Craig Kinzer, founding partner of Seattle-based commercial real estate firm Kinzer Partners, is joining CBRE. Kinzer is an industry veteran with nearly four decades of experience and more than $15 billion in transaction volume.

He has led and executed projects totaling more than 25 million square feet. Kinzer has worked with many of the Puget Sound region’s largest organizations to facilitate projects of significant scale including more than 30 standalone headquarters buildings and urban campuses.

“Few brokers in our industry today have had a greater impact on Seattle’s skyline than Craig. For decades, he’s helped organizations understand how real estate can help achieve their greater business objectives. Craig’s knowledge and experience combined with CBRE’s reach and resources will create a strong competitive advantage for our clients,” said John R. Miller, senior managing director for CBRE in the Pacific Northwest.

He will join CBRE’s advisory and transaction services and focus on advising many of the region’s most prominent players.