Real Estate 2024: ROBB ‘R.J.’ JOHNSON

With more than 30 years in the commercial real estate industry, Johnson started working for The Staubach Co. in 1995, ultimately serving as president for the mid-Atlantic region until the firm merged with JLL in 2008. 

A Fortune Global 500 commercial real estate and investment management company, JLL helps clients buy, build, occupy, manage and invest in a variety of commercial, industrial, hotel, residential and retail properties. Its reported revenue for 2023 was $20.76 billion, a 0.49% decline from 2022. JLL has operations in more than 80 countries and more than 108,000 employees.

Johnson says the most rewarding part of his career has been mentorship and education. Through his work with JLL University, the comprehensive training course the company provides for new brokers, he’s had the opportunity to shape the curriculum for younger generations and help shepherd the careers of younger brokers.

Johnson has served JLL clients from offices in Delaware, Maryland, Virginia and Washington, D.C., for the past 15 years. A University of Maryland graduate, Johnson has a bachelor’s degree in political science and a master’s degree in international development.