Professional Experience
Associated Office
As a First Vice President on CBRE Chicago’s Agency Leasing team, Jason focuses on representing landlords in the leasing, development or redevelopment of downtown office properties. His experience in marketing and advertising brings a unique approach to branding, positioning and ultimately driving value and new opportunities in high-profile office assets.
Prior to joining CBRE in 2020, Jason served as an Associate Director on Newmark Knight Frank’s Chicago Agency team, where he represented institutional ownership groups on properties including 161 North Clark (Grant Thornton Tower), 151 North Franklin (CNA Center), 625 West Adams, 155 North Wacker and 1200 West Fulton Market. Notable transactions include Facebook (263,000 SF), CDW (249,429 SF), Ernst & Young (191,772 SF), WeWork (91,559 SF) Travelers Insurance (61,720 SF) and Feeding America (61,326 SF). These landmark deals, in addition to dozens of other transactions under 25,000 SF, were recognized by a prestigious Greater Chicago Food Depository Office Property Representative of the Year award in 2018.
Jason previously served as a Senior Associate on JLL’s National Investor Accounts Team (NIAT) and Downtown Agency Leasing Team giving him an investment-focused perspective on building strategy and leasing. During his four years with NIAT, Jason managed business development efforts and provided superior client service to 15 of JLL’s largest Investor clients, including Beacon Capital Partners, Equity Commonwealth, Callahan Capital Partners, Deutsche Asset & Wealth Management, USAA Real Estate, LaSalle Investment Management, Invesco Bentall Kennedy and JP Morgan. In addition, he performed lease analysis and implemented creative marketing solutions to implement investment strategies and drive building value on the Agency Leasing side. Jason’s experience includes three years with major advertising agencies Digitas and Energy BBDO, where he focused on business development and data analytics.
Professional Affiliations | Accreditations
- Licensed Illinois Real Estate Broker
- Dale Carnegie Training – Advanced Sales Training Program
- Former President of Young Office Brokers Association (YOBA)
Education
- University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
- Bachelor of Science, Advertising
Clients Represented
- CBRE Global Investors
- Morgan Stanley
- CBRE Global Investors
- Morgan Stanley
- The John Buck Company
- USAA Real Estate
- Vanderbilt/CA Ventures Office Properties
- LAMB Properties
- Trammell Crow Companies
- Equity Commonwealth
- Callahan Capital Partners
- Bentall GreenOak
- Creek Lane Capital
- Vista Property Group
- University of Notre Dame
- Starwood