Eiji Sakaguchi

Eiji is a seasoned industry veteran with over 30 years of real estate experience and an extensive financial background. He is widely recognized as one of the most prominent real estate professionals in Japan.

Eiji joined CBRE as President & Chief Executive Officer of the Japan Advisory Services business in 2016. In July 2023, Eiji was promoted to Chairman, CBRE Japan. In this role, Eiji works with all CBRE entities in Japan to accelerate growth. In October 2023, Eiji was also promoted to Chairman of CBRE K.K.

Prior to CBRE, he was managing director and head of Real Estate at Mitsubishi UFJ Morgan Stanley Securities. While there, Eiji oversaw a range of successful asset transactions, as well as private and public capital market activities. Before joining Morgan Stanley in 2001, he spent 11 years at Mitsui Fudosan, where he held key roles in asset and property management, leasing, investment and development activity.

Education

Bachelor of Law, Hitotsubashi University