JONATHAN STRAIN, ADVISORY BOARD
Jon Strain joined Juniper Capital from Goldman Sachs in September 2016. He will be heading up the real estate business for the partnership.Mr. Strain was co-head of Goldman Sachs U.S. Real Estate Finance where he was responsible for balance sheet and CMBS lending, securitization and marketing of CMBS and other complex mortgage and mezzanine debt capital. Prior to joining Goldman Sachs, he ran commercial mortgage capital markets at J.P. Morgan for 7 years. Previous roles including real estate credit investing for Dillon Read Capital hedge fund (UBS) and head of CMBS syndication and trading at Morgan Stanley.
Before his Wall Street career, Mr. Strain worked at a real estate developer in Chicago with extensive direct experience in the construction, leasing and management of office, industrial, apartment and hotel developments with the Fifield Companies. Mr. Strain is a former member of the CREFC Board of Governors and a graduate of Brown University. He is currently on the boards of the Tewaaraton Foundation and Montclair Kimberly Academy.
ALEX KRYS, ADVISORY BOARD
Alex Krys is a founding partner of Juniper Capital. Most recently, through an advisory agreement with Juniper Capital, Mr. Krys served as the President and COO of Turnberry Associates. Turnberry is a Florida based developer, owner and manager of commercial, retail, residential and hospitality assets including the Fontainebleau Hotel and Aventura Mall. Turnberry underwent a substantial restructuring during Mr. Krys’ tenure.
Mr. Krys also led the restructuring of the Gencom assets that included Ritz Carlton hotels in Florida, Pennsylvania, Colorado, California and Hawaii. Additionally, he was a senior advisor for GenSpring Family Offices, a $20 billion multi-family office. Previously, Mr. Krys served as President of Diageo Spain/Europe where he led one of Diageo’s four major worldwide markets. He also served as President of Diageo’s Venture Markets, Americas and the Caribbean where he tripled regional profit and achieved double-digit growth over 5 years in a portfolio of 36 countries.
RICHARD LE, ADVISORY BOARD
Mr. Le currently leads AEW’s Capital Markets Group’s efforts on subordinate debt syndication and distribution. He also focuses on originations of debt investment opportunities and forming strategic lending relationships.
Mr. Le has over 15 years of experience in commercial real estate debt investments, with a focus on CMBS investing and loan workouts. Mr. Le also has over 5 years of Real estate advisory and direct equity investment experience. Prior to joining AEW, Mr. Le was a high yield CMBS investor and a loan restructuring specialist with KKR – Kohlberg Kravis Roberts and LNR Partners (Starwood Property Trust). Earlier in his career, he was primarily responsible for direct equity investing with The Bulfinch Companies and Morgan Stanley Real Estate Funds. Mr. Le graduated from The Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania with a B.S. in Economics.
JEFFREY BAIK, ADVISORY BOARD
With over eight years of commercial real estate experience, Jeff Baik, vice president, has arranged more than $200 million in financing since 2014. Mr. Baik joined Walker & Dunlop in January 2017 as part of the Deerwood Real Estate Capital (Deerwood) acquisition and specializes in multifamily,office, retail, and industrial assets.
Mr. Baik began his commercial real estate career in 2007 as an investment analyst at Besen & Associates, a boutique investment sales firm located in Manhattan. During his tenure, he was promoted to an investment sales broker, in which he quickly thrived as a top producer, closing over $100 million in transactions. Mr. Baik joined Deerwood in 2014, a top 20 commercial real estate advisory and intermediary firm, with over $2 billion in annual financings.
Mr. Baik graduated from the Hotel School at Cornell University. Beyond the company, he is an active alumnus of the Cornell Hotel Society, and is a licensed real estate broker of New York State.