About

Aki has 25+ years of commercial brokerage experience and joined Cushman & Wakefield in the summer of 2011 bringing a wealth of retail, office, land, investment sales, tenant representation and landlord relationships to the firm. Aki began his commercial real estate career in Denver with CB Richard Ellis, where he worked for 3 years. Aki later joined Legend Retail Group where he worked for an additional 4 years and focused primarily on Tenant representation and Landlord brokerage prior to moving back to his hometown of Fort Collins, CO.

Aki is a graduate of Colorado State University where he majored in Business Administration with an emphasis in Real Estate and Finance. In addition to his studies, Aki was a starting point guard for the Rams basketball team for 2 years, setting multiple CSU records.

Aki specializes in retail, land, OREO’s and office sales and leasing accounting for over 9.3 million leased square feet as well as over 1,327 acres of land sold and a total transaction volume in excess of $863,000,000.

Education

• Bachelor of Science in Business Administration, Colorado State University, Real Estate and Finance

Affiliations

• Member of Northern Colorado Commercial Association of Realtors, (NCCAR)
• Member of International Council of Shopping Centers, (ICSC)
• Member of Everitt Real Estate Center at Colorado State University

Awards & Recognition

• NCCAR Titan Top Retail Broker of the Year, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, & 2025
• NCCAR Titan Top Office Broker of the Year, 2019, 2022, 2023, & 2025
• Cushman & Wakefield’s America’s Achievement Award, multiple years
• Cushman & Wakefield’s America’s Top 10 Retail Leasing, multiple years
• CoStar Power Broker Award, multiple years

Community Involvement

• Current Board Member, RamStrength
• Former Board Member, Ram Club
• Member/Supporter:  United Way, Respite Care, Realities for Children, Hope Lives, Life Consequences, Habitat for   Humanity, Ram Club, Partners Mentoring Youth, Project Smile, Bridgewell Foundation