Experience

Libertas Group

• United States
• Staffing and Recruiting
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Managing Director

  • 2014 - Present

  Managing Director at Libertas Group, a specialty recruiting firm with offices in NYC and London focused on Commercial Real Estate, Banking and Asset Management. Actively advise and lead the build out of real estate finance groups within banks, insurance companies, funds, REITs, and asset management firms throughout the United States and Europe. Managing Director at Libertas Group, a specialty recruiting firm with offices in NYC and London focused on Commercial Real Estate, Banking and Asset Management. Actively advise and lead the build out of real estate finance groups within banks, insurance companies, funds, REITs, and asset management firms throughout the United States and Europe.



Ruby Stars

• Stamford, CT

• Founder

  • Jul 2011 - Present

  Ruby Stars, LLC, is an independent, privately owned U.S. real estate investment advisory firm, focused on international clientele. Jean is responsible for the firm's business development and bottom line contributor. She is a trusted advisor to Board members, Senior Management and Chief Credit Officers. An innovative strategist and contributor who forges consensus to achieve organizational goals. She has cultivated and maintains an extensive network of institutional and global real estate and finance executives. www.rubystarsllc.com Show less



The Culinary Institute of America

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Graduate

  • Apr 2015 - Dec 2017

  Associate degree in Occupation Studies,Management Award conferred at graduation. ServeSafe Certified. Extraordinary learning opportunity not only developing culinary skills and knowledge, but also core values of excellence, leadership, professionalism, ethics, and respect for diversity. Associate degree in Occupation Studies,Management Award conferred at graduation. ServeSafe Certified. Extraordinary learning opportunity not only developing culinary skills and knowledge, but also core values of excellence, leadership, professionalism, ethics, and respect for diversity.



Urban Land Institute

• United States
• Real Estate
• 300 - 400 Employee

• UrbanPlan Volunteer

  • Mar 2013 - Mar 2015

  Volunteer facilitator: Jean currently serves on the board of the ULI New York District Council of Urban Plan, as committee chair. Using the UrbanPlan Elmwood District case study, the volunteers facilitate classroom discussion to raise the level of student understanding and performance, using a problem-based learning classroom environment. The Students, through role play, compete for best presentation proposal to redevelop a blighted neighborhood, and through the process, develop experience on how the market forces in our economy clash and collaborate with the non-market forces. Show less



SAGA Alternative Investment Management Company LLC

• United States
• Investment Management

• Consultant

  • Jul 2011 - May 2013

  Advisory work to launch a $300 million real estate Fund providing investors an opportunity to invest directly in a portfolio of student housing communities through SAGA Student Housing Opportunity Fund, LLC. Developing investment sourcing relationships and reviewing start up materials, PPM, legal documents and Fund structure. Advisory work to launch a $300 million real estate Fund providing investors an opportunity to invest directly in a portfolio of student housing communities through SAGA Student Housing Opportunity Fund, LLC. Developing investment sourcing relationships and reviewing start up materials, PPM, legal documents and Fund structure.



DZ HYP

• Germany
• Banking
• 200 - 300 Employee

• General Manager, U.S. Representative Office

  • 2004 - 2011

  Obtained Banking licenses to set up and launch two Representative Offices for each of the above organizations in New York, actively directing and responsible for all US business operations, including Business Development, Strategic Planning, Human Resources, Administration and Compliance. Directed all transaction approvals, monitored portfolio, implemented evolving internal credit requirements. Built from zero to $2.0B a real estate portfolio of first mortgages, B notes and mezzanine debt consisting of office, retail, industrial, hotel and multifamily loans. Grew incremental long-term revenue streams and up-front fees by securing approval for 60+ fully-underwritten investment proposals, incorporating cash flow modeling, due diligence, structuring and underwriting. Developed and implemented marketing strategy for sourcing lending opportunities by leveraging relationships with the broker, banker and borrower communities. Annual attendee at ExpoReal and MIPIM since 1998. Presented and regularly reviewed with Senior Management, Board and Supervisory Board members business plans, credit policy, portfolio reviews, budgets and new product research analysis at frequent onsite meetings in Germany. Prepared similar material for face-to-face meetings with The New York Banking Department and The Federal Reserve Bank of New York in conjunction with periodic bank examinations. Show less



MUFG Union Bank N.A.

• Banking
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Managing Director, Real Estate Loan Syndication

  • 1998 - 2004

  Transformed operational approach and strategy to enable more lucrative deal execution using a combination of balance sheet and institutional capital. Syndicated $635 million of debt by structuring and pricing transactions to appeal to 100+ key relationships among the institutional domestic and foreign investor markets. • Issued “highly confident” opinions on large financings, enabling use of precious in house balance sheet for full exposure prior to syndication. • Sold every deal (30 transactions). Show less



Capital Trust

• United States
• Real Estate
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Vice President, Merchant Bank

  • 1995 - 1998

  Purchased $50 million of distressed debt. Secured advisory work. Closed company’s first bridge loan. Outsourced administrative functions. Purchased $50 million of distressed debt. Secured advisory work. Closed company’s first bridge loan. Outsourced administrative functions.



JPMorgan Chase & Co.

• United States
• Financial Services
• 700 & Above Employee

• Vice President

  • Nov 1978 - May 1995

• Vice President

  • Nov 1978 - May 1995



Chemical Bank

• United States
• Banking
• 700 & Above Employee

• Vice President and Manager, Loan Sales & Syndications

  • Nov 1978 - Apr 1995

  • Syndicated, closed and managed investor syndicates on a $14 billion portfolio of debt and equity linked financing for a range of property types; hotels, shopping centers, multifamily and office buildings. • Raised over $11 billion of investor capital. • Consistently top-ranked in the highly competitive Gold Sheets and League tables. • Directed sales force in all aspects of marketing, selling, negotiating and closing transactions. Directly responsible for hiring, developing and training staff. • Voting Member of Credit Committee • Generated over $10 million in syndication fees plus $8 million in servicing fees annually, and reduced net exposure to real estate, a major corporate objective at the time by resolving over $2 billion of syndicated credit modifications, workout and restructurings while simultaneously placing $1.1 billion of new business during 1991-95 workout years. Show less