Craig Cheatham

Craig Cheatham is president and CEO of The Realty Alliance, an invitation-only network of some of the largest, full-service real estate firms in North America. Comprising nearly 70 residential real estate firms, which are home to more than 120,000 agents collectively, The Realty Alliance members also operate mortgage, insurance, title/settlement, concierge, commercial, property management and other related business lines. In his role, Cheatham is responsible for coordinating the network’s significant influence on industry policy in conjunction with major industry organizations. He leverages the group’s size and strength to negotiate favorable agreements with various providers on behalf of the organization, and coordinates benchmarking and networking programs for member-firm representatives. Cheatham also serves as chairman of the Upstream board of managers.