Ingrum Joins as Executive Vice Chairman and Will Play a Leadership Role with the Firm’s National Office Investment Advisors Platform, While Chua Joins as Executive Managing Director and Murphy as Director

Cushman & Wakefield announced today that Russell Ingrum, Jared Chua and Matt Murphy have joined the firm as Executive Vice Chairman, Executive Managing Director and Director, respectively, expanding the firm’s office investment sales advisory services in Texas, with Ingrum also taking on a leadership role with the Office Investment Advisors (OIA) platform nationally.

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Russell Ingrum

Ingrum and Murphy are based in Dallas, while Chua is based in Houston. Together with recent Cushman & Wakefield additions Todd Savage in Dallas and Kelsey Shebay in Austin, the firm’s Texas office Capital Markets team offers comprehensive institutional coverage across the state and the broader capital markets landscape.

“Cushman & Wakefield’s commitment to growing its office investment sales advisory business in Texas and across its platform attracted us to this exciting opportunity,” said Ingrum. “With the firm’s analytical, collaborative approach and our combined, deep industry relationships we are best positioned to provide unparalleled client services in this complex capital markets environment.”

Added Chris Hipps, Cushman & Wakefield Executive Regional Director, Texas, “Texas’ growth continues to fuel the office market and drive a truly dynamic, powerhouse economy. With the depth and breadth of our new office capital markets team and capabilities, we are well positioned to seize this timely opportunity to advise and work with investment capital targeting the state.”

Prior to joining Cushman & Wakefield, Ingrum, Chua and Murphy successfully closed over 1,000 equity sales transactions of office buildings as CBRE’s Texas Capital Markets Institutional Sales team. Those transactions totaled more than 312 million square feet, representing $50.5 billion.

Added Miles Treaster, Cushman & Wakefield President of Americas Capital Markets, “With these recent additions, we’ve transformed our Texas office Capital Markets practice, enabling delivery of outstanding institutional coverage and advisory services across the state. What’s more, Russell is an ideal leader for our national Office Investors Advisory group. His expertise will be instrumental in driving client engagement, business development and platform-wide collaboration.”

With 30 years of real estate experience, Ingrum has consistently been a top national producer in investment sales on behalf of institutional clients, representing many of the country’s largest equity/opportunity funds, life insurance companies and REITs.

Chua’s experience spans almost 25 years of representing owners in institutional office transactions across the state. Murphy’s 10 years of experience in commercial real estate includes roles at Eastdil Secured and Crow Holdings Capital Partners.

“The addition of Russell, Jared and Matt is further testament to the strength of our brand and the confidence top industry professionals have in Cushman & Wakefield’s Capital Markets platform,” said Victoria Malkin, Cushman & Wakefield President, Americas Markets. “As a result, we are primed to offer our clients the best advice and become the office capital markets leader in Texas and across the country.”

About Cushman & Wakefield

Cushman & Wakefield (NYSE: CWK) is a leading global commercial real estate services firm for property owners and occupiers with approximately 52,000 employees in nearly 400 offices and 60 countries. In 2024, the firm reported revenue of $9.4 billion across its core service lines of Services, Leasing, Capital markets, and Valuation and other. Built around the belief that Better never settles, the firm receives numerous industry and business accolades for its award-winning culture. For additional information, visit www.cushmanwakefield.com.

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