36+ years in CRE finance, $51B+ in deals closed, ex-JLL Northeast Capital Markets leader
Mike has been in the real estate industry for 36 years. Prior to founding Blue Light, he was an original partner at HFF and was part of the Executive/ Management team that took the company public in 2007. He was also part of the executive/management team that completed the sale of HFF to JLL in 2019 for $2bb. Most recently, Mike ran the capital markets business for JLL in the Northeast with direct management responsibility for over 300 employees. During his twenty-six years at HFF/JLL, he completed over $51bb in transactions and was widely recognized as one of the leading intermediaries in the US. Prior to HFF/JLL, he spent six years at Travelers Insurance Company and four years at Legg Mason Real Estate Services. Mike graduated from Skidmore College and has an MBA from Fordham University.
