Sam Durkin

Sam Durkin

Managing Director

Sam Durkin is a Managing Director in JLL’s Industrial Services, leading efforts in the greater O’Hare and  Northwest suburban markets.  He specializes in strategic  financial planning, budgeting,  forecasting and cost analysis,  providing clients with critical  evaluations of their real estate  for long-term solutions.

Prior to joining JLL, Sam served as Vice President & Grubb & Ellis where he became one of the fastest rising brokers nationally while handling industrial relocations for local and national firms. 

Education & Affiliations
Sam holds a bachelor’s of business administration in finance from the University of Iowa.

Sam currently serves on  the advisory board for Legal Prep Charter and Griffith Tutoring.
He is an active member of the Association for Industrial Real Estate Brokers (AIRE), National Association of Industrial & Office Professionals (NAIOP), Young Industrial Brokers of Chicago
(YIB). He is an active member and a former Board Member of the Association of Industrial Real Estate Brokers (AIRE).