Shannon D. Aja joined Newmark in 2004, two years after she launched her commercial real estate career at CBRE. Prior to real estate, Aja was the Senior Vice President of technology company CrossMedia Services Inc., and spent more than 14 years with both Macworld and InfoWorld, where she held senior management positions with profit and loss responsibility and was involved in both domestic and international sales.
Aja’s strong communication skills and understanding of the business process have enabled her to successfully represent both tenants and landlords. Aja puts the goals and needs of her customers first, which results in excellent long-term customer relationships.
Partial List of Lease Transactions
- The RealReal: 1 Million+ SF
- Pinterest: 490,000 SF
- Stripe: 300,000 SF
- Twitch: 180,000 SF
- Mindjet: 65,000 SF
- Future: 45,000 SF
- LePort Schools: 25,000 SF
- Wine Institute: 14,600 SF
- 5am Venture: 11,000 SF
- Alsop Louie Partners: 10,000 SF
Achievements
- Top 10 Producer, Newmark, 2018
- Top 20 Producer, Newmark, 2016
- Top 5 Producer, Newmark San Francisco, 2005, 2006, 2009, 2015, 2016 and 2018
Education
Aja earned a Bachelor of Science degree in hotel, restaurant and institutional management from Michigan State University. She also completed the Stanford Publishing Course for Professionals.