EX-32.1 10 gcear03312021ex321.htm EX-32.1
Exhibit 32.1
CERTIFICATION OF PRINCIPAL EXECUTIVE OFFICER
Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 1350, as created by Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, the undersigned officer of Griffin Capital Essential Asset REIT, Inc. (the “Company”), in connection with the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the period ended March 31, 2021 (the “Report”), hereby certifies that:
(i)the Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or Section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended; and
(ii)the information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.

Dated: | May 7, 2021 | By: | /s/ Michael J. Escalante
|  |  | Michael J. Escalante
|  |  | Chief Executive Officer and President
|  |  | (Principal Executive Officer)