James D. Kuhn

James (Jimmy) D. Kuhn is the firm’s President and Head of Investor Services and is a principal of and shareholder in Newmark. In his role, Kuhn aligns all brokerage activity for leasing, investment sales, and debt & equity placement, and maximizes the collaboration of brokerage functions with valuation, global corporate services, property management and all related service and specialty practice groups. Kuhn also founded and leads Newmark’s Technology and Innovation practice group.

With 18,800 employees worldwide, Newmark and its partner Knight Frank operate from more than 500 global offices, including 142 locations in the United States and offices throughout Canada, Europe, Asia-Pacific, Africa and the Middle East. The firm’s merger with BGC Partners, Inc. in 2011 led to one of the fastest-growing capital markets practices in the world through the acquisition of over 50 assets including that of Grubb & Ellis Company in 2012, the acquisition of Cornish & Carey and ARA, the largest national multifamily practice, in 2014, and the acquisition of Berkeley Point Capital in 2017 - reinforcing Newmark’s capital markets platform with real estate investment banking and debt & equity capabilities. Newmark went public on Nasdaq in December 2017 under the symbol NMRK.

Kuhn joined Newmark in 1992 after 15 years in partnership with Bernard Mendik, as owner/manager, where he acquired 11 million square feet of office space and 6,000 apartments; the company was sold to Vornado in 1997.