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Posted: October 3, 2008
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Name: David Knee
Title: Managing Director
Company: Jones Lang LaSalle
Location: Hasbrouck Heights, N.J.
Birthplace: Newark, N.J.
Family: Happily married for 10 years to Barrie, with twin 6 year old daughters: Marlowe and Daryn
College: Fairleigh Dickinson University
First job outside of real estate: Camp counselor
First job in real estate or allied field: I worked in the research department for Cushman & Wakefield my first summer after collage.
What do you do now and what are you planning for the future? JLL is a full-service global real estate and money management firm focused on corporate service offerings and investment management. Recently, JLL has bolstered the brokerage platform, which has complemented the corporate service and investment management businesses. I suspect we will continue building out the brokerage platform. My group specializes in supply chain and logistics for industrial users and owners.
Hobbies: I enjoy golf and red wine.
Favorite book: Into Thin Air"
Favorite movie: "The Godfather"
Persons you admire most (outside of family): Michael Bloomberg and Charles Klatskin
Keys to success: Great listening skills, patience and hard work
If you had to choose another vocation what would it be? Psychologist
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