Robert is responsible for the management of the Society’s business and executing the directives set by the SIOR Board of Directors and its governance committee. A long-standing commercial real estate specialist and trailblazer based out of Los Angeles, California, he brings more than 25 years of exemplary industry knowledge and leadership experience, with a strong focus on integrity and a transformational, service-oriented style of leadership. Robert comes to SIOR from Kidder Mathews, where he was a shareholder and regional president of brokerage for many years. During much of his professional career, Thornburgh served as the CEO at Heger Industrial, a prominent real estate firm with a 60-year legacy in the Los Angeles market. Additionally, he has served as SIOR Global President and sat on the SIOR Board of Directors. He holds four of the most respected designations within the commercial real estate industry – SIOR, CCIM, CPM, and FRICS.
