As Chief Executive Officer, Deirdre O’Connell plays a leading role in both the day-to-day success of Daniel Gale Sotheby’s International Realty and the development of strategic initiatives and goals for the future of this highly innovative organization.  

She oversees sales management for a $4.07 billion dollar organization with nearly 1,000 sales associates and over 100 employees across 29 offices in Long Island, Brooklyn, and Queens. Under her leadership, the company has expanded into new markets, including Park Slope, Williamsburg, and Cobble Hill in Brooklyn, as well as Bay Shore on Long Island.

O’Connell has excelled as an agent and as a broker owner throughout her career and today is recognized as one of the top residential real estate executives in the nation. She enjoys a longstanding reputation for exceptional customer service, unparalleled local knowledge and strong managerial skills that result in positive outcomes for Daniel Gale Sotheby’s International Realty sales agents, customers, and clients.   

After a career in public and employee communications for an insurance company, O'Connell founded Deirdre O'Connell Realty Inc. in Manhasset in 2002 and expanded to the North Fork with a Cutchogue office in 2005. Her successful business was acquired by Daniel Gale Sotheby's International Realty in 2007, where she took on a sales management position that later expanded to overseeing sales for the entire organization. She was appointed CEO in 2018.