Boston, MA  According to Cushman & Wakefield, Steven Pesapane has joined the firm as an associate on the Downtown Boston team. Pesapane joins Cushman & Wakefield with three years of experience in commercial real estate after nearly two years at Thompson Hennessey & Partners where he most recently served as the manager of business development. In addition to his time at Thompson Hennessey, Pesapane worked as a corporate real estate advisor at DTZ and in business development at State Farm.

“Steve’s experience in corporate real estate and business development will make him a great asset to our team,” said Rory Murray, Executive vice president. “We are excited to have him joining us here in Boston.”

“I am thrilled to be joining Cushman & Wakefield's Boston office. I look forward to working for one of the leading global real estate firms in the industry and expanding my network in the city of Boston. This is a great opportunity for me, and I am looking forward to my time at Cushman & Wakefield,” said Pesapane.

Pesapane is originally from Long Island and received his bachelor’s degree from the University of Massachusetts at Amherst, where he majored in economics.

In addition to his work in commercial real estate, Pesapane volunteers for the Special Olympics of Massachusetts, as well as a running for the Alzheimer’s Association.

Cushman & Wakefield is a leading global real estate services firm that helps clients transform the way people work, shop, and live. Their 43,000 employees in more than 60 countries help investors and occupiers optimize the value of their real estate by combining their global perspective and deep local knowledge with an impressive platform of real estate solutions. Cushman & Wakefield is among the largest commercial real estate services firms with revenue of $5 billion across core services of agency leasing, asset services, capital markets, facility services (C&W Services), global occupier services, investment & asset management (DTZ Investors), project & development services, tenant representation, and valuation & advisory.