John Sabey '91

John Sabey '91

CEO
Sabey Corporation

Expertise: Development (specializing in Office, Medical Technology, and Data Centers)
Membership: 2020-present

As CEO of Sabey Corporation (Sabey), John Sabey heads up a company of 150 driven people in the acquisition and development of a commercial real estate portfolio comprising primarily office and medical technology space. The portfolio consists of approximately 5.4 million square feet developed, owned and managed by Sabey. Sabey has long developed specialty technology properties for the medical/life sciences, communications, government, and military sectors. As Big Data emerges as an essential component of hyper-scaled products and services, the company’s leadership has been quick to realize their critical reliance on robust, highly reliable data centers.

As Executive Director of Sabey Data Centers, one of the world’s largest, privately-owned designer/builder/operator data center companies, Mr. Sabey has helped to assemble an enviable customer portfolio that includes globally-known enterprises in financial services, content delivery, life science research, entertainment, technology innovation and health care.

In 1995, after a successful career in Chicago with Prudential Real Estate Investors, Mr. Sabey joined the family business. He holds a BA from the University of Notre Dame and an MBA from Northwestern’s Kellogg Graduate School of Management.