Twitter's Global Head of Real Estate on data & workplace
Interview with Tracy Hawkins, Global Head of Workplace and Real Estate at Twitter
Last updated
Jun 4, 2025
Tracy Hawkins, Global Head of Workplace and Real Estate at Twitter, shares how she manages Twitter’s campuses all over the world.
Density is always on the lookout for a great conversation, particularly about data in the workplace. We sat down with Hawkins at Twitter’s beautiful headquarters in San Francisco. It spans many floors across two buildings, connected by a skybridge, and no two floors look alike. Each space is carefully designed to fit the needs of the team that uses it.
In the video interview, Hawkins explains that real estates decisions are also financial ones, so the right data can make all the difference.
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