John Suryan

John was a co-founder and President of officespace.com (founded in 1995 and launched in January of 1996) until he sold the company in late 2010. During John’s tenure at officespace.com, the company grew from an internet start-up to an industry leading brand.

Prior to founding officespace.com, John was a Senior Associate at The Norman Company, a full service commercial real estate firm that was acquired in 1998 by Trammell Crow Company. As a commercial real estate broker and project manager at The Norman Company, he provided office searches and negotiated leases for major companies in the Northwest region including Simpson Investment Company, Cole & Weber, HomeStreet Bank, Airborne Express and Metro. Previously, John worked as an auditor for Main Hurdman KMG, an international accounting firm now part of KPMG International. John is a Certified Public Accountant (inactive), licensed Real Estate Broker and holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Accounting from the University of Washington.