Justin Kennedy

Founder, Grass River; former Managing Director and Global Head of Real Estate Capital Markets at Deutsche Bank

Co-CEO & CIO, Justin Kennedy, leads Grass River’s investment activities and strategic direction. Justin’s 29 years of experience span real estate finance, investment and development across US and international markets. Prior to founding Grass River, Justin served with Toby Cobb as Co-CEO of LNR Property, LLC; one of the world’s most influential and diversified real estate investment and services companies. Justin led LNR’s global real estate investment activities and its nationwide real estate development business. Justin and Toby led a firm-wide repositioning of LNR’s global operations, including start up of several highly profitable new business units, culminating with LNR’s $1+bn sale to affiliates of Starwood Capital in 2013. Prior to LNR, Justin served as Managing Director and Global Head of Real Estate Capital Markets at Deutsche Bank. Justin was a founding member of DB’s market-leading, $50+billion Global Commercial Real Estate business unit (“GCRE”); he led trading, structuring, syndication and risk management across GCRE’s global finance, origination and servicing platform. Justin is credited as one of a few Wall Street traders who predicted the 2008 financial crisis; he designed and executed the 2006 strategy that hedged GCRE loss exposure during the crisis. From the onset of the crisis, Justin and Toby played significant roles with various regulatory agencies in design and implementation of several crisis response programs. Prior to DB, Justin was Vice President and Head of CMBS Trading at Goldman Sachs where he co-led start up of the Archon CMBS conduit and Grande Loan origination and distribution platforms. Prior to CMBS trading, Justin was an early member of the Principal Investment Group, the firm’s proprietary asset based investment business led by Pete Briger. Justin spent the first 8 years of his career in the real estate development business in California and Colorado focused on large planned community developments. Justin received an AB in Economics from Stanford University and an MBA from UCLA.

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Barry S Friedberg	John McCain, Republican National Committee, McCain Victory 2008, National Republican Senatorial Committee, National Republican Congressional Committee, Republican Party of Florida, Massachusetts Republican State Congressional Committee, Republican Party of Wisconsin, Colorado Republican Federal Campaign Committee, Oklahoma Leadership Council, Bill Cassidy, Jeb Bush, Mitt Romney, Idaho Republican Party, Cory Gardner, Vermont Republican Federal Elections Committee, Marco Rubio, Josh Mandel, Dan Sullivan, Romney Victory, Josh Mandel Senate Victory Cmte
S Craig Lindner	Connie Mack IV, John McCain, Republican National Committee, McCain Victory 2008, National Republican Senatorial Committee, National Republican Congressional Committee, Republican Party of Florida, Massachusetts Republican State Congressional Committee, Oklahoma Leadership Council, Bill Cassidy, Mitt Romney, Idaho Republican Party, Cory Gardner, Vermont Republican Federal Elections Committee, Republican Party of Cuyahoga County Federal Campaign Committee, Marco Rubio, Josh Mandel, Dan Sullivan, Romney Victory, Josh Mandel Senate Victory Cmte
Elloine Clark	John McCain, Republican National Committee, McCain Victory 2008, National Republican Senatorial Committee, National Republican Congressional Committee, Republican Party of Florida, Republican Party of Minnesota, Massachusetts Republican State Congressional Committee, Republican Party of Wisconsin, Oklahoma Leadership Council, Bill Cassidy, Jeb Bush, Mitt Romney, Idaho Republican Party, Cory Gardner, Vermont Republican Federal Elections Committee, Marco Rubio, Dan Sullivan, Romney Victory
Jennifer Pritzker	John McCain, Republican National Committee, McCain Victory 2008, National Republican Senatorial Committee, National Republican Congressional Committee, Republican Party of Minnesota, Massachusetts Republican State Congressional Committee, Republican Party of Wisconsin, Oklahoma Leadership Council, Bill Cassidy, Jeb Bush, Mitt Romney, Idaho Republican Party, Vermont Republican Federal Elections Committee, Republican Party of Cuyahoga County Federal Campaign Committee, Marco Rubio, Josh Mandel, Dan Sullivan, Romney Victory
Jenny Craig	John McCain, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, National Republican Congressional Committee, Republican Party of Florida, Republican Party of Minnesota, Massachusetts Republican State Congressional Committee, Oklahoma Leadership Council, Bill Cassidy, Jeb Bush, Mitt Romney, Idaho Republican Party, Cory Gardner, Vermont Republican Federal Elections Committee, Marco Rubio, Josh Mandel, Dan Sullivan, Romney Victory, Josh Mandel Senate Victory Cmte
Richard M. DeVos, Jr.	Connie Mack IV, John McCain, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, National Republican Congressional Committee, Republican Party of Florida, Republican Party of Minnesota, Massachusetts Republican State Congressional Committee, Republican Party of Wisconsin, Oklahoma Leadership Council, Bill Cassidy, Jeb Bush, Mitt Romney, Idaho Republican Party, Vermont Republican Federal Elections Committee, Marco Rubio, Josh Mandel, Dan Sullivan, Romney Victory
Andrew Sabin	John McCain, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, National Republican Congressional Committee, Republican Party of Florida, Massachusetts Republican State Congressional Committee, Republican Party of Wisconsin, Colorado Republican Federal Campaign Committee, Oklahoma Leadership Council, William Manger, Bill Cassidy, Jeb Bush, Mitt Romney, Idaho Republican Party, Cory Gardner, Vermont Republican Federal Elections Committee, Marco Rubio, Dan Sullivan, Romney Victory
Edyth Bailey Lindner	Connie Mack IV, John McCain, Republican National Committee, McCain Victory 2008, National Republican Senatorial Committee, National Republican Congressional Committee, Republican Party of Florida, Massachusetts Republican State Congressional Committee, Oklahoma Leadership Council, Bill Cassidy, Mitt Romney, Idaho Republican Party, Cory Gardner, Vermont Republican Federal Elections Committee, Republican Party of Cuyahoga County Federal Campaign Committee, Marco Rubio, Josh Mandel, Dan Sullivan, Romney Victory
Julia Koch	Connie Mack IV, John McCain, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, National Republican Congressional Committee, Republican Party of Minnesota, Massachusetts Republican State Congressional Committee, Republican Party of Wisconsin, Colorado Republican Federal Campaign Committee, Oklahoma Leadership Council, William Manger, Bill Cassidy, Mitt Romney, Idaho Republican Party, Cory Gardner, Vermont Republican Federal Elections Committee, Marco Rubio, Josh Mandel, Dan Sullivan
Elaine J. Wold	Connie Mack IV, John McCain, Republican National Committee, McCain Victory 2008, National Republican Senatorial Committee, Republican Party of Florida, Republican Party of Minnesota, Massachusetts Republican State Congressional Committee, Republican Party of Wisconsin, Colorado Republican Federal Campaign Committee, Oklahoma Leadership Council, William Manger, Mitt Romney, Idaho Republican Party, Vermont Republican Federal Elections Committee, Marco Rubio, Josh Mandel, Romney Victory
Donald Diamond	Connie Mack IV, John McCain, Republican National Committee, McCain Victory 2008, National Republican Senatorial Committee, National Republican Congressional Committee, Republican Party of Minnesota, Massachusetts Republican State Congressional Committee, Republican Party of Wisconsin, Colorado Republican Federal Campaign Committee, Oklahoma Leadership Council, Jeb Bush, Mitt Romney, Idaho Republican Party, Vermont Republican Federal Elections Committee, Marco Rubio, Josh Mandel, Romney Victory
William DeWitt Jr	John McCain, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, National Republican Congressional Committee, Republican Party of Florida, Republican Party of Minnesota, Massachusetts Republican State Congressional Committee, Republican Party of Wisconsin, Oklahoma Leadership Council, Jeb Bush, Mitt Romney, Idaho Republican Party, Vermont Republican Federal Elections Committee, Republican Party of Cuyahoga County Federal Campaign Committee, Josh Mandel, Dan Sullivan, Romney Victory, Josh Mandel Senate Victory Cmte
Wiliam Roj	Connie Mack IV, John McCain, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, National Republican Congressional Committee, Republican Party of Florida, Massachusetts Republican State Congressional Committee, Oklahoma Leadership Council, Mitt Romney, Idaho Republican Party, Cory Gardner, Vermont Republican Federal Elections Committee, Republican Party of Cuyahoga County Federal Campaign Committee, Marco Rubio, Josh Mandel, Dan Sullivan, Romney Victory, Josh Mandel Senate Victory Cmte
Richard DeVos	Connie Mack IV, John McCain, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, National Republican Congressional Committee, Republican Party of Florida, Republican Party of Minnesota, Massachusetts Republican State Congressional Committee, Republican Party of Wisconsin, Oklahoma Leadership Council, Bill Cassidy, Jeb Bush, Mitt Romney, Idaho Republican Party, Cory Gardner, Vermont Republican Federal Elections Committee, Marco Rubio, Dan Sullivan
Charles P Joyce	John McCain, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, National Republican Congressional Committee, Republican Party of Minnesota, Massachusetts Republican State Congressional Committee, Colorado Republican Federal Campaign Committee, Oklahoma Leadership Council, Bill Cassidy, Jeb Bush, Mitt Romney, Idaho Republican Party, Vermont Republican Federal Elections Committee, Republican Party of Cuyahoga County Federal Campaign Committee, Marco Rubio, Josh Mandel, Romney Victory, Josh Mandel Senate Victory Cmte
Robert Coletti	Connie Mack IV, John McCain, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, National Republican Congressional Committee, Republican Party of Florida, Republican Party of Minnesota, Massachusetts Republican State Congressional Committee, Republican Party of Wisconsin, Oklahoma Leadership Council, Mitt Romney, Idaho Republican Party, Vermont Republican Federal Elections Committee, Republican Party of Cuyahoga County Federal Campaign Committee, Marco Rubio, Josh Mandel, Romney Victory, Josh Mandel Senate Victory Cmte
Duane R Roberts	John McCain, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, National Republican Congressional Committee, Republican Party of Florida, Republican Party of Minnesota, Massachusetts Republican State Congressional Committee, Republican Party of Wisconsin, Oklahoma Leadership Council, Bill Cassidy, Jeb Bush, Mitt Romney, Idaho Republican Party, Cory Gardner, Vermont Republican Federal Elections Committee, Marco Rubio, Dan Sullivan, Romney Victory
Edward J Robson	John McCain, Republican National Committee, McCain Victory 2008, National Republican Senatorial Committee, National Republican Congressional Committee, Massachusetts Republican State Congressional Committee, Republican Party of Wisconsin, Colorado Republican Federal Campaign Committee, Oklahoma Leadership Council, Bill Cassidy, Jeb Bush, Mitt Romney, Idaho Republican Party, Cory Gardner, Vermont Republican Federal Elections Committee, Marco Rubio, Josh Mandel, Romney Victory
Ron Cameron	Connie Mack IV, John McCain, Republican National Committee, McCain Victory 2008, National Republican Senatorial Committee, National Republican Congressional Committee, Republican Party of Florida, Republican Party of Minnesota, Republican Party of Wisconsin, Oklahoma Leadership Council, Bill Cassidy, Mitt Romney, Cory Gardner, Marco Rubio, Josh Mandel, Dan Sullivan, Romney Victory
David T Fischer	John McCain, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, National Republican Congressional Committee, Republican Party of Florida, Republican Party of Minnesota, Massachusetts Republican State Congressional Committee, Republican Party of Wisconsin, Colorado Republican Federal Campaign Committee, Oklahoma Leadership Council, Jeb Bush, Mitt Romney, Idaho Republican Party, Vermont Republican Federal Elections Committee, Marco Rubio, Dan Sullivan, Romney Victory

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Justin Kennedy

Founder, Grass River; former Managing Director and Global Head of Real Estate Capital Markets at Deutsche Bank

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