Executive Vice President, CBRE Group Inc. Greatest Accomplishments: With a client base extending across technology, financial services, law and advertising, Zarba works with quite a number of Fortune 500 companies and a who’s who of technology firms with New York City offices. In addition to LinkedIn and eBay, his tech clients include Etsy, Groupon, Fab.com, ZocDoc and Mediaocean. And while his renewal and expansion for advertising agency Dentsu McGarry Bowen was huge, he also recently represented Man Investments, one of the biggest hedge funds in the world, on a relocation. On the landlord side, he advises Boston Properties Inc., Jacob…

Managing Director, Jones Lang LaSalle Inc., Phoenix Greatest Accomplishments: In just three years, Williams has completed more than 500 tenant rep office transactions totaling almost 16 million square feet. His three-person team closed 2.1 million square feet of leased space valued at $10 million in 2012. In 2013, he added 11 new brokers and expanded the office’s scope geographically and in number of product sectors. “We are better equipped to serve our clients than ever before, which at the end of the day is always priority one,” he said. Best Advice Received: His father, who was a coach, has always…

Senior Director, Cushman & Wakefield Inc. Greatest Accomplishments: A Trapshooting Hall of Fame inductee with two world titles, Whitmer was involved in more than $1 billion worth of multi-family, office and mixed-use transactions in 2013. His office’s multi-family specialist, he has completed $2.2 billion worth of property sales to date and has twice been involved in a record-setting multi-family sale in the state of New Jersey. Cushman & Wakefield appointed him as its representative for the National Multi-Housing Council’s Emerging Leaders Group in 2012. Best Advice Received: From a college professor: “Don’t worry so much about your first deal being…

Chief Investment Officer, Inland Private Capital Corp. Greatest Accomplishments: Expanding Inland Private Capital’s assets under management from about $100 million when Sehgal joined in 2004 to nearly $2.9 billion today. In the past year alone, the company has acquired upward of $500 million worth of assets. Sehgal has recently negotiated leases valued at more than $150 million. At a 101,000-square-foot retail property in Schaumburg, Ill., he negotiated a 10-year lease extension with a Bed, Bath & Beyond store and a five-year extension with Golfsmith. When the property’s investors decided to put it on the market, it commanded $12.4 million in…

Vice President of Asset Management, Federal Capital Partners Greatest Accomplishments: Designed and implemented FCP’s customized proprietary asset management system. Leased up and then oversaw the 2012 sale of the Allegro luxury apartment building in downtown Washington, D.C. (purchased out of foreclosure in 2009), one of the most lucrative sales in the company’s history and regionally recognized as one of the top deals of the last several years. Before joining FCP, managed a portfolio of 20 assets valued at $1.8 billion for The Carlyle Group. Best Advice Received: Ed Mathias, managing director of The Carlyle Group, had the office next door…

Vice President of Leasing, Brookfield Office Properties Greatest Accomplishments: Pontius was the first intern at Brookfield, which last summer brought in 15 under its internship program. She was also the first analyst to rotate through departments, one of the first associates to work abroad, and when she was appointed vice president of leasing in 2010 was the youngest vice president in the company. She helped underwrite the purchases of both Trizec Properties and the Multiplex Group. She is currently overseeing lease-up of 450 W. 33rd St., which is undergoing a major occupied redevelopment, and last year achieved such noteworthy New…