Salt Lake City, UT

CBRE Welcomes Jillian Hanks as Vice President in Salt Lake City

June 20, 2025

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Associated Contact

Claudia Lippman

Communications Specialist

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CBRE announced that Jillian (Johnson) Hanks has joined the Salt Lake City office as Vice President, specializing in office leasing advisory and transaction services.

Hanks comes to CBRE from JLL, where she established herself as a trusted advisor to landlords and developers across the Wasatch Front. She has forged strategic partnerships and worked on a variety of real estate projects, including property conversions, expansions, and ground-up developments. Hanks has also collaborated with companies in the professional services, engineering, tech, legal, consumer product, banking, and finance sectors, helping them expand within the Utah market.

“We are excited to welcome Jillian to our team,” said Erin Laney Barr, Managing Director of CBRE Salt Lake City. “Her extensive experience and proven track record in advising both office owners and occupiers significantly enhances our market presence and enables us to deliver an elevated level of expertise to our clients.”

Hanks holds a bachelor’s degree in finance from the University of Utah, where she was a member of the Business Scholars Program. She currently serves on the NAIOP Utah Board of Directors. In 2022, Hanks was named a CCIM Rookie of the Year Finalist, an honor awarded to only three emerging brokers in the state each year.

About CBRE Group, Inc.
CBRE Group, Inc. (NYSE:CBRE), a Fortune 500 and S&P 500 company headquartered in Dallas, is the world’s largest commercial real estate services and investment firm (based on 2024 revenue). The company has more than 140,000 employees (including Turner & Townsend employees) serving clients in more than 100 countries. CBRE serves clients through four business segments: Advisory (leasing, sales, debt origination, mortgage servicing, valuations); Building Operations & Experience (facilities management, property management, flex space & experience, digital infrastructure services); Project Management (program management, project management, cost consulting); Real Estate Investments (investment management, development). Please visit our website at www.cbre.com.