[7] Reffkin had previously served as the chief of staff to the president of Goldman Sachs[8] and worked in the White House.

[9][10] Avi Dorfman had previously worked at McKinsey & Company and Lehman Brothers, and founded a startup.

[13][12] In January 2014, Compass announced it would change its overall business model by contracting independent real estate agents, receiving a portion of the broker commission.

[14] In July 2014, Compass signed a lease on 25,000 square feet of office space at 90 5th Avenue, which became its global headquarters.

By January 2017, the company operated in 9 U.S. markets: New York, Boston, San Francisco, Miami, Washington, the Hamptons, Los Angeles, Santa Barbara, and Aspen.

[22] In November 2021, Compass settled with Avi Dorfman, ending an 8-year dispute, and acknowledging him as a member of the founding team.