Steve Burkett serves as Executive Vice President of the JLL Tenant Representation group.

Specialties:  Tenant representation, leasing and law firms

Years of experience: 30+ years

Experience: Steve brings over 30+ years of experience representing tenants in transactions ranging from 1,000 to 765,000-square-foot expansions.

Key clients:

·         Akin Gump

·         Caddell Chapman

·         CITGO Petroleum Corporation

·         DCP Midstream

·         Energy Partners

·         Gardere Wynne

·         Haynes and Boone

·         McKinsey & Company

·         McMoRan Exploration

·         Rosetta Resources

·         SBM Atlantia

·         Seahawk Drilling, Inc.

·         Strasburger & Price LLP

·         Susman Godfrey, LLP

·         Targa Resources

·         Total Petrochemicals, USA

Awards

·         National Association of Industrial and Office Properties (NAIOP) Broker of the Year award in 2007

·         NAIOP Broker of the Year finalist in 1998, 2000, 2001, 2005

·         and 2006

·         Received the Top Gun award six times since 2003

·         The Inaugural Staubach Champion of Excellence in 1999

·         Received Jones Lang LaSalle/Staubach Top Achiever award 22 times

·         Jones Lang LaSalle Gold Achiever award in 2012

Education
Steve received a Bachelor of Arts in Organizational Behavior and Management and a Bachelor of Arts in Economics from Brown University.

Affiliations

·         Chairman of the Board of Directors for Theatre Under the Stars (TUTS)

·         A senior fellow (Class XXIV) of American Leadership Forum (ALF) and served as a Trustee of ALF

·         Served as President and board member of the Houston Office Leasing Brokers Association (HOLBA)

·         Served two terms on the National Board of Governors of Brown University Alumni Association

·         Served as President of the Brown Club of Houston; Currently an active board member

·         An Eagle Scout