Robert Ortiz

About Robert Ortiz

Robert Ortiz is a highly accomplished Real Estate Executive with a proven track record of delivering world-class consultation and advisory services to valued clientele on a national basis. With extensive experience in market trends (ESG), space utilization, asset management, construction and transaction strategy, Mr. Ortiz is a performance-driven, award-winning and process-focused professional. As a skilled team builder, Mr. Ortiz leverages Cushman & Wakefield\'s world-class workplace, financial, research, sustainability, construction, and capital markets resources to produce compelling results for its clients. He is a results-focused business strategist who delivers market-leading results, terms, and conditions for America\'s leading technology, healthcare, and financial service companies. As the leader of a dynamic team of diverse professionals, Mr. Ortiz assists corporate, tech, and legal clients with solving their real estate challenges, including understanding a corporation\'s needs, developing a sound strategic plan, evaluating a user’s options, negotiating detailed leases, evaluating financial impacts and ultimately building out a tenant\'s space. Mr. Ortiz\'s team brings a collaborative and single point of contact approach to bridge the gap between finance, administration/real estate and operations, which all have different roles, responsibilities and goals as part of a real estate process.Mr. Ortiz is involved in many civic and social organizations including CoreNet Global, Urban Land Institute (ULI), International Council of Shopping Centers (ICSC), Buildings Owner & Management Association (BOMA), Institute of Real Estate Management (IREM), National Association of Industrial & Office Parts (NAOIP), UCLA School of Public Health Board of Directors, UCLA Fund Chancellor\'s Associates and UCLA Alumni Association. He often serves as a subject matter expert speaker at these organizations. Mr. Ortiz is a graduate of the University of California at Los Angeles and is a licensed real estate broker in the State of California.

Experience

1. Executive Vice President Executive Managing Director - Brokerage Services

   Cushman & Wakefield

   Jan 2001 — Present · CA, US

   Robert Ortiz served as the Executive Vice President of US National Brokerage Services and Leader for Cushman & Wakefield. In this position, he was accountable for all brokerage operations across all service lines in the United States. He was responsible for managing revenue growth, profitability, client relations, fiduciary governance, strategic planning, top industry recruitment, business development, and the oversight of all Cushman & Wakefield commercial real estate brokers. In addition to his operational responsibilities, Mr. Ortiz provided counsel on national corporate initiatives and was instrumental in implementing and executing the firm\'s strategy on a national level. He successfully grew the US region\'s clientele base in all areas of capital markets, multifamily, occupier services, office tenant and landlord representation, retail, and senior housing. As a consummate advisor and mentor focused on operational excellence, Mr. Ortiz was credited with expanding the United States professional brokerage personnel of the highest caliber, talented producers. Under his leadership, he coached and collaborated with his national and regional teams to recruit, train, and inspire the best and brightest talent in the real estate industry. Mr. Ortiz was responsible for leading various initiatives, including The Broker Symposium, The Tenant Advisory Group (TAG), The Diversity Council, C&W CoreNet Global Committee, The Industrial Broker Forum, Retail Broker Forum, Capital Market Forum, Agency Leasing & Landlord Forum, C&W Future Leaders and C&W Urban Land Institute (ULI) Committee. Through his leadership, these initiatives facilitated knowledge-sharing, collaboration, and innovation across the Cushman & Wakefield network. Overall, Mr. Ortiz\'s strategic leadership and operational acumen were instrumental in establishing Cushman & Wakefield as a leading global real estate provider.

Skills

• Lease Negotiations
• Leadership
• Disposition
• Dispositions
• Contract Negotiation
• Real Estate Development
• Land Acquisition
• Sellers
• Leadership Management
• Corporate Real Estate
• Organizational Leadership
• Entitlements
• Real Estate Transactions
• Construction Management
• Landlords
• Investment Properties
• Leases
• Commercial Real Estate
• Lease Administration
• Property Management
• Strategic Planning
• Tenant
• Management
• Location Intelligence
• Recruiting
• Brokerage
• Acquisitions
• Facilities Management
• Real Estate Financing
• Real Estate Economics
• Real Estate