Candidate:

Mr. Real Estate Entrepreneur

About Me:

I am 26M from a college town and have been working in real estate. I am ready for a new change and want to pursue an MBA and pivot to REPE post-graduation. I am an avid musician and grew up drumming. I am curious to explore my odds!

Schools:

Target School: Duke Fuqua

Considering: Columbia, Cornell Johnson, NYU Stern

See More Profiles For: Duke Fuqua

Application Status: Open

Details:

Undergrad School: University of Michigan

Undergrad Major: Economics

GPA: 3.6

GMAT: 700

Age: 26, Ethnicity: White

Extracurriculars: Real Estate Investment Fund - Founding Partner & Chief Investment Officer of a real estate investment fund (2022-present) | Company mentorship program - mentor new analyst with regular meetings as a part of 12-month program. Was also selected as an Associate mentor for this past internship class. | Michigan Real Estate Club - Was on Board of annual real estate convention (RECON) in college and have continued to stay involved, organizing events between MREC and my firm.

Work History:

Title: Associate, Capital Markets

Industry: Real Estate

Company: Fortune 500

Length of Employment: 4 yrs, 9 mos

Big Life Wins:

Co-founded a real estate fund and raised half a million of equity to purchase multifamily properties. Formed a board of directors and recently closed on first asset. Manage this while also working full-time for a senior leader at a CRE capital markets firm. Started as an intern with my firm then analyst and have been promoted.

Post MBA Goal:

Now that I have capital markets experience, my goal is to work at a real estate private equity firm to learn business plan execution. Long term, I want to build my own real estate private equity firm.