Professional Expertise

Joe joined the firm in 1989 and is Chairman of Savills North American Brokerage operations, and serves as a member of Savills NA seven-person Executive Committee. Joe’s responsibilities include overseeing the company’s North American brokerage and consulting business and advising major occupiers on their real estate needs across the globe. Joe provides leadership and strategic vision that has helped Savills become one of the pre-eminent occupier focused practices in North America. Prior to joining Savills, Joe served as a real estate consultant at the former Arthur Andersen, developing strategies to optimize clients’ cash flow and GAAP accounting treatment.

Joe leads a team of professionals consistently ranked as one of the country’s leading occupier advisors. To date, Joe’s team has managed more than 50 million square feet of projects with a total value in excess of $30 billion for corporate clients such as Exelon Corporation, Berkshire Hathaway, Constellation Energy, US Bank, and UnitedHealth Group – and for law firm clients including Kirkland & Ellis, Skadden Arps, Vedder Price, and Alston & Bird.

Joe specializes in structuring complex real estate transactions for major public corporations, not-for-profit organizations, service firms, and private organizations where cash flow, stock price, partner distributions, accounting implications, and optimal lease negotiations are critical. He has also helped numerous clients achieve cost savings through the analysis of real estate financing structures for leases and capital improvements.

Awards, Achievements and Activities

Joe has been recognized by his peers as Chicago Broker of the Year on behalf of the Greater Chicago Food Depository a record ten times including recent acknowledgments in 2026, 2025, 2022 and 2021. He has also twice won Chicago Deal of the Year. Crain’s Chicago Business identified Joe as one of the "40 Under 40" business leaders to watch in 2003.

Joe’s community leadership also includes serving as a Trustee on the Board of The Goodman Theatre in Chicago.