John Gilbert
Executive Chair at Prescriptive Data
In reviewing John Gilbert’s 30-plus years in real estate technology, it is fair to say that he is among but a few pioneers and tech innovators who have shaped and continue to grow the proptech sector.
Having retired as Rudin Management’s chief technology officer and chief operating officer in February, Gilbert remains executive chair of the Rudin-created proptech company Prescriptive Data, a carbon-negative real estate technology firm. Gilbert is the founder of Prescriptive Data and co-inventor of Nantum OS, the company’s artificial intelligence-powered building operating system.
Starting with his early professional lessons working for the late Rudin brothers, Lewis and Jack, Gilbert can talk the talk and walk the walk about the history of proptech and the increasing importance of decarbonization in the built world, whether it be the evolution of Innovation Band (aka CBRS) for real estate owners, carbon reduction and climate change — or what Nikola Tesla (who created alternating current), Robert Metcalf (who created Ethernet connectivity) and Steve Jobs all mean to the modern technological built world.
“We’re quickly approaching deadlines where action needs to be taken by commercial real estate, whether those are deadlines installed through legislation like Local Law 97 or the ongoing and increasing climate crisis,” Gilbert said. “I’m very passionate about what Nantum OS can do in terms of saving the Earth by decarbonizing buildings, which has been proven in recent studies put out by the General Services Administration and the National Renewable Energy Laboratory.”
Along with its ongoing close partnership with Rudin Management, Prescriptive Data’s Nantum OS in 2022 won the Business Intelligence Group’s Sustainability Product of the Year and the IoT Evolution Business Impact Award. It was also named a Startup to Watch by Greentech.
In addition, under Gilbert’s leadership, this year saw Prescriptive Data garner major clients, including JPMorgan Chase, BXP, MetLife, Cresa and Jamestown, to name a few. —P.R.
