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Hessam Nadji

Hessam Nadji is president and chief executive officer of Marcus & Millichap, a commercial real-estate investment brokerage and advisory firm. He joined in 1996 as vice president of research and advisory services and became CEO in 2016. His career has combined research, brokerage operations, institutional-client services and corporate strategy, including leadership through the company’s 2013 public listing. Marcus & Millichap leadership profile · Company history

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Known For

  • Shaping Marcus & Millichap’s research and advisory capabilities after starting in that function in 1996.
  • Expanding the firm’s service lines, including helping launch Institutional Property Advisors (IPA) for institutional and major private clients and overseeing specialty division sales.
  • Leading the company as it expanded financing and advisory services alongside its investment-sales brokerage. The firm reports nearly 9,000 transactions and almost $51 billion in volume in 2025; these are corporate results, not Nadji’s personal production. Leadership profile

Career

Before Marcus & Millichap, Nadji began his career at Grubb & Ellis in 1986, later serving as a senior vice president for research and technology. Marcus & Millichap hired him in 1996 as vice president of research and advisory services. He subsequently took on chief marketing responsibilities, oversaw specialty brokerage sales, helped launch IPA and became chief strategy officer. He led the firm’s 2013 initial public offering and was appointed president and CEO in 2016. He remains in that role. The company describes its 2025 footprint as more than 1,800 brokerage and financing professionals in over 80 offices in the United States and Canada. Leadership profile · Company history

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