Bob Sulentic

Bob Sulentic has been President & Chief Executive Officer of CBRE Group, Inc. since December 2012, and assumed additional responsibilities as Board Chair in November 2023.

Ranked #128 on the Fortune 500, CBRE is the world’s largest commercial real estate services and investment firm, with 2025 revenues of more than $40 billion and more than 155,000 employees worldwide.

CBRE has been among Fortune’s Most Admired Companies for 16 consecutive years and was named the #1 real estate company in 2026.

Prior to becoming CEO, Mr. Sulentic served as President of CBRE, with responsibility for all business segments. In addition, he served as the company's Chief Financial Officer in 2009, during the depth of the global financial crisis.

Mr. Sulentic began his real estate career with Trammell Crow Company in 1984 as an Industrial Leasing Agent in Houston, Texas. He subsequently served in various leadership positions before becoming President and CEO in October 2000, and Chairman in April 2002. He served in those roles when Trammell Crow Company merged with CBRE in late 2006.

Mr. Sulentic previously served as the independent Chairman of the Board of Staples, Inc. until its acquisition by Sycamore Partners, a private equity firm, in September 2017.

Mr. Sulentic received an M.B.A. from Harvard Business School and a B.A. in Computer Science from Iowa State University. He founded and chairs a private foundation that supports various charitable endeavors by providing direct grants to third-party organizations as well as executing its own initiatives.