Professional Expertise 

Chris Brown joined Savills San Jose office in 2021 as a Senior Managing Director focused exclusively on representing corporate clients in strategic planning, leasing, portfolio optimization, dispositions and financial advisory. With over 16 years of experience, Chris has advised early stage, high growth and publicly traded companies in the Bay Area and around the world.

Prior to joining Savills, Chris served as a leading tenant representation specialist at Newmark Knight Frank, where he provided financial advisory and negotiated multi-market transactions for occupiers of space. During the tumultuous real estate market caused by the COVID 19 pandemic, he assisted in managing his clients’ risk by facilitating the termination of eight leases, resulting in over $4.5 million in aggregate savings. From 2015 to 2021, he secured over $28 million in landlord contributions on behalf of his clients.

Chris has gained recognition throughout his career for outstanding and creative client representation – from serving on the team rationalizing a global portfolio and achieving $85 million dollars in client savings, to the ongoing management of a 10 million SF portfolio that spanned office, industrial and R&D properties across six continents.

Awards Achievements and Activities

A market veteran in the technology sector in Silicon Valley, Chris is a member of the Association of Silicon Valley Brokers and earned a Heavy Hitters Award from Cresa Partners in 2013 and 2014. His volunteer activities have included serving as a board member for Options for All, a non-profit company serving the needs of adults with developmental disabilities. He has also served as a Board Member for Marin Valentine’s Ball Foundation, a premier fund-raising organization that provides essential services to the at promise youth in Marin County. Chris has additionally served as a board member for CASA, which supports and promotes court-appointed advocates for abused and neglected children.