Croft Young

As CBRE’s Chief Corporate Development Officer, Croft Young oversees the company’s global Corporate Development team. He partners with CBRE’s executive, business line and geographic leaders around the world to drive mergers and acquisitions (M&A) activity.

Mr. Young has deep real estate industry knowledge, extensive investment banking experience and strong strategic and leadership skills.

Prior to joining CBRE in July 2023, Mr. Young was a Managing Director in the Real Estate Investment Banking Group at Morgan Stanley, where he covered a range of blue-chip public and private clients in the real estate, investment management, and hospitality/leisure industries. In 14 years with Morgan Stanley, he completed over 150 strategic and capital transactions aggregating over $175 billion in value across M&A and the full range of public and private capital markets products, including complex structured partnerships and cross-border M&A.

Mr. Young previously served 13 years as an officer (active duty and reserve) in the United States Marine Corps. He is a director on the board of the Travis Manion Foundation, a nonprofit Veterans Service Organization.