Gaelan Kerr-Koppel

Vice President, Investments and Asset Management

Gaelan is a Vice President of Investments and Asset Management at JMA Ventures where his main responsibilities include new deal sourcing and underwriting, partner negotiations, project management, and asset management.

Gaelan has over 8 years of experience in the commercial real estate investment industry, and started his career at PwC where he earned his CPA. Gaelan joined JMA in 2016 as a financial analyst and has since participated as a key investments team member on successful closings of over $1.6 billion in gross real estate transactions across multifamily, mixed-use, office, retail and hotel product spanning ground-up development, adaptive re-use, and acquisitions/dispositions. Gaelan leads the firm’s qualified opportunity zone efforts and serves as deal lead on JMA’s 243-room QOZ hotel development project in Avon, Colorado.

Education: BA in economics and accounting with a minor in history from the University of California, Santa Barbara.

Fun fact: Gaelan loves staying active and taking advantage of all California has to offer. In his off time, he enjoys backpacking, surfing, golf, traveling and working out. He is also an avid San Francisco Giants, 49ers and Warriors fan.