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Gamboa Named MD in Project Management at CBRE Chicago

Gamboa is responsible for managing all facets of the project management business for Chicago and Milwaukee across all sectors, including corporate offices, industrial, investment and move management.

Abe Gamboa, managing director, project management, CBRE, for Chicago and Milwaukee

CHICAGO, IL—Abe Gamboa has been promoted to managing director of project management for the Chicago and Milwaukee markets at CBRE.

Abe has proven himself to be a true leader at CBRE and we are excited to see him receive this well-deserved promotion,” says John Latessa, president of CBRE’s Midwest division.  “He has taken our PJM business to new heights and we are excited to see what he will do in the future.”

Gamboa joined CBRE in 2005 as a project manager in Chicago and was promoted to senior director in 2017. He is responsible for managing all facets of the project management business for Chicago and Milwaukee across all sectors, including corporate offices, industrial, investment and move management. He has been recognized as Project Manager of the Year within CBRE’s global PJM business and by the Chicago Commercial Real Estate Awards in 2016 and 2018.

“It is a pleasure to have Abe as a partner in Chicago’s project management team,” says Jim Carter, senior managing director and the Midwest leader for CBRE’s PJM.  “He exemplifies our R.I.S.E. values and he leads from the front with patience, courage and humor.”

Gamboa holds a degree in civil and environmental engineering from the University of Michigan.