JLL strengthens energy advisory leadership with financial and procurement practice lead

CHICAGO, Aug. 21, 2025 – JLL announced today that it has hired Brian Rappaport as the Financial Procurement and Advisory Practice Lead for JLL’s Energy Advisory and Sustainability team where he will leverage his more than 20 years of experience in energy infrastructure development, structured origination, and renewable energy solutions to assist investor and occupier clients with their strategic planning, energy sourcing, contracting, cleantech integration and infrastructure development.

In this role, Rappaport will lead technical and interdisciplinary teams conducting market research, financial modeling and transaction advisory to provide fit-for-purpose sustainable, affordable, and resilient energy supply and infrastructure solutions for commercial and industrial real estate. He and his team will focus on advising public and private clients with on-site and off-site renewables; low-carbon thermal power generation; EV charging; energy storage; micro-grid solutions and more, while conducting commercial due diligence and feasibility assessments on clean energy technologies.

“Brian’s appointment represents a significant milestone in our commitment to delivering best-in-class energy advisory services to our clients,” said Josephine Tucker, JLL Head of Energy Advisory and Sustainability, Americas. “His proven track record in developing innovative financing solutions for clean energy projects, combined with his deep understanding of renewable energy markets, makes him ideally positioned to lead our financial and procurement advisory practice as the real estate sector accelerates its energy transition.”

Rappaport’s comprehensive background in energy trading, origination and project development uniquely positions him to advance JLL’s clean energy offerings. He most recently served as Head of Power Origination and Development at Net Power, where he led the commercialization and deployment of utility-scale near-zero emissions power technology, securing strategic partnerships for capital, power offtake and project development. His career spans leadership roles at major energy companies, including Nikola Motor Company, BP Energy Company, Natixis, Societe Generale and Morgan Stanley, where he developed expertise in renewable fuels, hydrogen solutions, carbon reduction projects and energy derivatives.

Rappaport’s experience also includes managing multi-billion dollar upstream and midstream energy portfolios in the banking sector, where he employed risk management strategies, including structured oil and gas asset-linked financing transactions. He is based in New York.

“I’m excited to join JLL at this pivotal moment in the energy transition,” Rappaport said. “The convergence of real estate and clean energy, propelled by the rapid advancement of datacenters and AI, reshoring of manufacturing and electrification of infrastructure and mobility, is creating a significant and unparalleled surge in energy demand. This presents unprecedented opportunities to help clients meet ambitious sustainability goals while navigating evolving and dynamic energy markets.

“JLL’s comprehensive platform and deep relationships across the real estate value chain creates a unique advantage in delivering integrated and sustainable energy solutions to clients. I look forward to building on JLL’s strong foundation to advance our clean energy capabilities and drive value for clients navigating this complex landscape.”

JLL’s Energy Advisory and Sustainability team’s expertise spans energy auditing and engineering; finance and procurement; energy modelling; project development and program management on behalf of owners and occupiers. The practice specializes in helping clients meet ambitious sustainability goals while navigating uncertain and volatile energy markets, evolving regulation and increasing consumer expectations. The team’s technical specialists provide expertise in energy sourcing, efficiency and end-use optimization, including technology integration such as EV-charging, on-site/off-site renewables, battery storage and microgrid solutions.

JLL Real Estate Management Services (REMS) partners with leading organizations across industry sectors, creating environments that achieve a more human-centric, resilient and responsible approach to shaping a better world of work. With more than 87,000 local and global specialists, the team enables the world of work, serving occupiers and investors of real estate. We improve workplace experiences, drive efficient operations and help our clients achieve their sustainability goals. We provide integrated services, including Workplace Management, Project Management, Property Management and Portfolio Services. Through technology enabled solutions, REMS creates and manages safe and inspiring spaces around the world for people to collaborate, innovate and drive meaningful change anywhere that work is performed. REMS manages over 5 billion square feet of real estate and has averted more than 120 million metric tons of CO2e by advising clients on renewable energy projects. For more information visit https://www.jll.com/en-us/services/operations-management.

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