Jon Zehner

Biography: Jon Zehner retired as Vice Chairman of LaSalle at the end of 2024. As Vice Chairman his primary focus was on maintaining strong client relationships and on originating investment opportunities for LaSalle mandates and funds. Prior to becoming Vice Chairman in 2023, Jon was Head of LaSalle’s Global Partner Solutions business. He was a member of LaSalle’s Global Management Committee. Jon joined LaSalle in 2012 as Global Head of the Client Capital Group and was responsible for leading LaSalle’s global activities relating to clients and capital raising. He assumed responsibility for LaSalle’s Global Partner Solutions business at the end of 2019. Jon’s career in Real Estate began in 1981 at JPMorgan where, during his 28 years, he held several senior positions including Global Head of Real Estate Investment Banking and Head of sub-Saharan Africa. Jon is Chair of the University of Cambridge’s Land Economy Advisory Board, is a Trustee of the Urban Land Institute where he served as a recent European Chair and past Member of the Board of Directors. Jon is a Non-Executive Director of Vukile Property Fund, a Johannesburg listed REIT and is an Independent Executive Council Member of King's College, London where he is the Chairman of the Estates Committee. Previous industry activities include founding and serving on the Executive Board of the European Public Real Estate Association and serving on the British Property Federation’s Policy Committee. In addition, Jon is a member of the Board of Governors of Arnold House School in St. John’s Wood, London and is the Chair of the UK Board of African Parks. Jon holds an MBA from Harvard and an AB in Economics from Dartmouth.