Whitney Peyton
CHAIRMAN

Whitney has over 35 years of commercial real estate experience. He started his professional career in the banking business (First National Bank of Minneapolis, now Wells Fargo). He joined CBRE in 1977.

His first 15 years were spent doing commercial Real Estate Brokerage in Minnesota. The last 20 years, he was the Senior Managing Director of CBRE’s operations in Minnesota, South Dakota, North Dakota and Iowa. During those 20 years Revenues went from $5 Million to $100 Million.

He has been the President of Minnesota CCIM association twice, President of the Minnesota Shopping Center Association, served on numerous Boards, both profit and non-profit. He has won achievement awards from NAIOP, Minnesota Shopping Center Association, Minnesota Commercial Association of Real Estate and Realcomm Digi Award. In 1996, he lead the Minnesota Commercial Real Estate Industry to a web based exchange.