Ron Magnaghi serves as a Senior Managing Director at Newmark’s San Diego office. Mr. Magnaghi specializes exclusively in tenant representation for local and multi-market companies occupying office, flex and industrial properties. Using his business tools, resources and processes designed specifically for the corporate tenant, he provides his clients with a competitive advantage as he focuses on achieving their real estate goals.
Over his 32-year brokerage career in San Diego, Mr. Magnaghi has consistently ranked among the city’s top producing professionals, focusing on representing business service, high-tech, educational and other growth-oriented companies. He has completed more than 1.0 billion square feet of transactions during his career, and consistently finishes 25 or more projects every year.
Mr. Magnaghi joined Newmark in 2014 and previously held executive positions at Studley Inc., Cushman & Wakefield, and Irving Hughes. He began his commercial real estate career at Grubb & Ellis in 1992, winning that year’s Rookie of the Year award and earning rapid promotion to senior marketing consultant. He also ranked as a top producer with Cushman & Wakefield and was recognized by the Irvine Company as a top tenant broker in San Diego. Mr. Magnaghi was named Broker of the Year in 2021 by San Diego Association of Realtors and was the top producer for Newmark San Diego in 2024.
Partial Client List
- Berkley Insurance - 35,000
- Caterpillar - 73,000
- Chart Industries - 45,000
- Filmetrics — 23,000
- Filmtrix - 23,000
- Inhibx - 45,000
- Johnson Matthey - 43,000
- JVC - 80,000
- Kiewit Companies - various projects
- MCTC - 190,000
- Mo0s - 41,000
- Nextwave Telecom - 64,000
- Novatel - 150,000
- Scripps Research Institute — 73,000
- SFTC - 96,000
- Solar Turbines - 37,000
- Stacey & Witbeck — 45,000
- Stewart Title - 25,000
- Texas Instruments - 73,000
- The Art Institute of San Diego - 80,000
- The City of Carlsbad - various projects
- VCA Ahntech - 50,000
- White Labs - 30,000
Education
Mr. Magnaghi has a bachelor’s degree from the University of San Diego, where he studied history.