Professional Experience
As Chairman of Cushman & Wakefield | Commercial Kentucky, Phil’s business expertise and vision help navigate the firm – and its clients – through an increasingly complex real estate economy. Phil is regarded as one of the premier commercial real estate executives across the Midwest and Upper South.
More than fifty years ago, Phil Scherer and Charles Casper formed a partnership that has evolved into the preeminent commercial real estate firm in Kentucky and Southern Indiana. The firm that began in 1973 as Scherer/Casper and Associates is now Cushman & Wakefield | Commercial Kentucky, a proud member of the Cushman & Wakefield Alliance.
Education & Professional Affiliations
- Bachelor’s Degree in Commerce and Business Administration – University of Alabama
- Master’s Degree in Business Administration – University of Kentucky
- Greater Louisville Association of Realtors
- Kentucky Association of Realtors
- National Association of Realtors
Awards & Achievements
- 2016 Midwest Real Estate Hall of Fame Inductee
- 2016 Louisville Downtown Partnership – S. Russell Smith Jr. Award of Excellence
- 2011 Main Street Association “Hats Off” Award
- 2003 March of Dimes Reach Award
Community Involvement
- Past Chairman, Louisville Central Area
- Past Chair, Louisville Landmarks and Historic Preservation Districts Commission
- Board of Directors, Louisville Downtown Management District
- Past President, Main Street Association
- Alumnus, Leadership Louisville
- Real Estate Council, Eighth District Federal Reserve Bank
Clients Served
- Brown & Williamson Tobacco Corp.
- Humana, Inc.
- Greater Louisville, Inc.
- Delta Dental
- Fifth Third Bank
- Louisville Convention & Visitors Bureau
- Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.), A Corp.
- American Life & Accident Insurance Co.
