real estate assets for Emory University and Emory Healthcare. In this role, she is responsible for aligning the organization’s physical infrastructure and real estate investments with institutional priorities, including clinical growth, academic excellence, research expansion, financial stewardship, community engagement, and long-term sustainability.

Before joining Emory in 2016, she held leadership positions with Los Alamos National Laboratory, Genentech, Eight Inc., and the U.S. General Services Administration. An avid believer that design and investment are integrally connected, Sara is committed to shaping inspiring, lasting, and healthy built environments.

Sara is a licensed Architect with the State of California and a LEED Accredited Professional. She holds dual Bachelor of Arts degrees in architecture and economics from the University of California—Berkeley, and a master’s degree in urban planning from Harvard University. She is the Vice Chair and former Chair of Urban Land Institute’s University Development and Innovation Council and a member of the American Institute of Architects.