Current responsibilities
Hugh Scott joined JLL to lead the San Francisco office as a specialist in tenant representation. His responsibilities include strategy development / implementation, site identification, portfolio optimization and leading lease review/negotiations. His well developed technical knowledge of the real estate process gives him a broad understanding of the important principles that must be incorporated into a transaction.
Experience
Prior to joining JLL, Hugh worked for The Staubach Company representing emerging and established corporations on developing and implementing real estate strategies in the Silicon Valley and San Francisco. Hugh has worked with numerous companies throughout the Bay Area, as well as nationally and internationally. Hugh was named Silicon Valley’s Top 40 Under 40 in 2017 for his excellence in helping tech companies navigate the commercial real estate landscape locally, domestically, and internationally. He has been awarded the prestigious Top Gun award at JLL 15 times in his career.
Education and affiliations
Hugh holds a Bachelor of Arts in Economics from Stanford University. Hugh is an active member of the Stanford Alumni Association. In addition, he was a two-year captain and two-time NCAA champion of the men’s tennis team at Stanford University. Following his college years, Hugh spent two years competing on the professional tennis circuit, which was followed by a coaching stint with Venus and Serena Williams.
Notable clients:
- Andreesen Horowitz
- Sequoia Capital
- Databricks
- Pinterest
- Reddit
- Roblox
- Lyft
- Cloudflare
- Coupa Software
- Alteryx
- Microsoft
- OKTA
- VMWare
- Samsara
- Segment
- Square
- Stitch Fix
- Skype
- Tanium
- Yahoo
- Zendesk
