Whitney Peyton

Mr. Peyton is currently the Chairman of Assure Lease, a young firm that has created an insurance product to replace letters of credit and security deposits for real estate leasing. He is an investor in commercial real estate and has interests in 17 Great Clips franchises in the Twin City area. Previously, he spent 36 years at CBRE Commercial Real Estate Services ̶ the most recent 21 years he was the Senior Managing Director and Broker of record for CBRE's operations in Minnesota, South Dakota, North Dakota and Iowa. He oversaw 250 employees with revenues of $60 million annually. He is a past president of the Minnesota Shopping Center Association, twice President of the Minnesota CCIM chapter, past president of the Realtor’s Commercial Alliance, past Board member of NAIOP, Minnesota Commercial Realtors Association, Minikahda CC and current President of the Yellowstone Club Property Owners Association. He has numerous awards from his efforts in both local and national organizations.