John C. Cushman III

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John C. Cushman, III ia an American real estate developer. He is chairman of Cushman & Wakefield, a global real estate services firm.

Cushman joined Cushman & Wakefield Inc. in New York, NY in 1963 and then opened an office in Los Angeles in 1967. He and his twin brother then founded Cushman Realty Corporation in 1978. Cushman Realty Corporation merged with Cushman & Wakefield in 2001 when Cushman became chairman of Cushman & Wakefield, Inc.

Cushman & Wakefield has completed many of the largest office leasing and sales transactions in the U.S.

Cushman has served as national president of the Boy Scouts of America, a commissioner of the California Commission for Jobs and Economic Growth, a board member of the California Region I Homeland Security Advisory Council, a member of the Los Angeles World Affairs Council, the Los Angeles Sports Council, and a trustee of the Urban Land Institute. On September 19, 2007, Mr. Cushman received The Hundred Year Association of New York's Gold Medal "in recognition of outstanding contributions to the City of New York."

Cushman is a Director and Chairman of Cushman Winery Corporation, owner of Zaca Mesa Winery. Cushman also serves on the boards of Callaway Golf Company, Culinary Holdings, Inc., Cushman & Wakefield, Inc., D.A. Cushman Realty Corporation, Inglewood Park Cemetery, La Quinta Corporation and La Quinta Properties, Inc.