Mr. Thompson is a veteran New York City commercial real estate specialist with more than 28 years in office leasing and commercial real estate advisory roles at the industry's leading firms. Formerly a senior managing director at Williamson Picket Gross, he was recruited by Cushman & Wakefield to help strengthen its growing Downtown Manhattan operations in 2006. Previously, he was a managing director at the Galbreath Company and an assistant vice president at Cross & Brown in its leasing and sales division. Mr. Thompson began his real estate career at Cushman & Wakefield. Mr. Thompson graduated from Union College, where he received his bachelor’s in economics. He is a member of the Real Estate Board of New York.