Current Responsibilities

Robert Romano joined Jones Lang LaSalle’s New York office as a Managing Director in  May  2009.  Mr.  Romano,  a  veteran  in  the  New  York   Tri-State   area,   focuses   on  transaction   management   and   related   consulting   services   for  both national  and international tenants.

Experience

Bob came to Jones Lang LaSalle with 30 years of experience in real estate. Prior to  joining  Jones  Lang  LaSalle,  he  was  a  Senior  Director  at Cushman    &   Wakefield,    where    he    was    responsible    for    providing    real estate transaction manage-ment and related consulting services to clients  with regional, national, and international requirements. He represented several major clients  including Prudential Financial and The Interpublic Group of Companies.

Before   Cushman   &   Wakefield,   Mr.    Romano    was    an    Executive    Managing Director at Williams Real  Estate  Co.,  where  he  ran  the  firm’s  Corporate  Services  Group,  representing  several  major  clients   including Prudential  Financial,  J.P.Morgan  Chase,  Zurich  North  America  and  The Interpublic Group of Companies.

Mr.  Romano’s  career  in  real  estate  began  at  The  Rockefeller  Group,  where,    as an Assistant Vice President, he was responsible for marketing and leasing of   office  space  in   Rockefeller   Center,   a   complex   comprising   12   office   buildings  and approximately 7 million s.f.

Education and Affiliations

Mr. Romano is a Certified Internal Auditor and earned his Bachelor of Arts in Economics from the City University of  New York at Queens College. He also earned his Associate of Arts in International Business Administration from the American College of Switzerland. Mr. Romano is  a member of the Real Estate Board of New York and CoreNet Global. He is fluent in French.