About Jacques
Jacques Gordon has recently been appointed as the Director of the Graaskamp Center for Real Estate. He is a distinguished leader in the real estate industry, with a career that includes his 2022 MIT appointment and his role as the Global Head of Research and Strategy for LaSalle Investment Management for three decades. At LaSalle, he was responsible for the macro strategy and micro research that informed investment decisions across 30 countries. He also served on the firm’s Management and Investment committees and directed the Investment Strategy Group, which analyzes capital markets, regional economies, and property markets. Although retired from this role, he remains a senior advisor to LaSalle.
He announced his retirement from LaSalle and will continue to serve on the Boards of the JLL Income Property Trust, The Real Estate Research Institute, and The Institute for Urban Research at the University of Pennsylvania.
Jacques received the “Graaskamp Award” from the Pension Real Estate Association (PREA) for his contributions to real estate research and education. He originated the Jones Lang LaSalle Global Transparency Index in 1999, which has become the world standard for understanding international real estate. Jacques received his PhD from MIT’s Department of Urban Studies and Planning, MSc from the London School of Economics and Political Science and a BA from the University of Pennsylvania.
He announced his retirement from LaSalle and will continue to serve on the Boards of the JLL Income Property Trust, The Real Estate Research Institute, and The Institute for Urban Research at the University of Pennsylvania.
Jacques received the “Graaskamp Award” from the Pension Real Estate Association (PREA) for his contributions to real estate research and education. He originated the Jones Lang LaSalle Global Transparency Index in 1999, which has become the world standard for understanding international real estate. Jacques received his PhD from MIT’s Department of Urban Studies and Planning, MSc from the London School of Economics and Political Science and a BA from the University of Pennsylvania.