Jim Underhill
CEO
Cresa
Jim Underhill leads Cresa as its Chief Executive Officer. He is charged with expanding its global footprint, continuing the growth of the firm’s global portfolio services, and continuing investment in its consulting and advisory practices. He is passionate about the firm’s focus on client advocacy and the partnerships the firm has built internally, with clients and in the community.
Jim is a seasoned management professional with over 30 years of experience in leading and growing real estate firms at the highest levels in the industry. Prior to joining Cresa, Jim served as CEO of the Americas at Cushman & Wakefield where he was responsible for an operating budget in excess of $1.2 billion and over 10,000 employees. He was also the Founder and former President of the Staubach Company - Northeast, where he specialized in headquarters assignments for organizations such as Booz Allen & Hamilton, The Nature Conservancy, and The World Wildlife Fund, among others.
Affiliation History
Board Member/Chairman, Junior Achievement
Board Member/Vice Chairman, The Wolf Trap Foundation for the Performing Arts
Board Member, Neediest Kids
Board Member, National Rehabilitation Hospital
Board Member, Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum
Member, Young Presidents Organization
Finalist, Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year Award
The Economic Club of Washington
Education
M.B.A., Harvard Business School
B.S., Business & Accounting, Washington & Lee University
Participates in the sessions:
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opening session
This is what the property sector lives and breathes. One-to-one talks
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Danger Zones. What is the property market afraid of?
Economic growth slowdown; a crisis in the European Union and Brexit; political instability; trade wars; the low interest rate environment; the growing debt… A decade has passed since the last global economic crisis: What is the property market afraid of today? Has the lesson been learned and is the sector ready for a rainy day? What are the main risk factors? Which sectors of the market are already saturated and in which of them the greatest potential is still lying dormant? What has the year among developed economies brought to Poland? Does our country remain one of the best places to invest capital in Europe?
