Dusty Duistermars

Dusty is the Senior Vice President and co-leader of JLL’s new Digital Advisory practice within JLL Technology Solutions. His industry experience and expertise not only enable him to lead this growing practice, but to cultivate and enhance value and operational efficiencies for clients. Dusty brings a broad array of Corporate Real Estate experience and many years of cross functional practice in the areas of portfolio strategy and facilities technology.

Dusty is known for his industry thought leadership around Corporate Real Estate and Workplace technologies and is a current host for CoreNet Global’s ‘What’s Next’ podcast series. Dusty is also a regular media contributor and speaker for various organizations such as IAOP, IFMA, WORKTECH, SHRM, CoreNet Global (LEADER Magazine), and Bloomberg Businessweek. His token 'Connected Places: Technology’s Impact on Where and How We Work'​ has been presented via numerous international webinars and witnessed by live audiences in Salt Lake City, Chicago, London (UK) and most recently as a guest lecturer at the Frederik Meijer Honors College at GVSU.

Experience

Prior to joining JLL, Dusty was a Senior Managing Director at Newmark Knight Frank, and leader of the global Connected Places practice group, where he facilitated numerous Employee Experience workshops and technology program managed (and roadmaped) various Smart Workplace programs aimed to achieve over $200 million in annual productivity gains. Prior to Newmark, Dusty led the North American Commercial Real Estate Technologies group for UK based Qube Global Software, which has provided IWMS and point solutions for companies such as HSBC, American Airlines, Intel, Hanes Brands, HP, Nokia, Coca-Cola, Barclays, Fidelity Investments, TESCO, Bank of Montreal, and HMS Host amongst others. Dusty’s CRE career began in Detroit as a Property/Portfolio Manager for NAI Global and later a Workplace & Transaction Advisor for UGL Equis (now Cushman Wakefield), where he was engaged in over 20 million square feet of Commercial Real Estate transactions related to Chrysler Corporation’s Midwest disposition strategy in 2007-2009.

Education and Affiliations

Dusty attended Grand Valley State University (Communications & Psychology) and the Graduate College of Geography and Urban Planning at Wayne State University in Detroit. Dusty has served as a Director for the Commercial Board of Realtors (CBOR/State of Michigan) and is the current VP at Large for the CoreNet Michigan Chapter Board of Directors. Dusty was a Crain’s Detroit Business ’20 in their 20’s, Class of 2008, and ’40 under 40,’ class of 2013 for the International Economic Development Council (IEDC).