Jeff leads all aspects of the company’s domestic acquisitions platform. Working closely with development, asset management, and capital teams, he is responsible for sourcing and executing new deals across target markets. Jeff also works with Portman Holdings’ international offices in capital raising. He has more than 26 years of experience in commercial real estate and financial services and has originated, structured, and closed over $50 billion in debt capital across North America. Before joining Portman Holdings, Jeff was Region Executive, Commercial Real Estate with Bank of America Merrill Lynch, where he led the Mid-South commercial real estate lending business. Previously, he was Managing Director, National Structured Real Estate with Fleet/Bank of Boston. Through numerous IPOs and corporate real estate acquisitions, Jeff has served as trusted capital markets advisor to the CEOs/CFOs of well-known public and private companies. He earned a Bachelor’s degree in real estate from Georgia State University and currently serves as Board Trustee for the GSU Foundation and several industry associations. Jeff holds Series 24/7/63 securities licenses.

John is responsible for Portman Holdings’ real estate fund and capital raising initiatives. He focuses on both equity and debt sources, and is responsible for growing investor relationships, and assisting on the underwriting and structuring of Portman Holdings’ investments around the world. He also contributes to development and investment projects in India. John first joined Portman Holdings in 2003, when he worked as an analyst on domestic developments. He left the company to work with KPMG’s Corporate Finance Group in Mumbai, focusing on mergers and acquisitions as well as raising equity and performing valuation assessments in real estate, aviation and FMCG industries. He returned to Portman Holdings in 2009. John is a member of Urban Land Institute’s Young Leaders Group and is a board member of the Atlanta Downtown Improvement District. He graduated cum laude from Harvard College, and earned a Master’s degree with honors from Cardiff University, United Kingdom. John also earned a Master’s in Business Administration with a Concentration in Finance from the Goizueta Business School at Emory University.

Brett sources and analyzes acquisition, development, and investment opportunities in order to grow Portman Holdings’ business across the United States. He also develops relationships with capital sources and JV partners for new projects. Brett joined Portman Holdings in 2006 and was the development manager of the 865,000 SF, $185MM expansion to AmericasMart, where he oversaw the overall development budget, schedule, and project team. He then took a sabbatical to acquire his MBA with a concentration in real estate finance at the University of Texas at Austin. Before returning to Portman Holdings in 2011, Brett gained loan workout and asset management experience with a boutique consulting firm charged with the restructuring and liquidation of a real estate lending fund’s nonperforming loan portfolio. Brett began his career with Holder Construction Company as a member of Holder’s preconstruction department. Brett holds a degree in Building Construction from Auburn University and an MBA from the McCombs School of Business at the University of Texas at Austin, and is a member of the Urban Land Institute’s Young Leaders.

Nancy manages all accounting and financial reporting functions for Portman’s portfolio of commercial real estate investments and operating entities and oversees all corporate tax, accounting and financial functions. She has more than 30 years of real estate accounting, financial management, leasing, and property management experience. Before joining Portman Holdings, Nancy was Controller for Abrams Properties, Cannon Companies, RREEF, and CGR Advisors. Previous to this, Nancy practiced 13 years as a Certified Public Accountant. Nancy earned a B.B.A. in Accounting from the University of Iowa. She is licensed as a CPA in the state of Georgia.

Valerie is responsible for leading the development, direction, and execution of the Human Resources function for a number of Portman Companies – Portman Holdings, John Portman and Associates, Portman Management Company and Atlanta Decorative Arts Center. Throughout her career, Valerie has been responsible for developing solid human resources programs in rapidly growing companies. She has more than 15 years of Human Resources experience, having held several senior leadership and business partner positions with TriMont Real Estate Advisors, Cypress Communications and Charles Schwab. Valerie earned a Bachelor of Science in Public and Urban Affairs with a concentration in Human Resources from Georgia State University. She holds the Professional in Human Resources (PHR) designation from the Human Resources Certification Institute.