Jeff leads the investment business and management platform and the team of eight seasoned professionals.

He retired from Bank of America Merrill Lynch in 2011 as a senior executive in global real estate commercial and investment banking, where he pioneered and led the national REIT industry formation.  Since 2011, Jeff has created and managed several real estate private equity funds and has invested over $50 billion in proprietary balance sheet capital in his career, thus far.  Jeff has served as a board trustee for numerous industry, charity, and educational organizations, including Truett McConnell University and Georgia State University Foundation, where he recently led the real estate and endowment activities. 

Jeff is an Atlanta native and has a BBA in real estate from Georgia State University. He and his wife, Cindy, are members of First Baptist Atlanta and have one daughter, son-in-law, and granddaughter.