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

  • JLL Spark and Dealpath: Transforming CRE capital markets in the age of AI

    The institutionalization of commercial real estate (CRE) as a global asset class has brought unprecedented opportunities – and complexities – to investment management. At Dealpath, we recognized early on the critical need for a purpose-built technology platform to navigate this evolving landscape.

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  • JLL Spark’s expansive view of strategic proptech investments

    Managing Partner Raj Singh discusses the JLL Spark investment strategy with Venture Capital Journal.

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  • Australia Proptech Is Down Under the Radar

    Tech focused on residential properties and construction is hot, but startups looking to grow often need to look beyond the continental-sized country. Carolyn Trickett, JLL Spark Growth Principal based in Australia, contributes to the article.

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  • Emerging Leaders 2025: Sean Wright, JLL Spark Global Ventures

    Investment Principal Sean Wright is one of GCV’s top 50 Emerging Leaders in corporate venturing for 2025.

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  • Rising Stars 2025: Daniel Correa, JLL Spark Global Ventures

    Growth Principal Daniel Correa is one of GCV’s top 50 Rising Stars in corporate venturing for 2025.

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  • How to be a great CVC investor: 4 lessons from GCV’s Rising Stars and Emerging Leaders

    Corporate venture professionals come from a wide variety of backgrounds, but these traits unite them. Sean Wright, JLL Spark Investment Principal based in EMEA, contributes to the article.

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