Jeff retired from Bank of America Merrill Lynch in 2011 as a senior executive in global real estate commercial and investment banking, where he led the REIT industry formation. Since 2011, Jeff has managed several real estate private equity funds and has invested over $50 billion in proprietary balance sheet capital, thus far.

Jeff serves as a board trustee of Truett McConnell University and Georgia State University, where he has 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, have one daughter and one granddaughter.