John Fisher

John Fisher is an Executive Vice President with CBRE's Advisory & Transaction services group, based in Calgary, AB. John specializes in informed and strategic real estate advice to companies, both large and small, while harnessing the complete offering of CBRE's Global Platform. John's clients range from fast-growing technology companies and public sector organizations to large corporate occupiers with diverse, North American-wide portfolios. Throughout his career, and with experience completing over 2,850 transactions totaling $3.0 billion in transactional value, John has developed specific industry expertise and earned recognition in the following areas:

• Structuring and negotiating complicated leasehold and fee simple acquisition and disposition transactions 
• Strategic portfolio analysis, management, rationalization, location optimization, and cost reduction initiatives
• Business case scenario planning, including M&A Advisory, occupancy cost forecasting, and real estate monetization scenario analysis

CBRE has consistently recognized John’s work as he was named in the Top 10% of CBRE Americas in 2023, Top 20% in 2024 and has been a perennial Top 10 Occupier Advisor and Top 45 Sales Professional amongst CBRE Canada’s 4,000 employees. In 2024, John was awarded CBRE’s inaugural National Mentorship Award for his work raising the platform, driving new business lines, training the next generation of industry and his activity supporting North America’s Real Estate Community.

In addition to his work at CBRE, John sits on the Board of Directors and as Chair of the Investment Committee for Mini Mall Storage Properties Trust, a $1.7B private real estate trust and, on the North American Board of Directors of NAIOP, a 22,000 member commercial real estate development association. John is a Director of the Real Estate Development Institute and is the instructor of Commercial Real Estate Development and Real Estate Investment& Analysis courses at the Haskayne School of Business at the University of Calgary. John is an advisor to Calgary Economic Development, the Westman Centre for Real Estate Studies, the City of Calgary, and the Calgary Stampede, amongst other public and private sector organizations. 

John has a Bachelor's Degree in Economics from the University of Calgary and a Master of Business Administration Degree from the Kellogg School of Business & Schulich School of Business at Northwestern and York University.