Zach Kersten

Zach Kersten

Director, Capital Markets

Career summary 

Zachary is a director in the Portland office of JLL Capital Markets, Americas. He joined JLL as part of the HFF acquisition and has five years of experience in commercial real estate finance. His primary focus is on permanent, bridge and construction financing, as well as equity placement for multiple property types. 

He joined HFF’s San Francisco office in late 2014 and relocated to its Portland office in March 2018. Prior to joining HFF, he was a financial analyst and market research coordinator at Newmark Cornish & Carey in San Francisco, one of the largest Bay Area leasing firms.  Zachary began his career as an owner and operator of a small real estate service business.