Christine Chao
Christine Chao
Director, Marketing & Communications
Christine leads marketing and communications for JLL Spark. She is responsible for elevating the Spark brand within the venture capital, tech, and real estate communities by developing and executing the media strategy for the global venture fund. Christine also partners with the JLL and JLL Technologies corporate communications teams to amplify internal awareness of Spark.
Prior to joining the JLL Spark team, Christine was the communications lead for BakerHughesC3.ai, a joint venture developing industrial AI and machine learning. Before that, she managed marketing programs for tech and consulting firms.
Christine holds a B.A. from the University of California, Berkeley.
Location
San Francisco, California USA
Favorite building
Cathedral de Santa Maria del Fiore in Florence, Italy
Hobbies
Exploring new cultures and watching her kids play sports.
Latest posts
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Spark Notes, featuring Dealpath Connect
Dealpath Connect is the first structured, real-time exchange purpose-built for institutional real estate listings, replacing the outdated email-and-PDF distribution model that buries billions in potential transactions. Launched by JLL Spark portfolio company Dealpath with JLL Capital Markets as a launch partner, Connect delivers direct listing feeds into investor platforms, partnering with brokerages representing roughly 65%…
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Dealpath Connect: Building the capital markets exchange for the AI era
Dealpath Connect is the first structured, real-time exchange purpose-built for institutional real estate listings, replacing the outdated email-and-PDF distribution model that buries billions in potential transactions. Launched by JLL Spark portfolio company Dealpath with JLL Capital Markets as a launch partner, Connect delivers direct listing feeds into investor platforms, partnering with brokerages representing roughly 65%…
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Spark Notes with a milestone update on qbiq
For decades, the commercial real estate industry faced a persistent bottleneck: the time and dependency required for manual architectural plans. Deals slowed down while stakeholders waited for “test-fits” to determine if a space met their needs. We recognized that to lead the PropTech revolution, we needed to move faster. Daniel Correa, JLL Spark Growth Principal,…
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Spark Notes and insights on AI-driven organizational transformation
Organizational transformation isn’t just about technology—it’s about people. According to JLL’s 2025 Global Real Estate Technology Survey, while 92% of companies are now piloting AI in corporate real estate, only 5% have achieved most of their objectives. Carolyn Trickett, Growth Principal, dives into the fundamentals as well as the impact and expectation of AI’s revolution of CRE.
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Spark Notes, featuring Growth Principal Arnaud Bouzinac
Arnaud Bouzinac, JLL Spark Growth Principal based in Paris, leverages his passion for international collaboration, architecture, and technology to drive real estate innovation within JLL’s corporate services division. With a background spanning property development and industry events, he specializes in integrating portfolio company solutions into JLL’s service delivery and commercial offerings.
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Spark Notes and our take on the “AI Scare Trade”
The “AI Scare Trade” has brought major attention to AI’s disruption potential of the CRE sector. While the fear is that AI will automate strategic and operational components – from asset management to leasing and property management – JLL Spark views AI as a pivotal opportunity for the industry. Principal Sean Wright describes JLL Spark’s many…
