Desirée Patno is the CEO and President of the National Association of Women in Real Estate Businesses (NAWRB) and Desirée Patno Enterprises, Inc. (DPE). With over 25 years in real estate and championing gender equality, she brings insider knowledge to NAWRB’s mission of advancing women and women-owned businesses in the housing ecosystem.

As Vice Chairwoman of NAWRB’s Diversity & Inclusion Leadership Council she oversees the accountability of increased utilization of women-owned and small businesses and women inclusion at all levels. Since 2010, NAWRB has brought the awareness of the diverse opportunities provided by the Office(s) of Minority and Women Inclusion (OMWI) established by Section 342 of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act.

Desirée resides on the Women Impacting Public Policy (WIPP) Leadership Advisory Council and Enterprising Women Advisory Board. In 2012, she won the prestigious Enterprising Women of the Year and HousingWire’s Women of Influence awards, receiving the HousingWire award again in 2016. Recently, she was selected the Small Business Administration's (SBA) Women in Business Champion of the Year and NAWRB is honored to be listed as a Women’s Entrepreneurship Partner for the SBA.