From Presidents to Properties: Why Yale Grads Are Leading Real Estate
Yale has long been known as a launchpad for world leaders: presidents, cultural icons, and changemakers whose names fill the pages of history. But today, that legacy is showing up in a surprising place—real estate. Look closely at the leadership ranks of top real estate firms, and a pattern emerges. Yale graduates are everywhere. Yale […]
Does Real Estate Credit Offer a Leadership Model for the Broader Real Estate Private Capital Industry?
One recurring concern about real estate private equity, particularly higher-yield strategies, is that “it just doesn’t scale.” We return to this idea often, especially as several of the leadership roles we are hiring for are fundamentally about building and growing platforms at scale. But there are many challenges to finding leaders who can do this effectively: […]
What Real Estate Leadership Can Learn From Chick-fil-A
We talk a lot about scale in real estate. Scaling capital. Scaling platforms. Scaling product types. But what we rarely talk about, and what often determines success, is how we scale talent and culture. Everyone wants the next thesis-driven, vertically integrated, brand-aligned opportunity. But few ask the more fundamental question: Do we have the people to pull […]
