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10 JLL executives
These ten current JLL executives, including JLL's CEO and CFO, hold chief executive, chief financial officer, business line CEO, executive chairman and division president roles at JLL. A reader can learn how JLL executives lead their businesses from people who have held these roles.
Professionals to explore
01—10Christian Ulbrich
LinkedInExperience: Global Chief Executive Officer · JLL
Global Chief Executive Officer of JLL since October 2016 and President & Member, Board of Directors since June 2016, based in Frankfurt. Earlier JLL roles include CEO, Europe, Middle East and Africa (2009–2016) and Managing Director, Germany (2005–2008). Before JLL, Christian was Chief Executive Officer of the HIH group of companies (1997–2005).
Cynthia Kantor
LinkedInExperience: Chief Executive Officer, Project and Development Services · JLL
Chief Executive Officer, Project and Development Services at JLL since January 2024 and Chief Client and Growth Officer, Work Dynamics since 2019, based in Atlanta. The profile says Cynthia is responsible for JLL's project and development services globally. Before JLL, Cynthia held leadership roles at GE Power (2010–2019).
Dr. Sanjay Rishi
LinkedInExperience: Chief Executive Officer, Work Dynamics - Americas · JLL
Chief Executive Officer, Work Dynamics - Americas at JLL since November 2018, based in Chicago; the profile describes leading JLL's corporate solutions business across the U.S., Canada and Latin America. Before JLL, Sanjay was General Manager, Global Managing Partner - IBM Cloud Consulting Services (2012–2018) and CIO at Johnson Controls (2010–2013).
Greg O'Brien
LinkedInExperience: Executive Chairman - Markets Advisory · JLL
Executive Chairman - Markets Advisory at JLL since July 2023, based in Washington, D.C. The listing also shows JLL roles as Global CEO, Markets (2021–2023), CEO, Americas (2014–2021), CEO, Markets Solutions (2013–2014) and CEO, Americas Brokerage (2008–2013).
John Gates
LinkedInExperience: CEO, Markets · JLL
CEO, Markets at JLL since July 2008, based in Dallas; the profile headline reads CEO of Markets at JLL Americas and says John oversees the firm's Brokerage, Capital Markets, Project and Development Services, Property Management and Retail businesses in the United States. Before JLL, John was President and COO of The Staubach Company (1990–2008).
Karen Brennan
LinkedInExperience: Chief Executive Officer, Leasing Advisory · JLL
Chief Executive Officer, Leasing Advisory at JLL since July 2025, based in Chicago, after serving as JLL's Chief Financial Officer (2020–2025). Before that Karen held LaSalle Investment Management roles including Chief Executive Officer, Europe (2019–2020) and Head of Americas Custom Accounts and Strategic Partnerships (2013–2019).
Kelly Howe
LinkedInExperience: Chief Financial Officer, JLL · JLL
Chief Financial Officer of JLL since July 2025, based in Chicago, after serving as Chief Financial Officer, JLL Markets Advisory (2024–2025). The profile says Kelly is a member of the Global Executive Board. Before JLL, Kelly was North America Chief Financial Officer at Boston Consulting Group (2020–2023) and earlier a Managing Director and Senior Partner there (2000–2020).
Kevin MacKenzie
LinkedInExperience: President, Americas JLL Capital Markets · JLL
President, Americas JLL Capital Markets since January 2025 and Executive Managing Director, Capital Markets Production Leader at JLL since 2019, based in Phoenix, with the President role tagged at President/Vice President level. Before JLL, Kevin was an Executive Managing Director at HFF (2004–2019).
Neil Murray
LinkedInExperience: Global CEO, Real Estate Management Services · JLL
Global CEO, Real Estate Management Services at JLL since January 2025, based in Chicago, with the role tagged at C-level in General Management. Neil was earlier Global CEO, Corporate Solutions (2019–2025) and CEO Corporate Solutions, EMEA (2017–2019) at JLL, the three roles shown in the listing.
Sam Schaefer
LinkedInExperience: CEO, Property Management · JLL
CEO, Property Management at JLL since September 2025, based in Boston. Before JLL, Sam was Principal, Market Leader (2023–2025) and Senior Vice President, Market Leader (2021–2023) at Trammell Crow Company, Chief Executive Officer of Hobbs Brook Real Estate (2019–2021) and Managing Director, Global Head of Leasing, Property Management & Corporate Outreach at Tishman Speyer (2017–2019).
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Match the executive's business line and region to your question, since corporate officers, global business line CEOs and regional or division presidents see different parts of JLL's decisions. Check each role's dates so you know whether the person's JLL experience in a given post is current or from an earlier period.
Questions to take into the conversation
- 01How do you set priorities across business lines and regions as a senior executive at a global real estate services firm?
- 02How do separate business lines coordinate when they serve the same large corporate client?
- 03What changes when a leader moves from a regional role to running a global business line?
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