Real Estate 2023: CHRISTOPHER MOLIVADAS

Molivadas’ career in commercial real estate spans more than 30 years, and he directly oversees JLL’s brokerage business in Washington, D.C., Maryland and Virginia, providing strategic leadership to more than 1,000 employees.

In the 1980s, Molivadas began working as a construction project manager, then became a broker with Spaulding & Slye Colliers before the firm was purchased by JLL in 2005. A graduate of Southern Methodist University, he worked as a concert venue security guard during college, “holding back crazy fans of Boston and Whitesnake.”

At JLL, Molivadas implemented a diversity, equity and inclusion program that became a model for other markets, and he was named head of DEI initiatives for JLL’s eastern region. In 2021, CREW Network’s D.C. chapter presented Molivadas with its Game-Changer Award, recognizing an executive who consistently demonstrates commitment to advancing DEI and belonging.

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