Jonathan L Kempner

Jonathan L. Kempner is President Emeritus of TIGER 21, having served as President from October 2009 through June 2016. His present focus is on TIGER 21’s international expansion and planning its Annual Conference. Prior to joining TIGER 21, Mr. Kempner was President and CEO of the Mortgage Bankers Association for seven years and President of the National Multi Housing Council for 14 years, with both national associations based in Washington, DC. Previously, Mr. Kempner was Vice President and General Counsel of Oxford Development Corporation; Assistant Director and General Counsel of the Pennsylvania Avenue Development Corporation; held positions at the Charles E. Smith Companies; the Law Firm of Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Kampelman; the United States Department of the Treasury, Office of Capital Markets; and served as a Law Clerk to Federal Judge David W. Williams. Mr. Kempner received his B.A. from the University of Michigan (with High Honors and High Distinction, Phi Beta Kappa), and his J.D. from Stanford Law School, where he served on the Stanford Law Review and as Chairman of the Law Forum. Mr. Kempner serves on the Board of Directors of Monogram Residential Trust, a REIT based in Dallas, TX listed on the New York Stock Exchange, and The Ciesla Foundation in Washington, DC.