Tim Kessler

Tim Kessler is Global Chief Operating Officer at LaSalle. In this role, he focuses on developing and executing LaSalle’s global strategy and managing day-to-day operations of the firm. He is also a member of LaSalle’s Global Management Committee. Previously, he was Global Head of Corporate Strategy and Development from 2017 to 2020. In that role he focused on identifying, evaluating and aligning resources to pursue organic and inorganic growth opportunities and implementing best practices across the firm to ensure LaSalle provides industry-leading investment performance and service to its clients.

Tim began his career in the real estate and finance industries in 2002. He spent 10 years at FPL Advisory Group where he led the management consulting business and served as a strategic, organizational, and financial advisor to clients across all sectors of commercial real estate. Prior to FPL, he worked as a consultant with ZS Associates and in Investment Banking at Bear Stearns.

Tim graduated from Harvard University with a Bachelor of Arts in Economics and earned a Master of Business Administration from the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University.