Power Broker
Gerald Porter

Gerald Porter

Founding Principal, CRESA Partners

Los Angeles, CA 90071

Phone (310) 717-7170

Jerry Porter is one of the founding principals of Cresa.
Specialties
Investment Sales Broker, Tenant Rep (Office)
Property Types
Industrial, Office, Flex, Specialty
Markets
Austin, Chicago, Denver, Detroit, Houston, Indianapolis, Los Angeles, Northern New Jersey, Orange County (California), Washington, DC, Westchester/So Connecticut, Memphis, South Bay/San Jose, Minneapolis/St Paul, Salt Lake City, Providence, Greensboro/Winston-Salem, Milwaukee/Madison, Fresno, Knoxville, Louisville
Languages
English
Bio
Jerry Porter is one of the founding principals of Cresa. With over 50 offices in North America and 125 offices worldwide, Cresa has grown to be North America’s largest corporate real estate advisory firm specializing in tenant representation and corporate services, including project management. Representing national accounts such as DreamWorks SKG, Oracle Corporation, Marcus & Millichap, and Activision, Mr. Porter has distinguished himself as a broker and an entrepreneur for over 35 years. A frequent speaker and acknowledged expert in the use of technology in commercial real estate, Mr. Porter has been called “the most wired active broker in the nation.” AFFILIATIONS Past Chairman, Cresa Executive Board member and Past Chairman, Los Angeles Business Council (LABC) Executive Board member and Past Chairman, Los Angeles Commercial Realty Association (LACRA) Associate member, Ziman Center for Real Estate, Anderson School, UCLA Past Vice President, Los Angeles Region, CoreNet Global Member, Advisory Board, Real Estate Southern California Magazine Member, Advisory Board, California Real Estate Journal Executive Board member and Past Chairman, Kidsave International ACKNOWLEDGMENTS 2017 Real Estate Forum Top Brokers 1994 & 1998, #3 Top Tenant Representative Broker (Office), Los Angeles Business Journal 1998 Annual Superstar Commercial Broker Survey, Real Estate Forum 1993 - 1998 Commercial Real Estate Who’s Who, Los Angeles Business Journal March 2000 & March 2003, Annual Review of Nation’s Hot Brokers, Commercial Property News 2000, 2001, 2002 & 2004, Service Provider of the Year, Site Selection 2003 Real Estate Industries’ Humanitarian Award, National Conference for Community and Justice 2004 Service Provider of the Year Award, CoreNet Global, Southern California Chapter 2008 Broker Hot list, Real Estate Southern California
Education
Stanford University, B.A., Psychology Anderson School, UCLA, M.B.A., Real Estate Finance
Affiliations
  • MBA - Mortgage Bankers Association
  • CoreNet - Global Corporate Real Estate Network