Tim Kessler is Global Chief Operating Officer at LaSalle. He is focused on identifying, evaluating and aligning resources to pursue organic and inorganic growth opportunities for LaSalle around the world. Tim is on and works closely with LaSalle’s Global Management Committee to further develop LaSalle’s corporate strategy and to implement best practices and technology solutions across the platform to ensure the firm continues to provide industry-leading investment performance and service to its clients. Previously, he was the Global Head of Corporate Strategy and Development from 2017 to 2021.
Tim began his career in the real estate and finance industries in 2002. He spent 10 years at FPL Advisory Group where he led the management consulting business and served as a strategic, organizational, and financial advisor to clients across all sectors of commercial real estate. Prior to FPL, he worked as a consultant with ZS Associates and in Investment Banking at Bear Stearns.
Tim graduated from Harvard University with a Bachelor of Arts in Economics and earned a Master of Business Administration from the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University.
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Head of Investor Accounting and Finance
Head of Risk Management and Compliance Germany
Director of ESG Investor Accounting and Finance
Americas Chief Operating and Financial Officer
Global Head of Human Resources
Global Chief Financial Officer
General Counsel
Global Head of Tax
Chief Operating Officer, Asia Pacific
Head of Europe
Chief Operating Officer, Europe
Head of Global Securities
Global Funds Counsel
Co-Head of the Americas
Chief Counsel, France and Luxembourg
Co-Head of the Americas
Global Strategist (senior advisor)
Chief Executive Officer, Canada
Chief Operating Officer, Investor Relations
Global Chief Executive Officer
Head of Asia Pacific and Chief Executive Officer, Japan
Americas General Counsel and Chief Legal Officer, Securities
Chief Financial Officer, Europe
Head of Legal and Compliance, Europe
President and Chief Executive Officer, JLL Income Property Trust
Head of Investor Accounting & Finance, Asia Pacific
Director of Finance, Continental Europe
Senior Managing Director, Global Head of Marketing and Communications
Regional General Counsel, Asia Pacific
Head of LaSalle Global Partner Solutions
Head of Intermediary Distribution