Cushman & Wakefield Inc.
John C. Cushman III is a leader in the commercial real estate industry on a global basis. As chairman of the board of Cushman & Wakefield, Inc., he is responsible for formulating and articulating strategic policies and initiatives for the company on a domestic and global basis. Cushman & Wakefield Inc. is the world’s largest private commercial real estate firm with 11,500 employees in 191 offices in 58 countries on six continents.
Mr. Cushman began his career with Cushman & Wakefield in 1963 in New York City. In 1967, he moved to Los Angeles to open Cushman & Wakefield’s office in Southern California. He and his twin brother, Louis B. Cushman, started their own firm in 1978, Cushman Realty Corporation, with operations in 11 U.S. cities, and then merged with Cushman & Wakefield in 2001.
Mr. Cushman just completed a two-year term as national president of the Boy Scouts of America and president of the Boy Scouts of America Foundation. He currently serves as a member of the Boy Scout’s national executive board. Mr. Cushman is a member of the board of the California Region I Homeland Security Advisory Council and in 2004 was appointed by Governor Schwarzenegger to the California Commission on Jobs and Economic Growth.
He is a director of the National Park Foundation, a trustee of the Urban Land Institute and a director of the Real Estate Roundtable, all headquartered in Washington, D.C. He also serves as a director of the Los Angeles World Affairs Council. Additionally, Mr. Cushman serves as trustee emeritus of Colgate University and as an honorary member of the board of fellows of Claremont University Center. |
