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In Memoriam: Honoring Charles Meyers, Industry Leader and Realcomm Lifetime Achievement Recipient

July 11, 2024 | Jim Young, Co-Founder & CEO, Realcomm
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Charles Meyers, a pivotal figure in the real estate and technology sectors, was a long-time committed employee of Wells Fargo Bank, where he served as a Senior Executive in the property group from 2001 to 2021. He played a key leadership role in Wells Fargo’s construction of one of the worlds most connected high-rise buildings and was instrumental in launching the bank’s smart building program impacting millions of square feet of commercial space globally.

Charles was a dedicated participant in the Realcomm Community since 2003 where he proactively shared his experience and cultivated conversations around very important topics.


After a Cyber Security meeting at Realcomm in 2016, Charles organized a group of senior industry executives to accelerate the conversation and established monthly calls to keep the cyber security conversation front and center.


In November of 2020 – during Realcomm’s COVID Hybrid event – Charles received the annual Lifetime Achievement Award in recognition of his substantial contributions to the industry.


In February of 2021, the Real Estate Cyber Consortium (RECC) was officially formed, and Charles served as its first Executive Director until January of 2023, when he handed the lead of the RECC to Greg Fitzpatrick.


Charles was well known for his passion regarding the built environment, specifically the implementation of smart technologies. His later career focused on cyber security for buildings and his efforts will be remembered as the foundation for RECC and many other cyber conversations.


Charles really loved life. In addition to a notable career, he enjoyed steadfast friendships, a passion for mentoring, a long and happy marriage, and was a devoted and fun “Uncle Chas” to his eight godchildren and so many others.


Serious yet cheerful, his smile, outgoing personality, and genuine interest in his family, friends and peers, meant a lot to a lot of people. He will be missed, and his legacy will continue to influence and inspire.

Jim Young, Co-Founder & CEO, Realcomm
Founder of Realcomm Conference Group, an education organization that produces Realcomm, IBcon and CoRE Tech, the world's leading conferences on technology, automated business solutions, intelligent buildings and energy efficiency for the commercial and corporate real estate industry. As CEO, Jim interacts with the largest companies globally pertaining to some of the most advanced and progressive next generation real estate projects under development.

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