Jonathan Epstein

Jonathan is a Managing Partner, Head of U.S. at BGO. In addition to providing overall leadership to all aspects of BGO’s business in the U.S., Jonathan is also responsible for BGO’s temperature-controlled logistics investments globally, and responsible for co-leading the firm’s US Core Plus investing platform.

Prior to the merger of Bentall Kennedy and GreenOak Real Estate in 2019, Jonathan was a Partner of GreenOak. Mr. Epstein led the firm’s investment efforts in the Western U.S. and was responsible for the firm’s investment strategy, sourcing, structuring and asset management for the Western region.

Jonathan has over 35 years of experience in a broad range of real estate activities, including principal investing, finance and Investment Banking. During his career, he has been responsible for the acquisition, development, financing and management of over $70 billion of commercial real estate assets and companies, representing all asset classes, in the United States, Asia and Europe.

Jonathan is a current member of Urban Land Institute (ULI), International Council of Shopping Centers (ICSC) and the Pension Real Estate Association (PREA) and is a past member of the Policy Advisory Board of the Fisher School of Real Estate at the University of California, Berkeley, and past Vice Chairman of ULI in Japan. He is a Professional Advisory Board Member of the Rett Syndrome Research Trust.

Jonathan is a graduate of the School of Management at Boston University.