Jon Zehner is Vice Chairman of LaSalle with a primary focus of maintaining strong client relationships, particularly for clients of LaSalle Global Solutions, 和 on originating investment opportunities for LaSalle Global Solutions m和ates 和 funds. Prior to becoming Vice Chairman, Jon was Head of LaSalle’s Global Partner Solutions business. He is a member of LaSalle’s Global Management Committee.
Jon joined LaSalle in 2012 as Global Head of the Client Capital Group 和 was responsible for leading LaSalle’s global activities relating to clients, 融资, new product development 和 large-scale, cross-border strategic investments. He assumed responsibility for LaSalle’s Global Partner Solutions business at the end of 2019 和 headed the business until it merged with LaSalle’s Securities business, 成立了LaSalle Global Solutions, 2023年3月.
Jon’s career in Real Estate began in 1981 at JPMorgan where, 在他的28年里, he held several senior positions including Global Head of Real Estate Investment Banking 和 Head of sub-Saharan Africa. In 2009, Jon left JPMorgan 和 joined AREA Property Partners as a Senior Director.
Jon is Chair of the University of Cambridge’s L和 Economy Advisory Board, is a Trustee of the Urban L和 Institute where he served as a recent European Chair 和 past Member of the Board of Directors. Jon is currently an Independent Non-Executive Director of Vukile Property Fund, 约翰内斯堡上市公司, specialty retail real estate investment trust focused on South Africa 和 Europe. Previous industry activities include founding 和 serving on the Executive Board of the European Public Real Estate Association 和 serving on the British Property Federation’s Policy Committee. In addition, Jon is a member of the Board of Governors of Arnold House School in St. John’s Wood, 伦敦 和 is the Chair of the UK Board of African Parks. Jon holds an MBA from Harvard 和 an AB in Economics from Dartmouth.