Chris Wilson
Executive Vice President, Retail Brokerage Lead So, JLL
Los Angeles, CA 90067
Phone (800) 630-4424 x3185
Specialties
Investment Sales Broker
Property Types
Retail
Markets
Los Angeles, Orange County (California), Santa Barbara/Sta Maria/Goleta
Bio
Current Responsibilities
Chris is the Southwest Brokerage Lead Retail for JLL with over 23 years of commercial, retail real estate experience in the Southern California market. His expertise is focused on leasing and disposition of institutional quality shopping centers and retail properties. He has leased more than five million square feet of retail space and sold 50 shopping centers with a total value exceeding $1 billion during his real estate career.
Experience
Prior to joining JLL, he formed in 1990 the Wilson Retail Group (WRG), a full-service brokerage team specializing in retail. He began his real estate career in 1985 as a retail specialist with Grubb & Ellis working on properties and assets in the San Gabriel Valley. Preceding his commercial real estate career, Chris held a position as a manufacturer’s representative selling seasonal and sporting goods product lines to major chain retailers across the 11 western states.
Education
Chris graduated from the University of Southern California in 1982 with a Bachelor of Science in Public Administration. He received his Masters in Business Administration from Pepperdine University in 1985.
Affiliations
Chris is an active member of the International Council of Shopping Centers (ICSC). He previously served on the Southern California Program Committee, along with holding the ICSC California State Chairman position and other regional and local roles. He is a frequent speaker at industry events and is an ad hoc professor for USC Lusk School of Business. Chris also serves on the Southern California Golf Association Board of Directors and is an active member of Lakeside Golf Club in Hollywood.
