No. 9: Gil Medina

A CPA who’s a former New Jersey Secretary of Commerce, now an executive vice president at CBRE, Medina has worked as an attorney and an accountant. He has also developed extensive expertise in management, sales, business development, technology and regulatory matters. He participated in the formulation of technology policy in various capacities as the Secretary of Commerce for the State of New Jersey. Medina has served on boards in various industry sectors including government, non-profits, health care, life sciences, medical devices, law, accounting, business process outsourcing, media, business services and information technology.

Medina joined CBRE’s Saddle Brook office in June 2013. Applying his extensive real estate and business experience, he is focused on providing and coordinating integrated real estate solutions for corporate, governmental and academic research organizations. He is also responsible for local and global business development across all CBRE service lines.

Leading the Commerce Department under Gov. Christine Todd Whitman, Medina was the point-person in the creation of incentive, finance and regulatory programs that today constitute the state’s core economic growth policies. He remains a key voice in the New Jersey commercial real estate industry, the larger business community and public-private sector efforts that are guiding the state’s economic growth.