Jennifer Johnson
Director of Investor Leasing
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Jennifer Johnson, Director of Investor Leasing, partners with Mike Watts, President to drive the strategy, growth and connectivity of the Investor Leasing Office practice. Jennifer is instrumental in developing and delivering CBRE’s Investor Leasing platform and it’s differentiation from the competition. She engages with professionals, market leaders and sales management to further build the connective foundation across the line of business.
Jennifer assumed this role from Sales Management Director, Chicago, where she served as a critical partner in aligning business development efforts for sales professionals, with a core focus on leading the Investor business. Before that, she was a member of Client Care Midwest, focused on the top 20+ Investor clients with the most significant impact on the division. Her experience working across markets and lines of business to bring the best of the platform to our professionals and Investor clients is instrumental to our organization.
In prior roles as Property Management Operations Manager for the Chicago and Milwaukee markets, Jennifer was responsible for managing the financial, logistical and operational business activities. Working with the Market Leader, she developed and implemented strategic plans to achieve market goals along with identifying opportunities to improve service delivery to both internal and external customers Jennifer had oversight and analysis of all financial metrics including Income, EBITDA, Accounts Receivable, Pipeline and other business metrics. She was also responsible for market communication of best practices, policies, procedures and initiatives to support operations along with facilitating process improvement.
Prior to 2014, Ms. Johnson was Director of Operations for U.S. Equities Realty, a boutique full service commercial real estate firm which joined CBRE through a merger & acquisition. In her role, Jennifer was responsible for management and oversight of all office operations for the company’s headquarters building. In addition, she provided benefits administration including contract negotiation for the firm’s 300+ employees. Ms. Johnson started her real estate career at U.S. Equities in 2000 as an Administrative Assistant for the Development Management Group on the John H. Stroger, Jr. Hospital of Cook County project.
Jennifer assumed this role from Sales Management Director, Chicago, where she served as a critical partner in aligning business development efforts for sales professionals, with a core focus on leading the Investor business. Before that, she was a member of Client Care Midwest, focused on the top 20+ Investor clients with the most significant impact on the division. Her experience working across markets and lines of business to bring the best of the platform to our professionals and Investor clients is instrumental to our organization.
In prior roles as Property Management Operations Manager for the Chicago and Milwaukee markets, Jennifer was responsible for managing the financial, logistical and operational business activities. Working with the Market Leader, she developed and implemented strategic plans to achieve market goals along with identifying opportunities to improve service delivery to both internal and external customers Jennifer had oversight and analysis of all financial metrics including Income, EBITDA, Accounts Receivable, Pipeline and other business metrics. She was also responsible for market communication of best practices, policies, procedures and initiatives to support operations along with facilitating process improvement.
Prior to 2014, Ms. Johnson was Director of Operations for U.S. Equities Realty, a boutique full service commercial real estate firm which joined CBRE through a merger & acquisition. In her role, Jennifer was responsible for management and oversight of all office operations for the company’s headquarters building. In addition, she provided benefits administration including contract negotiation for the firm’s 300+ employees. Ms. Johnson started her real estate career at U.S. Equities in 2000 as an Administrative Assistant for the Development Management Group on the John H. Stroger, Jr. Hospital of Cook County project.