Wounded Warrior Project and JLL Announce Partnership to Strengthen Veteran Support

JACKSONVILLE, Fla., June 14, 2017 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Wounded Warrior Project^® (WWP) announced it is partnering with JLL, a leading global financial and professional services firm specializing in real estate, to help WWP manage its portfolio of 16 offices. The JLL team, led by John Heald and Jordan Fogler, will provide expertise in transaction management, lease administration, business intelligence and organizational strategies. The partnership will improve WWP's ability to support wounded veterans by utilizing JLL's innovative real estate and workplace programs.

"We're always looking for ways to be more efficient with the resources our supporters have entrusted to us," said WWP CEO Lt. Gen. (Ret.) Mike Linnington. "I'm excited to work alongside JLL because, from the beginning, it was clear they believed in our mission to honor and empower Wounded Warriors. JLL's innovative approach will allow Wounded Warrior Project to reduce costs and improve our work environment. This change will not only help the staff but the warriors we serve."

"It's rewarding to work with organizations like WWP, whose mission and approach is closely aligned with our own," said Roger Staubach, Americas Executive Chairman, who also served in the U.S. Navy. "We look forward to bringing our business intelligence and workplace expertise into a proactive integrated portfolio management strategy that will help WWP better use its real estate so it can continue the great work it does supporting our nation's warriors."

Thanks to generous donors, WWP programs and services are offered free of charge to warriors, their caregivers, and families, and they assist with mental health, physical health and wellness, career and benefits counseling, connecting warriors with one another and their communities, and long-term care for the most seriously wounded. To learn more, visit newsroom.woundedwarriorproject.org/.

About Wounded Warrior Project
Wounded Warrior Project^® (WWP) connects, serves, and empowers wounded warriors. Read more at newsroom.woundedwarriorproject.org/about-us.

About JLL
JLL (NYSE: JLL) is a leading professional services firm that specializes in real estate and investment management. A Fortune 500 company, JLL helps real estate owners, occupiers and investors achieve their business ambitions. In 2016, JLL had revenue of $6.8 billion and fee revenue of $5.8 billion and, on behalf of clients, managed 4.4 billion square feet, and completed sales acquisitions and finance transactions of approximately $136 billion. JLL is the brand name, and a registered trademark, of Jones Lang LaSalle Incorporated. For further information, visit www.jll.com.

SOURCE Wounded Warrior Project