Joe leads a team at USAA that is responsible for providing property management operational support for the office, industrial, retail, multi-family and hospitality properties globally, owned by USAA Real Estate and its partners. The Operations team works closely with the 3^rd party property management companies and the assigned property management staff and provides training and guidance on processes, procedures, accounting systems, budgeting and reporting. In addition, Mr. Markling manages the risk management and sustainability functions in addition to corporate contracting and procurement at USAA Real Estate.

Mr. Markling is an Board Chairman of the California Business Properties Association (CBPA) and is the Past Chair and CEO of the Building Owners and Managers Association (BOMA) International.

USAA Real Estate 
USAA Real Estate Company was founded in 1982 as the real estate investment arm of USAA. With nearly $30 billion in assets under management, the company provides co-investment asset management services to U.S. pension funds, as well as to foreign and domestic institutional investors. USAA Real Estate Company also provides capital to partners for development. The portfolio consists of office, medical office, industrial, multi-family, retail and hotel properties as well as investments in real estate operating companies.