Commercial real estate services

David Jackson is the  Chief Executive Officer of  Colliers International in Vietnam.

David manages the operational aspects of the organization along with setting its strategic vision and goals. He also maintains a rich portfolio of major clients through his high level of service, attention to detail and multi-disciplinary consulting experience.

He has a broad and diverse level of expertise in managing business, capital markets, transactional management and valuations and advisory. With over eighteen years’ experience in Commercial Real Estate and Management Services, he advises a wide range of clients in an international, regional and local capacity.

Since arriving in Vietnam in 2008, David worked with a number of major occupier accounts and been a primary advisor to large scale organizations such as REE Corporation and Kumho Asiana as well as undertaken a variety of roles within Colliers International.

David has a Master’s Degree in Surveying and a further Degree in Applied Biological Sciences. He is a Fellow of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors; a LEED Green Associate; a Certified Member of the British Institute of Facilities Management and also a Fellow of the Institute of Continuing Professional Development.

David is a keen advocate for technology and sustainable building practices, as well as, diversity and inclusion in the workplace.

Prior to Vietnam David was the founding and operating partner of an award winning business in the Hospitality Sector in the UK.

I have been working in the APEC region for the last 15 years with the majority of time spent in Vietnam leading various organizations in the capacity of Country Head or Functional Leader in Business Development & Marketing. I started in Hong Kong and my early career days were spent in Canada. 

I am equally experienced as a front-line service provider as well as an operation expert currently overseeing the day to day of our Vietnam operation and since 2017.  Having worked and based in Canada, Hong Kong, China, Thailand and Vietnam while managing other regional offices in APEC, I have a solid international network and is being considered one of the leading experts in the Vietnam business market.

I am a regular speaker in the region on starting up in Vietnam and am an active member in the community through various chambers participating at the Board level.