Transwestern

Biography

TRANSWESTERN ROLE

Gerry directs investment sales and real estate investment banking activities throughout the Mid-Atlantic region and is a member of Transwestern’s Board of Directors. Based in Washington, D.C., his primary focus is originating, structuring and executing commercial investment sales and capital market transactions for institutional, corporate, and private owners of real estate.
 
Gerry has over 34 years of real estate transaction experience representing over $23 billion in value. Since joining Transwestern in 1999, Gerry has sold over 35 million square feet of commercial properties in the Mid-Atlantic Region. Gerry’s clients include: AEW, Barings, Blackrock, Brookfield, Cambridge, CARR, CDC, Clarion, Dweck, Finmarc, Fundrise, JP Morgan, KBS, LNR, Pearlmark, Penzance, Piedmont, Prudential, Polinger, Morgan Stanley, Northwestern, Nuveen, Rialto, State Farm, TA Associates, and Westport Capital.

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS

Before joining Transwestern, Gerry served as an advisor to Travelers, where he was responsible for the disposition of a national portfolio of assets acquired through a merger. Prior to that, Gerry was a director at USF&G Realty Advisors, a real estate advisory firm that provided a wide variety of financial and agency services to institutional clients. His responsibilities included development, portfolio management, and advisory services.

PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATION / RECOGNITION

  • #1 Sales Broker in Washington, D.C. recognized by CREBA – 2009, 2012
  • Transwestern’s #1 Producer nationally in 2006, 2007, 2011, 2015 and 2020
  • 2015 Top National Broker recognized by Real Estate Forum Magazine
  • #1 Transwestern National Sales Broker – 2006, 2007, 2009-2013, 2015-2019
  • Transwestern Capital Markets Deal of the Year – 2015, 2017, 2018, 2019 
  • CoStar Power Broker 2001-2020
  • Transwestern Board of Directors
  • VA Tech’s Real Estate Advisory Board ad Pamplin School of Business
  • Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA)

EDUCATION

Gerry holds a Bachelor of Science in electrical engineering from VA Tech and an MBA from Carnegie Mellon University, with a real estate finance concentration.