Mark Allen G. Garzon

Real Estate Professional in Chicago, Illinois

Mark Allen Garzon is a licensed Registered Architect and VP, PDS Americas - Sourcing and Procurement Lead at JLL. In that role, he leads, manages, and directs the strategic sourcing and vendor management processes for the Project and Development Services business line.

Mark is a proactive analytical problem solver who utilizes data and project management fundamentals along with 360-degree situational assessments to identify micro and macro issues and drive impactful solutions. He focuses on big-picture end-goals and places critical importance on developing stakeholder partnerships to lead organizational initiatives from setup thru optimization. He believes in servant leadership and continuously crafts a team culture of shared responsibility, partnership, diversity, and mentorship.

He was nominated in 2018 by JLL colleagues and leadership and selected winner in 2023 for the PDS Leadership - People Excellence Award recognizing: “Role models for contributions to JLL during their career”. Mark was also chosen by JLL Leadership to participate in highly selective development programs including the 2016 PDS Mentor Program and the 2023 JLL Real Leadership- Leading Leaders Program.

Mark was educated at the University of Notre Dame, where he received his Bachelor of Architecture (B.Arch) professional degree. He is an Ex-Officio Board Member of the Chicago Art Deco Society (past president), a State of Illinois Registered Architect, former Chicago Representative of the University of Notre Dame's School of Architecture Montana Society, and Ex-Officio Board Member of the Filipino American Network (FAN).

JLL Project and Development Services is a leader in the development, design, construction and branding of commercial real estate projects for the world’s most prominent corporations, educational institutions, public jurisdictions, healthcare organizations, industrial facilities, retailers, hotels, sports facilities and real estate owners. Ranked No. 1 Top Development Company by Modern Healthcare, No. 3 in Building Design + Construction’s 2021 Construction Management Giants survey, No. 43 on Interior Design Top 100 Giants, No. 2 on Engineering News-Record’s 2021 list of Top 50 Program Management Firms and No. 4 on their 2022 list of Top 100 Construction Management-for-Fee Firms, JLL’s project management team comprises 8,500 project managers across 80 countries and is actively managing $99.4 billion under construction. Visit us.jll.com/deliver-projects to learn more.

  • Work
    • JLL - Chicago
  • Education
    • University of Notre Dame