Louis Goetting
Long-time N.J. Public Servant Brings Expertise on Rapidly Changing Business Model
Long-time New Jersey public servant Louis Goetting has joined forces with Cushman and Wakefield Executive Vice Chairman Robert Donnelly and his Morristown-based brokerage team to provide strategic consulting and guidance for their growing healthcare real estate services practice in New Jersey.
Goetting, principal of management consulting firm NJ Advisors, is the former deputy chief of staff for Governor Chris Christie. During his seven-year tenure with the Governor – serving as the point person on state budget and department performance issues – he was selected to be among the 50 most politically influential persons in New Jersey by PolitickerNJ and ranked in the top 10 of the Power 50 in Health Care by NJBIZ. Goetting led the State’s efforts in the largest University and Healthcare restructuring in the nation, the Rutgers/UMDNJ reorganization, winning recognition from the Bond Buyer for successfully achieving one of the most sophisticated deals of the year.
“Lou’s knowledge and understanding of state government processes is unquestionable, especially regarding healthcare,” said Donnelly, whose team provides major corporate advisory, and tenant and landlord representation assignments. “The shift in the healthcare industry toward consumer satisfaction and patient experience places an increased importance on the real estate aspects of this vital industry. In fact, healthcare has become one of the most active sectors for office space usage in New Jersey. As we work to serve both tenants and landlords in this new, complex and rapidly changing business model, Lou will be an incredible asset for our team and our clients.”
A significant part of Goetting’s work for Governor Christie involved hospital, healthcare and Medicaid-related issues. His history and current advisory work with healthcare organizations and hospital systems provide him with a distinctive perspective when it comes to budgeting, site selection and facility management.
“It is very clear to me that the re-shaping of the healthcare delivery system in New Jersey and in the nation will have a major real estate component moving forward, and I believe I can bring value on both sides of the equation,” Goetting said. “After leaving government, I wanted to bring my skill sets to commercial real estate and found that Cushman & Wakefield presented the best platform. I look forward to working with Bob and his team in developing creative solutions at this transformative time for one of our state’s most important industries.”
Previously, Goetting was executive vice president of administration at Brookdale Community College and vice president of administration at the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey. Under the Whitman Administration, he acted as assistant state treasurer and deputy state treasurer. For two decades, he served in municipal government as an administrator in three different New Jersey communities.
He created NJ Advisors after leaving public service.
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