Joseph Derhake

A successful entrepreneur, Joseph P. Derhake, PE, inspires growth and innovation at his company and across the engineering and environmental due diligence industry. Over the past ten years, Mr. Derhake has grown Partner from a start-up into an industry-leading firm with a mission-critical focus on providing a collaborative, creative, and entrepreneurial environment. With more than 25 years of experience in the commercial real estate industry, Mr. Derhake is a passionate advocate of active risk management and empowering clients with solutions to better protect against the next downturn. He has an MBA from the University of Southern California, a B.S. in Civil Engineering from Michigan State University, and is a registered Professional Civil Engineer in nine states. His recent engagements include numerous webinars, presentations at Urban Land Institute (ULI)’s Fall meeting, and the Risk Managers Association (RMA) Credit Committee, being a guest lecturer at USC Marshall School of Business, and publications in Real Estate Business (REB) and GlobeSt.com. Mr. Derhake was named to the 2018 LA's Most Influential executives list by the Los Angeles Business Journal.