Meet Our Founder: Vivienne King
Vivienne King is founder of Impactful Places, an independent strategic advisory specialising in helping the real estate industry achieve its full impact potential.
Track Record & Expertise
With a strong track record advocating for environmental and social sustainability, Vivienne has held leadership positions in real estate for more than 30 years as a principal and consultant, working in urban development, regeneration and management, joint venture partnerships, strategy development and ESG.
Prior Experience
Prior to founding Impactful Places in 2024, Vivienne was Head of Real Estate at impact consultancy The Good Economy.
She held CEO roles at Revo, the retail property trade association and Soho Housing Association, together with its commercial arm, Soho Ltd.
Over 20 years of her career was with £14 billion institutional real estate investor, the Crown Estate, where as General Counsel and member of its Executive Committee, she held a wide range of responsibilities including its corporate ESG strategy.
Current Roles & Recognition
Vivienne is the current Chair of the Shopkeepers Campaign for business rates reform; a co-founder of equality, diversity and inclusion campaigning organisation Real Estate Balance and now a member of its Patrons Group; a LandAid Patron and Executive Vice President of the Story of Christmas.
In 2023, Vivienne was inducted into the Property Week Hall of Fame for her work in the real estate industry.