ULI Trustee Profile

John C. Cushman III

I am: John C. Cushman III.

ULI Member since: October 1980.

Where I live: Pasadena, California.

Favorite room in my house: Family room.

Favorite way to spend time with my family: Golf, fly fishing, hiking, and traveling.

How I unwind: Sports and traveling.

What makes me laugh: Anything.

What makes me angry: Mistakes caused by “pilot error”—lack of good judgment and common sense.

Last book I read: Lincoln—Second Inauguration Speech.

Person I admire most: Colin Powell.

Persons I rely on most: My wife and my YPO Forum Group.

First (salaried) job: Elevator operator at 521 Fifth Avenue—Local 32B Union, New York City.

What I do for a living now: Chairman of the board of Cushman & Wakefield, Inc.

Project I am working on now: The disposition of a billion-dollar office building in a major CBD.

Project that makes me the proudest: The relocation of the Boeing Company’s headquarters from Seattle to Chicago.

Professional goal yet to achieve: I am extremely satisfied with my personal situation.

Why I would tell someone to join ULI: It will help him or her grow as a professional.