Lynn Kious

Lynn Kious

Senior Managing Director, Newmark

Los Angeles, CA 90017

Phone (213) 596-2251

Specialties
Tenant Rep
Property Types
Office
Markets
Los Angeles
Languages
English
Bio
Lynn Kious, Senior Managing Director, is a seasoned professional as both a corporate real estate executive and service provider for several Fortune 500 companies. Lynn specializes in the development and implementation of portfolio optimization strategies, transaction management, international negotiations, acquisitions and dispositions that all deliver workplace efficiencies and savings to clients. Lynn joined Newmark in 2015 from JCI-Global Workplace Solutions (now part of CBRE) where she was Vice President/General Manager of Real Estate Services for the Americas. Prior to JCI, Lynn was Senior Managing Director for CBRE/Trammell Crow Company, responsible for all corporate accounts in the Western Region. Lynn previously served six years as Global Vice President, Corporate Operations & Real Estate, The Walt Disney Company, responsible for Disney’s 18 million-square-foot portfolio, supporting all business units, in 45 countries. Earlier, Lynn spent 10 years as Senior Vice President, Corporate Properties, First Interstate Bank, responsible for the bank’s 16 million-square-foot domestic and international portfolio. Lynn began her career as a commercial and investment real estate broker in Downtown Los Angeles.
Education
Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration/ Marketing from California State University, Long Beach.
Awards
2020 National Real Estate Woman of Influence- Standout Category
2019 Connect Media- National Top 10 Women in Real Estate
2019 CoreNet Global Service Provider of the Year Nominee
2001 CoreNet Corporate Real Estate Executive of the Year
Five-time Top Ranked Faculty Member-CoreNet Global
Served on real estate panels: Harvard Business School; The Paul Merage School of Business at the University of California, Irvine; CoreNet Global
LEED Green Associate, United States Green Building Council (USGBC)