Matthew Shanahan

Matthew Shanahan is the Senior Director of Real Estate Services at MRA Group, where he leads the firm’s strategic initiatives across its healthcare, life sciences, and commercial real estate portfolio. In this role, he brings a multidisciplinary skillset shaped by decades of experience in healthcare real estate, brokerage, and development. Matt’s approach combines in-depth market insight with a pragmatic understanding of regulatory and operational complexities, enabling him to guide clients through transactions that align with their long-term institutional goals.

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Before joining MRA Group, Matt held key leadership roles at JLL and Colliers International. As Executive Vice President and Philadelphia Market Lead for JLL’s Healthcare Practice Group, he led high-profile client initiatives, helping healthcare systems expand in increasingly competitive and regulated environments. Before his time at JLL, Matt spent 23 years at Colliers, where he was a Senior Managing Director and a founding member of the firm’s Healthcare Practice Group. Over the course of his career, he has completed more than 3 million square feet of transactions, including landmark projects for LabCorp, Trinity Health, and Christiana Care, earning various industry accolades.

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Matt lives in the Fairmount neighborhood of Philadelphia with his wife, Bridget, and their two children, Talula (“Lulu”) and Theo. His commitment to community is evident in his board service with the Sunday Love Project, a grassroots nonprofit tackling food insecurity in Philadelphia. Outside of work, Matt is an avid ice hockey player and active volunteer, coaching girls' softball with Fairmount Sports Association.