Chris Shepherd

Chris Shepherd is a Vice Chairman in Silicon Valley and holds a leadership role within CBRE’s global Technology Practice Group. Since starting his career at CBRE in 2005, Chris has established himself as a market leader in the tech sector. Ranging from venture-backed start-ups to publicly traded corporations, he has negotiated some of the most notable and complicated transactions in the market. Chris has executed real estate strategies in Silicon Valley for some of the world’s most preeminent technology firms and has an impressive roster of global accounts, including NVIDIA, Lumentum, Magic Leap, and A10 Networks.

Chris has consistently excelled as a top performer both in the Bay Area and nationally for CBRE. He has been named to the Bay Area Platinum Producer list every year since 2012, ranked among the top 10 Silicon Valley producers since 2017, and was recognized as one of the top 200 producers in the company in 2019, and from 2021 to 2024. In 2022-2024, Chris was the top producer in the Silicon Valley office and Top 5 in the Bay Area. He joined the Colbert Coldwell Circle, which honors the top 3% of professionals nationwide, in 2023-2024. He was also awarded Procuring Broker of the Year by the Association of Silicon Valley Brokers in 2020, 2022, 2023, and 2024, and Multiple Category (#1 overall) in 2023 and 2024.

Using CBRE’s unsurpassed and globally integrated platform, Chris implements a solutions-based approach by performing a myriad of services, including strategic planning and budgeting, transaction management, financial analysis, and property disposition both locally and internationally. Chris’ clients cite their respect and appreciation for his attention to detail, professionalism, honesty, and negotiation skills as reasons why they continue to use and recommend his services.

Education

• Santa Clara University, Bachelor’s degree in Finance, cum laude

Pro Affiliations / Accreditations

• CBRE Technology Practice Group
  
  • Leadership Counsel
• CoreNet
• NAIOP
• Association of Silicon Valley Brokers (ASVB)
• First Tee Silicon Valley

Awards

• ASVB Procuring Broker of the Year: 2020, 2022-2024
• ASVB #1 Producer: 2023-2024
• SVBJ Deal Maker of the Year: 2024
• ASVB Top 25 Producer: 2019-2024
• CBRE SJ #1 Producer: 2022-2024
• CBRE SJ Top 5: 2019, 2022-2024
• CBRE Bay Area Platinum Producer: 2012-2024
• CBRE Bay Area Top 5: 2022-2024
• CBRE Colbert Coldwell Circle (Top 3% Nationally): 2023-2024
• CBRE Nationwide Top 10% Producer: 2019, 2021-2024

Significant Transactions

• NVIDIA
  Various
  Lease
  3,000,000 SF
• Confidential Fortune 100 Tech Firm
  Various
  Lease
  3,000,000 SF
• Lumentum
  Various
  Lease and Sale
  1,500,000 SF
• Cepheid
  Various
  Lease
  1,200,000 SF

Tenants Represented