Sharon Nakamura
CO-President, VP Technology

Sharon Nakamura-Brown is Director of Business Development for The 
Richard S. Ziman Center for Real Estate. She is responsible for the 
development and promotion of the Centers outreach programs to the 
industry, as well as the recruitment of support for the Centers 
activities.

Prior to The Ziman Center, Sharon was Director of Operations and is 
also a Co-Founder of RENTV.COM, a leading Internet-based media 
company that offers news, information and marketing services for the 
commercial real estate industry. 

Prior to RENTV.COM, she was Vice President of Business Development at 
Kennedy Wilson International (KWIC), an international commercial real 
estate marketing and investment banking firm, where she specialized in 
the sales of institutional quality commercial real estate assets 
throughout the U.S. Prior to Kennedy Wilson International, Sharon 
served as Controller and Asset Manager for R&T Development, LP, a 
Japan-based real estate developer of office and resort properties in 
the U.S. 

Sharon is a graduate of UCLA, where she earned her bachelor's degree in
economics and is also a graduate of USC, where she earned her masters 
degree in business administration. She serves on both the Board of 
Directors of the UCLA Real Estate Alumni Group and the USC Real Estate 
Alumni Group. She is also a member of the American Institute of 
Architects. 

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