Co-Head of U.S. Capital Markets, Newmark Grubb Knight Frank

Robert Griffin leads one of the nation's most successful capital markets groups offering services in various sectors, including office, industrial, retail, medical and multi-family assets. In his 35-year career, Mr. Griffin and his team have closed more than 800 transactions with total consideration nearing $65 billion. Mr. Griffin’s clients include Beacon Capital Partners, Boston Properties, Equity Office, Fidelity, Jamestown,

JP Morgan, MetLife, MIT, Normandy, O'Connor Capital, Prudential, RREEF, Shorenstein,

TA Associates Realty and TIAA-CREF.

 

Mr. Griffin previously served as president of the New England Area for Cushman & Wakefield, where he built one of the nation's most successful capital markets groups and was a key adviser to the firm's Boston area leasing teams.

 

Other professional experience and community involvement:

• Member, Greater Boston Real Estate Board

• Member of the Board of Trustees, Children's Hospital Boston

• Guest lecturer, Massachusetts Institute of Technology Center for Real Estate

• Guest lecturer, John F. Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University

 

Education

•  Bachelor of Science from the Carroll School of Management, Boston College

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