CA RE License #01706215
Shawn Kellenberger, an Executive Managing Director in Newmark’s San Jose office, is recognized as one of the Silicon Valley’s top real estate agents. Kellenberger is consistently ranked among the top five performing agents in the South Bay office and has been named to Newmark’s Chairman’s Circle, which recognizes the firm’s top 100 agents across the country. Kellenberger has also been nominated as one of the top three R&D Brokers of the Year by the Association of Silicon Valley Brokers (ASVB).
Kellenberger has proven his effectiveness in both the planning and the process stages. Notable venture-backed startups and Fortune 500 companies consult with him on their real estate portfolio needs. Kellenberger stresses the need for this strategic planning to create the optimum outcome for his clients. His goal with every client is to synchronize the company’s business plan with its real estate requirements, objectively finding the best solution. Kellenberger combines his understanding of key tenant decision criteria with his insight into key landlord drivers to create value for each client. His insight into technological growth gives him a great understanding of scaling and flexibility challenges of today’s technology companies.
Kellenberger brings a wealth of corporate and startup experience to his real estate practice, having founded a successful start-up in 1993 and subsequently serving as one of IBM’s top target account representatives. This experience allows Kellenberger to offer clients an approach to facility acquisition/disposition and strategic planning that is from the user’s perspective.
In the last two years alone, Kellenberger has been a lead agent in the leasing or selling of more than 2 million square feet.
- Abbott Laboratories
- Airbus
- Avaya
- Broadcom
- CoreSite Realty Corp.
- Dimension Data
- DJI
- Embarcadero Capital
- FireEye
- Foster Enterprise
- Imagination Tech/MIPS
- Innovium
- Insight Realty
- Intel Corp.
- Intermolecular
- Neato Robotics
- Pure Storage
- Sumo Logic
- Tesla Motors Inc.
- Threat Metrix
- Vectra Networks
- Vishay Siliconix
Kellenberger received his degree from the University of California, Santa Barbara, where he double majored in business economics and geography with a focus on international business.