About
Greg O’Brien is the CEO, Markets at JLL. He is the Global Executive Board member responsible for strategic leadership and oversight of all regional and local market operations.
Based in Washington, D.C., he works closely with JLL’s clients and teams in cities around the world. Increasingly, his job involves helping to tailor technology solutions for clients looking to use big data, improving the efficiency of everything from elevator maintenance to complex portfolios with thousands of assets.
Greg joined JLL during the 2008 acquisition of The Staubach Company, where he was CEO. Since then, he has held numerous senior leadership roles at JLL, starting as CEO of the Americas in 2014 and assumed responsibility as Markets CEO in 2021.
With a diverse career in commercial real estate spanning three decades, Greg has helped investors buy skyscrapers and shopping malls and worked with companies navigating lease agreements and large-scale renovation projects.
Greg initially worked in technology for three years after earning an electrical engineering degree from Tufts University in 1984. He has carried those early skills and insights through his career. He shifted into real estate after graduating from Harvard Business School with an MBA.
A strong believer in the value of education, he has served on the board of directors of Teach for America since 2000.
In his spare time, Greg enjoys spending time with his family, traveling, playing golf and an occasional scuba dive.
