Born and raised in Quebec City, Canada, Danielle Grossenbacher graduated from the Geneva Institute of International Studies with a post-graduate degree in International Relations. She started her career in Algeria as a Canadian diplomat before going into real estate management in Canada. She subsequently moved to New York City with her family and has been selling residential and commercial properties there since 2001.

Danielle Grossenbacher has been an active member of the International Real Estate Federation (FIABCI) since 2004, occupying top leadership positions in New York City, the USA and at the international level. She was World President in 2015-2016 and launched FIABCI’s World Urban Campaign (WUC) The City We Need is Affordable in January 2016 in Dubai. As Chair of WUC, she oversees the publication of an annual publication highlighting creative and successful solutions to affordable housing. Currently, President of FIABCI’s International Organizations Committee, Danielle has also been the main representative of FIABCI at the United Nations headquarters in New York City since 2015. She has been co-chair of the Business & Industry Group of GAP (General Assembly of Partners) since 2017.